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

2. Which of the following did Diotoma establish in Chapter 25?
(a) A philanthropic organization.
(b) A company.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A salon.

3. Which of the following did the man who Ulrich considered to be of importance turn out to be?
(a) An informant.
(b) A coward.
(c) A benefactor.
(d) A thief.

4. Which of the following did Ulrich's lover do for a living?
(a) Waited tables.
(b) Cooked meals.
(c) Danced nude.
(d) Sang in a cabaret.

5. Which of the following cultural groups was not popular in Europe?
(a) The English.
(b) The Jewish.
(c) The Swedish.
(d) The German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ulrich spend time with his lover?

2. Which of the following was Robert Musil's nationality?

3. Where did Musil end up living later in life?

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

5. According to Musil, which of the following geographical areas emphasized decorum, yet allure in dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the contrast that Diotima experienced in her relationship with her husband and the Count regarding her new salon business venture.

2. What about Ulrich's colleagues made him desperate to leave the profession of engineering in Chapter 14?

3. Why did Musil move back to Austria, and how did that affect his work?

4. Why was Clarisse sad about Walter by Chapter 15 and 16?

5. Describe Musil's literary style.

6. Describe Musil's observations of old age and youth in Chapter 45.

7. What did Clarisse's piano playing with her husband reveal?

8. What did Ulrich think about engineering in Chapter 11?

9. Describe Musil's view on the rational and exact in Chapter 61.

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

(see the answer keys)

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