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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Chapters 80 - 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Diotima feel when the individual who received the invitation in Chapter 80 arrived at her home?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Disappointed.

2. What might be the result if the philosopher mentioned in Chapter 77 were to do what the author suggests?
(a) He would be able to change the course of history.
(b) He would be laughed at.
(c) He would usher in a new era of philosophy and politics.
(d) He would easily get a writing job.

3. Who receives an invitation from Diotima in Chapter 80?
(a) The Permanent Secretary.
(b) A local politician.
(c) The Czar.
(d) A lesser general.

4. To whom is Gerda engaged?
(a) Hans.
(b) Arnheim.
(c) Leo.
(d) Ulrich.

5. What did Arnheim explain to Diotima in Chapter 76?
(a) The Count is severely opposed to anti-Semitism and actively works against it.
(b) Some of the Count's characteristics are a natural byproduct of his status.
(c) Diotima's husband can't better his position without the Count's blessings.
(d) Diotima doesn't have the social stature to question the Count.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Soliman?

2. How is Count Leinsdorf addressed?

3. What is Leo's reaction to the topic Ulrich introduces in Chapter 73?

4. What do Ulrich and Klementine discuss in Chapter 73?

5. To what type of individual does the author compare the General to describe his attitude toward his work?

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