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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ulrich's lover in Chapter 5?
(a) Mary.
(b) Janice.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Leona.

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

3. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?
(a) Into the education field.
(b) Into the civil engineering field.
(c) To offer his services for rescue work.
(d) To drama school.

4. Whom of the following was Ulrich apparently better at implementation than in Chapter 15?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Kate.
(c) Marx.
(d) Walter.

5. What city did Musil live in later in life as a post-Expressionist writer?
(a) Prague.
(b) London.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Geneva.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom of the following was Ulrich curious about in order to understand what a man of importance was like?

5. In Chapter 6, who found Ulrich in a dreadful condition and sent him home in a cab?

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