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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?
(a) Neck downward.
(b) Waist upward.
(c) Stomach upward.
(d) Bosom downward.

2. In Chapter 8, which of the following did the narrator describe as a form of intimacy that was not right?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Sex.
(c) Praying.
(d) Eating.

3. In Chapter 6, who found Ulrich in a dreadful condition and sent him home in a cab?
(a) A priest.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A woman.

4. Which of the following did Musil write about as being affected by changes at the turn of the Century?
(a) Populace.
(b) Writers.
(c) Mathematicians.
(d) Musicians.

5. Between which of the following did Ulrich draw a comparison in Chapter 30?
(a) Clarisse's murders and Moosbrugger's theft.
(b) Moosbrugger's theft and Bonadea's murders.
(c) Moosabrugger's complicity and Arnheim's theft.
(d) Bonadea's infidelity and Moosbrugger's murders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was affected by the defendant's alleged actions in Chapter 30?

2. Why was Ulrich in a mess in Chapter 6?

3. Which of the following did Ulrich's lover do for a living?

4. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?

5. Which of the following countries were close-knit rivals in Chapter 21?

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