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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, which of the following did the narrator describe as a form of intimacy that was not right?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sex.
(d) Praying.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Musil relocate when the Nazis' power grew?

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

3. Who influenced Ulrich in his study?

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

5. According to Musil, which of the following characterized the previous Century?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ulrich's observations of the political climate in Chapter 21.

2. What did Arnheim say about the arts in Chapter 40?

3. What did Musil think about Moosbrugger's personal life that contributed to his behavior in Chapter 61?

4. Describe Ulrich's view of Napoleon in Chapter 9 and contrast it with the American view.

5. Describe what Clarisse shared about Lucy to Ulrich and Diotima in Chapter 70.

6. Describe Leona.

7. Describe the love interest that friends pushed Ulrich to make in Chapter 22.

8. Describe the circumstances that made Musil move to Germany initially.

9. Describe Diotima's change into maturity at the beginning of Chapter 25.

10. How did Ulrich's affair with Bonadea end in Chapter 34?

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