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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 1, what was uncertain at the scene when the ambulance arrived?
(a) Whether the victim was dead or alive.
(b) Whether the driver was present.
(c) Whether Ulrich would defend himself.
(d) Whether Ulrich was guilty.

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

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

4. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?
(a) Into the education field.
(b) To offer his services for rescue work.
(c) Into the civil engineering field.
(d) To drama school.

5. What did the judge state that the defendant did regularly with other people in Chapter 30?
(a) Blame them.
(b) Fight them.
(c) Deceived them.
(d) Steal from them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Ulrich meet and become attracted to in Chapter 22?

3. Which of the following did Ulrich notice that the country he visited was in during a protracted period in Chapter 21?

4. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?

5. Where did Ulrich travel in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Arnheim and Diotima's relationship in Chapter 41.

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

5. What point did Diotima want to make with Ulrich concerning Arnheim in Chapter 66?

6. Describe Ulrich's lack of concern for Bonadea and its effect on their relationship in Chapter 29.

7. Describe the premise behind Moosbrugger's sentence in Chapter 60.

8. Describe Moosbrugger's reaction to public fame in Chapter 54.

9. Describe Leo Fischel who is mentioned in Chapter 35.

10. Describe Bonadea.

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