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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Fischel work in Chapter 35?
(a) Berlin University.
(b) Bonn Prison.
(c) Miller's Tavern.
(d) Lloyd's Bank.

2. Who developed a better friendship in in Chapter 67?
(a) Walter and Arnheim.
(b) Marcus and Ulrich.
(c) Ulrich and Diotima.
(d) Diotima and Flora.

3. What did the wife consider to be an exceptionally modern occupation in Chapter 51?
(a) Writing.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Banking.
(d) Talking.

4. In Chapter 52, who of the following sent Germans in Berlin for a report on Arnheim?
(a) Ulrich.
(b) Soliman.
(c) Tuzzi.
(d) Marcus.

5. What particular characteristic(s) did the identity question relate to in Chapter 39?
(a) Size.
(b) Choice.
(c) Qualities.
(d) Shapes.

6. Who was the little black boy whom Arnheim took in Chapter 55?
(a) Walter.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Peter.
(d) Soliman.

7. Which of the following were the intelligentsia attracted to in Chapter 47?
(a) Diotoma's salon.
(b) Ulrich's speeches.
(c) Bonadea's exhibitions.
(d) Walter's pub.

8. Who was famous in Chapter 48?
(a) Ulrich.
(b) Bonadea.
(c) Diotoma.
(d) Arnheim.

9. Which of the following did a journalist establish in Chapter 37?
(a) The Austrian Year.
(b) Bread and Puppet.
(c) Caboodle.
(d) Piano Night.

10. Which of the following was Moosbrugger on trial for in Chapter 53?
(a) Arson.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Armed robbery.

11. If a person had a particularly severe mental illness, which of the following best described the legal difference associated with that type of condition as mentioned in Chapter 60?
(a) Redemption fool.
(b) Diminished responsibility.
(c) Persecuted innocent.
(d) Guilty by association.

12. What did Musil consider to be greater than mankind in Chapter 45?
(a) The environmental crisis.
(b) Science and learning.
(c) The forces of nature.
(d) Spiritual energy.

13. What did Musil write about in Chapter 49?
(a) The Mystery of the Pure.
(b) The Mystery of the Fool.
(c) The Mystery of the Wise.
(d) The Mystery of the Whole.

14. When did the public forget about Moosbrugger?
(a) When another criminal was captured.
(b) When Ulrich announced his conspiracy.
(c) When he was imprisoned.
(d) When the newspaper stories stopped.

15. Who tried to attend to the teenager mentioned in Chapter 44?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Diotoma.
(c) Ulrich.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who met with the Count in Chapter 56?

3. In Chapter 55, what did the foster boy revengefully do to Arnheim?

4. What topic was under discussion in Chapter 66?

5. Which of the following were being locked up into systems by the violent people mentioned in Chapter 62?

(see the answer keys)

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