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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ulrich in a mess in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he had been feeling sick.
(b) Because he had been in an accident.
(c) Because he had been shot.
(d) Because he had been in a street fight.

2. Where did Ulrich spend time with his lover?
(a) In private quarters.
(b) Out in public.
(c) In the rural countryside.
(d) Both - in private quarters and out in public.

3. Which of the following traits possessed by Ulrich's lover did not become apparent at first, but rather became evident later?
(a) Temper.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Greed.
(d) Depression.

4. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, which of the following gave humans tremendous power through their use?
(a) Machines.
(b) Guides.
(c) Languages.
(d) Prayers.

5. What year was Musil born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ulrich's lover in Chapter 5?

2. Where did Musil end up living later in life?

3. Which of the following groups of writers shared the same literary lineage with Musil?

4. What did Ulrich do to the woman in Chapter 12?

5. Which of the following did the man who Ulrich considered to be of importance turn out to be?

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