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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Chapters 84 - 87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Gerda's parents?
(a) Ulrich and Diotima.
(b) Hans and Diotima.
(c) Ulrich and Klementine.
(d) Leo and Klementine.

2. What was the topic of the letter that Clarisse wrote to Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 82?
(a) Creating a Nietzsche Year.
(b) Purchasing one of the Count's properties.
(c) Allowing Ulrich to take advantage of the Count's political connections.
(d) Starting her own salon, with the Count's permission and funding.

3. What did Diotima discuss with Arnheim in Chapter 76?
(a) Her husband's political future.
(b) Anti-Semitism.
(c) Her complaints about the Count.
(d) The Count's marital situation.

4. Who is Count Leinsdorf?
(a) One of Diotima's best friends.
(b) Ulrich's uncle.
(c) Gerda's brother-in-law.
(d) An acquaintance of Leo and Klementine.

5. According to Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 81 what concept is not useful to humanity?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Ideological politics.
(c) Practical politics.
(d) Sociology.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, why are some writers' situations strange?

2. How does the author describe Clarisse?

3. What is mysterious about Diotima's invitation in Chapter 80?

4. In Chapter 85, the General expresses to Ulrich his disappointment in what?

5. How is Diotima described?

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