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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following seemed different about the presentation of facts in Chapter 64?
(a) Hodge podge.
(b) Outlandish.
(c) Matter of fact.
(d) Poetic.

2. Which of the following did Diotoma's friend consider to be intolerant in Chapter 65?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Fame.

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

4. To which of the following did the adopted boy react intensely in Chapter 55?
(a) His new role.
(b) His food.
(c) His appearance.
(d) His companions.

5. Who were described as people who were violent and aggressive in Chapter 62?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Sycophants.
(c) Madmen.
(d) Philosophers.

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

7. Which of the following did Musil cite as having been affected by bourgeois education in Chapter 46?
(a) Pure soul.
(b) Culture.
(c) Food.
(d) Architecture.

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

9. Why was Moosbrugger's victim apparently killed?
(a) Overreaction.
(b) Accident.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Fear.

10. What did Ulrich declare Diotima was doing in Chapter 68?
(a) Something dangerous.
(b) Something peaceful.
(c) Something boring.
(d) Something long.

11. In Chapter 65, who was back and delighted to put himself at Diotima's disposal rather immediately?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Walter.
(c) Leinsdorf.
(d) Arnheim.

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

13. Who was born in poverty with dirt coming up through the floorboards in Chapter 40?
(a) Diotoma.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Janice.
(d) Melissa.

14. Which of the following was the Collateral Campaign inclusive of in Chapter 44?
(a) The Germanic triad of nations.
(b) The Italian conglomeration.
(c) The Scandinavian originals.
(d) The British confederation.

15. Which of the following were synonymous to scientific and beneficial in Chapter 61?
(a) Rational and exact.
(b) Profound and philosophical.
(c) Artistic and musical.
(d) Poetic and graphic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what period of time had the person in Chapter 64 matured?

2. Which of the following was Moosbrugger's first name?

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

4. 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?

5. Who met with the Count in Chapter 56?

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