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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What trait of a married woman was under discussion in Chapter 25?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her choice.
(d) Her role.

5. Which of the following brought about a story shift in Chapter 22?
(a) Love interest.
(b) Marketing influence.
(c) Civilian readings.
(d) Political story.

6. Where did Musil spend most of his life?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) America.

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

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

9. Which of the following did the Northern Europeans lack in terms of literature?
(a) Expressionism.
(b) Sturm und Drang.
(c) Gothic literature.
(d) Romanticism.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following was the name of the affected party at the trial in Chapter 30?
(a) First Union Bank.
(b) Hedwig.
(c) Jimmy's store.
(d) Luther.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chapters are included in the two-volume set of The Man Without Qualities?

2. How many people did Ulrich face in Chapter 6?

3. Which of the following did Ulrich join after he finished school?

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

5. What did Ulrich do to the woman in Chapter 12?

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