View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Musil relocate when the Nazis' power grew?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) America.

2. Which of the following cases did Ulrich discuss with his acquaintance in Chapter 20?
(a) Lichendeit.
(b) Moosbrugger.
(c) Lichendeit. Feudalist.
(d) Lowenstein.

3. What kind of woman was Ulrich's rescuer?
(a) Lustful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Sensuous.

4. What was the position in the country that was held by Diotoma's husband in Chapter 25?
(a) Archduke.
(b) Count.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Permanent Secretary.

5. Which of the following traits did Ulrich seem most enamored by in his lover?
(a) Her singing.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her dancing.
(d) Her speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, what was the paradoxical power of engineering?

2. In Chapter 8, which of the following did the narrator describe as a form of intimacy that was not right?

3. Which of the following was the War in which Musil served?

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

5. How was Diotoma transforming herself in Chapter 25?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 216 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample