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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the woman in Chapter 15 sad about her husband?
(a) Because he was not intellectual.
(b) Because he was not handsome.
(c) Because he was not a hard worker.
(d) Because he was not prominent.

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

3. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, what was the paradoxical power of engineering?
(a) That it empowered and enslaved.
(b) That more equipment would end up being broken than getting fixed.
(c) That it led those in the profession to fight and then make peace.
(d) That jobs in the field would open, and then close up.

4. According to Musil, which of the following presented a paradox at the turn of the Century?
(a) Art.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Women.
(d) Music.

5. Which of the following specialty areas best described Ulrich's education?
(a) Music.
(b) Arts.
(c) Philosophies.
(d) Sciences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who influenced Ulrich in his study?

2. Who rescued Ulrich in Chapter 12?

3. Which of the following trait types were discovered with the newness of the Century?

4. Which of the following was Robert Musil's nationality?

5. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, which of the following gave humans tremendous power through their use?

(see the answer key)

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