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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 is Ulrich's relationship with Gerda, as described in Chapter 74?
(a) They were close but had never fallen in love.
(b) They were close and sometimes intimate.
(c) They were merely acquaintances.
(d) They were once in love but had fallen out of love.

2. What is Klementine's reaction to the topic Ulrich introduces in Chapter 73?
(a) She is too timid to express an opinion.
(b) She doesn't know how she feels about it.
(c) She is anxiously hoping it will come to pass.
(d) She dislikes it but doesn't get particularly worked up about it.

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

4. What is mysterious about Diotima's invitation in Chapter 80?
(a) It sounds more urgent than it should.
(b) It was delivered by hand, instead of in the mail.
(c) It was originally addressed to someone else.
(d) The writing looks as if it may not be hers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a book becomes important enough, according to the author?

2. To what type of individual does the author compare the General to describe his attitude toward his work?

3. What question does Ulrich ask regarding Gerda's upcoming marriage in Chapter 73?

4. What is Ulrich doing in Chapter 84 as part of his service to the Count?

5. What artistic movement was often criticized by Diotima's group?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Soliman meet Rachel?

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

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

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

5. What is Ulrich's relationship with Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 81?

6. What theory does Ulrich develop in Chapter 91?

7. What is revealed about Georg in Chapter 97?

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

9. What is Ulrich and Gerda's relationship like as explained in Chapter 74?

10. How did Moosbrugger plead on the several occasions that he went before the judges as outlined in Chapter 86?

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