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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 General Stumm's reason for recommending a certain author to Ulrich in Chapter 100?
(a) The author's point of view was very different from Ulrich's, and General Stumm wanted him to consider the opposing viewpoint.
(b) The author explored the limitations of intellect and perception, something which Ulrich is interested in exploring.
(c) Many intellectuals with whom Stumm associated had read this author, and Ulrich needed to be able to discuss his works with them.
(d) The author was a relative of General Stumm's, and he was trying to drum up business for him.

2. During the protests in Chapter 120, Arnheim is viewed as a representative of what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Austria.

3. Why does Arnheim make some irrational presumptions about wealth, according to the author in Chapter 106?
(a) He doesn't understand the ideals and motivations of middle-class people.
(b) His family had some strange ideas about wealth.
(c) He was born into wealth instead of having to work his way into it.
(d) He doesn't want to be wealthy and doesn't appreciate the opportunities being wealthy has given him.

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

5. What is one of the main reasons Walter doesn't trust Ulrich?
(a) Ulrich has had affairs with married women.
(b) Ulrich has expressed an attraction toward Clarisse.
(c) Ulrich stole money from Walter.
(d) Ulrich once stole Walter's girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role, formerly belonging to Arnheim, is usurped by Hans Sepp in Chapter 113?

2. What does Count Leinsdorf advise Diotima to study in Chapter 114?

3. According to the author in Chapter 116, what is the main thing that is holding Ulrich back?

4. What country is mentioned with regard to the challenge of keeping diverse forces united in Chapter 116?

5. The people wish that there were a living generation to experience what, according to Chapter 108?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Diotima do with Count Leinsdorf in Chapter 114?

2. What is revealed about Arnheim in Chapter 116?

3. What does the narrator say about children and servants in Chapter 113?

4. Who does Ulrich encounter in Chapter 122, and how does he respond?

5. What information is given by the General in Chapter 116?

6. What does Ulrich realize about himself in Chapter 103?

7. What concept does Arnheim contemplate in Chapter 106, and how does he feel about it?

8. What happens between Ulrich and Gerda in Chapter 119?

9. What does Gerda do with the information she gains in Chapter 119, and why?

10. Who is Bonadea, and what is her history with Ulrich?

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