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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: p. 119-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator's list of statements, what type of people are amazed?
(a) Complicated people.
(b) Intelligent people.
(c) Insane people.
(d) Stupid people.

2. What did the narrator advise Wertheimer of after he quit playing the piano?
(a) To compete with Glenn.
(b) To start playing again.
(c) To never play again.
(d) To perform with Glenn.

3. What did Glenn demand to have in his dorm room when he studied at the Mozarteum?
(a) Electric plumbing.
(b) A stove range.
(c) Air conditioning.
(d) A Steinway.

4. What did the narrator give to the daughter of the schoolteacher?
(a) A Steinway piano.
(b) A music sheet.
(c) A piano tape.
(d) A grand piano.

5. What purpose did the sculptures serve in the house in Leopoldskron?
(a) To scare guests.
(b) To hang things.
(c) To improve the acoustics of the room.
(d) They don't serve a purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the narrator to his room after Wertheimer dies?

2. How did Glenn die?

3. What did people assume about Glenn?

4. According to Wertheimer's attempts to reach out to people, what do complicated people not understand?

5. What did the narrator learn about the last few weeks of Wertheimer's life?

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