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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 113, what is the position of the child and servant?

2. To whom does Gerda go with her knowledge of Arnheim's motives in Chapter 119?

3. What does Ulrich do when he encounters a prostitute in Chapter 122?

4. What changes about Rachel as a result of her relationship with Soliman in Chapter 104?

5. What does Arnheim believe about moral and material wealth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparison does General Stumm make between libraries and warfare in Chapter 100?

2. What happens to Bonadea in Chapter 115?

3. What is the concept of "diminished responsibility" as outlined in Chapter 111?

4. How do outsiders relate to Moosbrugger, and why are they interested in him, according to the information presented in Chapter 110?

5. What is revealed about Arnheim in Chapter 116?

6. What changes in Chapter 117 for Rachel?

7. What is happening politically in Chapter 120?

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

9. What is the status of Diotima and Arnheim's relationship in Chapter 105?

10. What information does Gerda gain in Chapter 119, and how?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of the main characters are involved in politics on some level. What does the Collateral Campaign do? What is its goal? What is the difference between practical and ideological politics? Which is more useful, and why? What are some of the major political issues at hand, and how do the main characters feel about them? What is each character's role in influencing politics on a local and national level?

Essay Topic 2

The author states that the importance of a book is judged by its sales. Do you agree? What does he mean by a book's "importance"? Does a book have an inherent value that is separate from its economic value? If so, how should that value be measured? Is this situation different now than it was when this book was written?

Essay Topic 3

Soliman and Rachel are in a similar position, yet they handle themselves very differently. How do Rachel and Soliman's attitudes toward their employers and their situations differ, and why? How does Soliman influence Rachel? What message is the author trying to convey through these two characters?

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