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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the Northern Europeans lack in terms of literature?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Sturm und Drang.
(c) Gothic literature.
(d) Expressionism.

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

3. What type of communication did Ulrich find among the people whom he studied and worked with in Chapter 10?
(a) Underhanded.
(b) Closed.
(c) Open.
(d) Intuitive.

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

5. What happened to Ulrich while he was out drinking in Chapter 1?
(a) He shattered the goblet from which he was drinking.
(b) He was involved in an accident.
(c) He was mugged.
(d) He fell down.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who influenced Ulrich in his study?

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

5. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?

(see the answer key)

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