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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Diotoma transforming herself in Chapter 25?
(a) She was becoming more mature.
(b) She was becoming more difficult.
(c) She was becoming colder.
(d) She was becoming more loving.

2. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?
(a) Janice.
(b) Clarisse.
(c) Leona.
(d) Bonadea.

3. Which of the following trait types were discovered with the newness of the Century?
(a) Paradoxical and contradictory.
(b) Long and muted.
(c) Similar and equitable.
(d) Fashionable and appealing.

4. Who did Ulrich meet and become attracted to in Chapter 22?
(a) Hermine.
(b) Diotima.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Janice.

5. 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) Political stalemate.
(d) Civil war.

6. According to Musil, which of the following types of behaviors were expected of women?
(a) Being provocative and bold.
(b) Being alluring - yet shy.
(c) Being demanding and unrelenting.
(d) Being talkative and pushy.

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

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

9. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?
(a) Bosom downward.
(b) Waist upward.
(c) Stomach upward.
(d) Neck downward.

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

11. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, which of the following gave humans tremendous power through their use?
(a) Guides.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Languages.
(d) Machines.

12. To which of the following did Ulrich compare the effects of the defendant in Chapter 31?
(a) A broker.
(b) A cat.
(c) A priest.
(d) A dog.

13. What was one of the country's characteristics that had changed that Ulrich noticed in Chapter 21?
(a) Its people.
(b) Its architecture.
(c) Its food.
(d) Its flag.

14. Which of the following did Ulrich join after he finished school?
(a) The military.
(b) An alumni association.
(c) A union.
(d) A choir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the issue of sanity do for the person in question in Chapter 32?

2. Which of the following did Ulrich notice that the country that he visited was moving toward in Chapter 21?

3. Which of the following did the person whom Ulrich met leave him with in Chapter 20?

4. With whom did Ulrich discuss the crime in Chapter 30?

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

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