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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of person is Ulrich in terms of his relationships?
(a) An adulterer.
(b) A serial monogamist.
(c) A bigamist.
(d) A polygamist.

2. Who expresses concern in Chapter 107, about Arnheim's relationship with Diotima?
(a) General Stumm.
(b) Diotima's husband.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Count Leinsdorf.

3. What concept does Arnheim ponder in Chapter 106?
(a) Reformation.
(b) Resolution.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Revelation.

4. Ulrich notices in Chapter 122 that Arnheim refers to Goethe in what way?
(a) As an authority figure when Arnheim needs the support.
(b) As someone who, Arnheim feels, represents the spirit of his campaign.
(c) As an example of a talented person who didn't know how to properly execute his ideas.
(d) As an example of a person who knew how to execute ideas, but who didn't have much talent.

5. Why does Soliman have extra money in Chapter 104?
(a) He got a raise.
(b) He is stealing from his employer.
(c) He sold a personal possession.
(d) He has been saving up.

6. How does Ulrich respond to Arnheim's offer in Chapter 121?
(a) He accepts, but only because he feels obligated to.
(b) He accepts and is excited and grateful to Arnheim.
(c) He declines because it is not really in his best interests.
(d) He declines because he is suspicious of Arnheim's motives.

7. What changes about Rachel as a result of her relationship with Soliman in Chapter 104?
(a) She is no longer happy living the life of a slave.
(b) She starts saving money to run away.
(c) She begins to be insubordinate and talks back to her master.
(d) She becomes sneaky and snoopish.

8. What role, formerly belonging to Arnheim, is usurped by Hans Sepp in Chapter 113?
(a) The role of showering attention on Diotima and causing her to become infatuated with him.
(b) The role of helping the less fortunate to educate themselves.
(c) The role of acting as a go-between for the middle and upper classes.
(d) The role of representing the Germans at Diotima's salons.

9. What do Ulrich and Arnheim talk about in Chapter 121?
(a) The Kakanians.
(b) Count Leinsdorf.
(c) Galician oil fields.
(d) Diotima.

10. What did Ulrich do to offend Arnheim in Chapter 112?
(a) Related his disgust with a political figure, whom Arnheim supported.
(b) Showed up late to one of his parties.
(c) Presumed to criticize Arnheim's sense of fashion.
(d) Spoke too directly with him.

11. According to Chapter 113, what is the position of the child and servant?
(a) They are seen as property.
(b) There is no legal definition of the child's position as there is for the servant's.
(c) One is property, while the other is family.
(d) Both are legally considered property but are typically treated as family.

12. It is revealed in Chapter 116 that Arnheim is working for whom?
(a) The King of Prussia.
(b) The Czar of Russia.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) The Permanent Secretary of Austria.

13. What surfaces during a heated argument between Walter and Clarisse in Chapter 118?
(a) Walter's lack of romantic feelings toward his wife.
(b) Walter's jealousy over Ulrich's relationship with his wife.
(c) Clarisse's love for Ulrich.
(d) Clarisse's resentment at Walter's inability to provide for her in the manner to which she is accustomed.

14. Why does Gerda decide to tell the person she tells in Chapter 119?
(a) She wanted a reason to talk to someone above her social standing.
(b) She wanted to befriend that person.
(c) She wanted to blackmail the person with her knowledge.
(d) She wanted an excuse to communicate with the person.

15. Which other character cares deeply about the topic discussed by Ulrich and Arnheim in Chapter 121?
(a) Permanent Secretary Tuzzi.
(b) Clarisse.
(c) Count Leinsdorf.
(d) Hans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ulrich and Arnheim decide regarding Moosbrugger in Chapter 121?

2. Why do Rachel and Soliman find it difficult to be together in Chapter 117?

3. What does Racheal realize in Chapter 104?

4. Why does Ulrich attempt to sleep with Gerda in Chapter 119?

5. How does Ulrich feel about Clarisse?

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