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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Musil born?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1920.

2. What did the relationship that Ulrich and his rescuer share carry as an ominous feeling?
(a) Death.
(b) Deceit.
(c) Predation.
(d) Temporary nature.

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

4. Which of the following did Ulrich notice that the country he visited was in during a protracted period in Chapter 21?
(a) Civil war.
(b) Political stalemate.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Democracy.

5. In Chapter 6, who found Ulrich in a dreadful condition and sent him home in a cab?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fireman.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait of a married woman was under discussion in Chapter 25?

2. What was different about Diotoma compared to many women of her social sphere in Chapter 25?

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

4. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?

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

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