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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was one of the country's characteristics that had changed that Ulrich noticed in Chapter 21?
(a) Its people.
(b) Its flag.
(c) Its architecture.
(d) Its food.

3. Which of the following was Robert Musil's nationality?
(a) Slovakian.
(b) Czech.
(c) Austrian.
(d) American.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people did Ulrich face in Chapter 6?

3. Which of the following were women expected to emphasize while remaining demure in Chapter 15?

4. What city did Musil live in later in life as a post-Expressionist writer?

5. When her friendship with Ulrich escalated, which of the following types of intimacy developed between them in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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