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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 mistaken idea does Arnheim possess in Chapter 92?
(a) That people are interested in him as a person and not in his wealth.
(b) Diotima values him only for his wealth and financial contributions to her cause.
(c) He could continue to associate with the same people even if he were not rich.
(d) It is his wealth that impresses people and not his personal qualities.

2. Who becomes infatuated with Diotima in Chapter 85?
(a) General Stumm.
(b) Ulrich.
(c) Count Leinsdorf.
(d) Arnheim.

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

4. How old is Gerda?
(a) 23.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

5. What is the general rule stated in Chapter 92, regarding people with ideas?
(a) There are more people who can execute ideas than there are people with ideas.
(b) There are more people with ideas than there are people who can execute those ideas.
(c) There are plenty of people who can execute ideas, but only a few can do it well.
(d) The people with ideas are often reluctant to allow others to execute those ideas for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the collective title for Arnheim and Diotima's activities?

2. One of the Count's acquaintances is mentioned in Chapter 84 as supporting what type of establishment?

3. How was Diotima's invitation in Chapter 80 received?

4. What question regarding businessmen does Arnheim explore in Chapter 96?

5. What example does the author use in Chapter 74 to describe the power of natural forces?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author say in Chapter 77 about losing one's sense of reality?

3. Does Arnheim do what the author thinks would be best for him in Chapter 86?

4. What is revealed about Georg in Chapter 97?

5. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

6. How did Soliman meet Rachel?

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

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

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

10. What is the difference in the way rich people and poor people view wealth, according to the narrator's statements in Chapter 92?

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