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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when a book becomes important enough, according to the author?
(a) It goes into the canon of literary classics.
(b) It is deemed worthy of certain kinds of attention.
(c) It is referenced in other literary works.
(d) It becomes a best-seller.

2. According to Arnheim in Chapter 92, what group of people frequently gave him the most trouble?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The intelligentsia.
(c) People who suddenly came into great quantities of money.
(d) The poor.

3. What question regarding businessmen does Arnheim explore in Chapter 96?
(a) What businesses are the most profitable.
(b) What makes them successful.
(c) Where most businessmen choose to reside, and why.
(d) What effect their careers have on their family lives.

4. What did Arnheim say in Chapter 94, which made Diotima realize her feelings for him?
(a) He conveyed to her his depth of feeling for her husband and how he valued their friendship.
(b) He flattered her immensely and told her that of all her virtues her intellect was the most valuable.
(c) He talked about the perception of reality and how the concept should be abolished.
(d) He told her about his decision to fund the orphanage with his own money.

5. Which character from the previous volume is reintroduced in Chapter 74?
(a) Ulrich.
(b) Arnheim.
(c) Gerda.
(d) Leo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Arnheim explain to Diotima in Chapter 76?

2. Who is Count Leinsdorf?

3. What relationship is mentioned by the author in Chapter 96?

4. Who is Soliman?

5. What is the general rule stated in Chapter 92, regarding people with ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clarisse do in Chapter 82 that embarrasses Ulrich?

2. What do Ulrich and General Stumm think about intellect, as revealed by their conversation in Chapter 85?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 92, why is Arnheim different from many rich people?

4. What was the course of the General's career development as outlined in Chapter 80?

5. What is the author's digression in relation to the forces of nature in Chapter 75?

6. What is Diotima's psychological situation in Chapter 94?

7. What situation regarding an invitation develops in Chapter 80?

8. Who is Count Leinsdorf, and how is he described in Chapter 76?

9. What point does the author make in Chapter 77, using an ancient Grecian philosopher as an example to back up his argument?

10. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

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