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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, what was the paradoxical power of engineering?
(a) That more equipment would end up being broken than getting fixed.
(b) That it empowered and enslaved.
(c) That jobs in the field would open, and then close up.
(d) That it led those in the profession to fight and then make peace.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What did the judge try to bring into question about the defendant in Chapter 30?
(a) Remorse, but no regret.
(b) Forgiveness, but no vengeance.
(c) Regret, but no remorse.
(d) Anger, but no regret.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was on trial in Chapter 30?

3. What was the name of the person whom people wanted Ulrich to meet in Chapter 22?

4. Between which of the following did Ulrich draw a comparison in Chapter 30?

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

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