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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mariafels?

2. What can Knecht study now that he has graduated?

3. Who is Knecht delighted could make it to his ceremony?

4. What does Knecht decide to concentrate on instead of the Glass Bead Game?

5. What happens when Knecht is 24-years-old?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Knecht like the Glass Bead game?

3. What kind of essay is Life?

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

5. What advice does the Music Master give Knecht when he leaves for Waldzell?

6. What does Knecht do at Hirsland?

7. How does the author define the modern biographies?

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

9. What does Knecht learn from Father Jacobus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the intellectual life.

1) What are intellectuals and how do they view life?

2) What influence have Intellectuals had on popular culture?

3) How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of Intellectual life? How has the intellectual shaped the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

What are Knecht's criticisms of the Order? Why has Knecht questioned the Order more than other members have?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following people and outline his influence on Knecht's life:

1) The Music Master

2) Designori

3) Father Jacobus

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