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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. Why are rich people often troubled by other peoples' reaction to their wealth?
(a) They want to be valued for reasons other than their wealth.
(b) They believe others should work for their money, not ask rich people to give it to them.
(c) They don't want other people to take advantage of them and steal their money.
(d) They don't understand the emphasis placed on material wealth by poor people.

2. How is Diotima described?
(a) Intelligent and polite, but not very good-looking.
(b) Good-looking and intelligent, but arrogant and snobbish.
(c) Very good-looking, polite, and intelligent.
(d) Good-looking, but not very intelligent.

3. Who is Soliman?
(a) An African businessman, working in Austria.
(b) Diotima's nephew.
(c) An African boy who was adopted by an Austrian family.
(d) A poor enslaved boy, who is lucky enough to work for a very wealthy family.

4. Why is there a conflict between Walter and Ulrich, according to Clarisse?
(a) Ulrich is jealous of Walter's wealth.
(b) Walter is jealous of Ulrich's success.
(c) Walter is in love with Clarisse.
(d) Walter wants to be the Count's favorite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Arnheim do the majority of his traveling?

2. How is the importance of a book determined, according to the author?

3. What is Diotima's opinion of working life as stated in Chapter 93?

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

5. Who receives an invitation from Diotima in Chapter 80?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

7. What are some of the ideological debates going on in the Collateral Campaign in Chapter 89?

8. Who is Aunt Jane, and what is her history as outlined in Chapter 99?

9. What does Clarisse realize about the "man without qualities" in Chapter 97?

10. What do Ulrich and General Stumm say about Diotima in Chapter 85?

(see the answer keys)

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