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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ulrich's lover in Chapter 5?
(a) Leona.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Janice.

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

3. When her friendship with Ulrich escalated, which of the following types of intimacy developed between them in Chapter 12?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Desired.
(c) Open.
(d) Forbidden.

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

5. What was different about Diotoma compared to many women of her social sphere in Chapter 25?
(a) She was more supportive.
(b) She was more determined.
(c) She was more masculine.
(d) She was unfriendlier.

6. What affair ended in Chapter 33?
(a) The one between Ulrich and Bonadea.
(b) The one between Arnheim and Bonadea.
(c) The one between Ulrich and Clarisse.
(d) The one between Moosbrugger and Clarisse.

7. Which of the following cultural groups was not popular in Europe?
(a) The German.
(b) The Jewish.
(c) The Swedish.
(d) The English.

8. Which of the following did Musil write about as being affected by changes at the turn of the Century?
(a) Populace.
(b) Mathematicians.
(c) Writers.
(d) Musicians.

9. Which of the following countries were close-knit rivals in Chapter 21?
(a) England, Holland, and Germany.
(b) France, England, and Luxembourg.
(c) Austria, Germany, and Prussia.
(d) Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Yugoslavia.

10. How many people did Ulrich face in Chapter 6?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

11. Which of the following did Diotoma establish in Chapter 25?
(a) A company.
(b) A philanthropic organization.
(c) A salon.
(d) A bakery.

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

13. What was the name of the person whom people wanted Ulrich to meet in Chapter 22?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Janice.
(d) Hermine.

14. Whose sanity was under question in Chapter 32?
(a) Ulrich's.
(b) Bonadea's.
(c) Moosbrugger's.
(d) Clarisse's.

15. Which of the following statements best describes what the Count said to Diotoma about her idea in Chapter 25?
(a) That it was too difficult to comprehend.
(b) That it was a foolish idea.
(c) That it was a point of cultural development.
(d) That it was too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following specialty areas best described Ulrich's education?

3. What did the judge try to bring into question about the defendant in Chapter 30?

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

5. What did the judge state that the defendant did regularly with other people in Chapter 30?

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