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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 14: p. 160-170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Wertheimer to commit suicide?
(a) Being ignored by Glenn.
(b) Being ignored by the narrator.
(c) Glenn's death and his sister's abandonment.
(d) Being second best to Glenn.

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

3. According to Wertheimer's attempts to reach out to people, what do complicated people not understand?
(a) Simple people.
(b) Religion.
(c) The piano.
(d) Love.

4. What did Wertheimer have Franz burn prior to his death?
(a) His piano.
(b) All of his notes.
(c) His pictures.
(d) His furniture.

5. Where did the narrator decide to write about Glenn Gould?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In Madrid.
(c) In his basement.
(d) In Sintra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Wertheimer when he commited suicide?

2. Where did Wertheimer hang himself?

3. Who did NOT improve his talents through isolation?

4. What did Wertheimer dislike?

5. What is playing in the final scene of "The Loser"?

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