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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Knecht return to at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Waldzell
(b) Munich
(c) Hinter
(d) Mariafels

2. What type of people first played the Glass Bead Game?
(a) Writers
(b) Academics
(c) Filmmakers
(d) Musicians

3. What does Knecht like to write?
(a) Short stories
(b) Poetry
(c) Limericks
(d) Novels

4. How do Knecht's teachers start treating him differently at the Latin school?
(a) As if he were dangerous
(b) As if he were a colleague
(c) As if they were jealous of him
(d) As if they wanted to get rid of him

5. What German city was Bastian Perrot's musical academy in?
(a) Bonn
(b) Munich
(c) Berlin
(d) Cologne

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most students become when they graduate from a school of Castalia?

2. What game did Knecht play?

3. Who does the author call the historian of literature?

4. What movement does the beginning of the Galss Bead Game go back to?

5. What does Knecht complete introductory lessons in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Glass Bead Game?

2. What does Designori think about Castalia?

3. How did the Glass Bead Game originate?

4. Who does the author say his book was intended for?

5. Why does Knecht think Tegularius is a good Glass Bead player?

6. What does Knecht have to wait for before he can leave for Mariafels?

7. Why does Knecht have mixed feelings about leaving Tegularius?

8. How does Knecht's life change after the visit from the Music Master?

9. What does the author know about Knecht's early life?

10. Describe Knecht's visit with the Music Master.

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