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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 55 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the issue of sanity do for the person in question in Chapter 32?
(a) Offered sympathy.
(b) Lighten the sentence.
(c) Bring forth a pardon.
(d) Removed obstacles.

2. According to Musil, which of the following was in the feminine sphere?
(a) Science.
(b) Music.
(c) The arts.
(d) Philosophy.

3. In Chapter 55, what did the foster boy revengefully do to Arnheim?
(a) He kidnapped him.
(b) He stole from him.
(c) He fought him.
(d) He poisoned him.

4. Who was interested in Arnheim's reputation in Chapter 43?
(a) Ulrich.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Leinsdorf.
(d) Walter.

5. 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 led those in the profession to fight and then make peace.
(c) That jobs in the field would open, and then close up.
(d) That it empowered and enslaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Musil born?

2. Which of the following cultural groups was not popular in Europe?

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

4. To which of the following did the adopted boy react intensely in Chapter 55?

5. Which of the following did the man who Ulrich considered to be of importance turn out to be?

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