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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60 - 64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Musil, which of the following types of behaviors were expected of women?
(a) Being alluring - yet shy.
(b) Being provocative and bold.
(c) Being demanding and unrelenting.
(d) Being talkative and pushy.

2. Who was on trial in Chapter 30?
(a) Moosbrugger.
(b) Arnheim.
(c) Bonadea.
(d) Clarisse.

3. Who of the following was not included in the important political meetings in Chapter 56?
(a) Ulrich.
(b) Soliman.
(c) Leinsdorf.
(d) Arnheim.

4. What type of communication did Ulrich find among the people whom he studied and worked with in Chapter 10?
(a) Closed.
(b) Intuitive.
(c) Open.
(d) Underhanded.

5. According to Musil, which of the following was in the feminine sphere?
(a) The arts.
(b) Music.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following was the wife mentioned in Chapter 51?

2. What was one of Moosbrugger's faults mentioned in Chapter 60?

3. According to Musil, which of the following presented a paradox at the turn of the Century?

4. Which of the following traits did Ulrich seem most enamored by in his lover?

5. Which of the following traits possessed by Ulrich's lover did not become apparent at first, but rather became evident later?

(see the answer key)

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