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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following types of commoner was Diotoma's husband?
2. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?
3. Who was on trial in Chapter 30?
4. In Chapter 1, what was uncertain at the scene when the ambulance arrived?
5. What trait of a married woman was under discussion in Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Musil's literary style.
2. What did Musil say about philosophers' take on violent people in Chapter 64?
3. What did Musil think about Moosbrugger's personal life that contributed to his behavior in Chapter 61?
4. What did Ulrich learn about events and characters in Chapter 39?
5. Describe the incident that occured in Chapter 1 that affected Ulrich.
6. What was considered to be a good sign in Chapter 47 regarding Diotima?
7. Describe the circumstances that made Musil move to Germany initially.
8. Describe Diotima's change into maturity at the beginning of Chapter 25.
9. Why did Soliman get jealous and angry when he grew up?
10. In Chapter 19, what did Musil say about the effect of the turn of the Century on people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Ulrich. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?
Essay Topic 2
The "hovering life" is a theme that Musil introduces in the Man Without Qualities. What does that phrase mean? How does it relate to science and to the mystical? What does Musil ultimately say about intuition and analysis through the characters of Ulrich and Bonadea? What is the importance of that discovery and the characters' role?
Essay Topic 3
The role of women in The Man Without Qualities takes on very different forms. For example, Bonadea is a mistress who exerts power in the bedroom, while Clarisse is a wife whose abhorrence for mundane life drives her husband mad. Describe.
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