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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 were women expected to emphasize while remaining demure in Chapter 15?
2. Which of the following was affected by the defendant's alleged actions in Chapter 30?
3. How did Diotoma react when her husband did not take her new endeavor seriously?
4. What was the position in the country that was held by Diotoma's husband in Chapter 25?
5. Whom of the following was Ulrich apparently better at implementation than in Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Musil's observations about civil engineers in Chapter 10.
2. Why did Ulrich separate himself from Arnheim in Chapter 42?
3. How did the author show that the nouveau rich had improved their castles in Chapter 68?
4. Describe Musil's view on fights and the effect that it had on Ulrich in Chapters 7 and 8.
5. Describe the incident that occured in Chapter 1 that affected Ulrich.
6. Describe what Clarisse shared about Lucy to Ulrich and Diotima in Chapter 70.
7. Describe Musil's view on the rational and exact in Chapter 61.
8. How did Ulrich's affair with Bonadea end in Chapter 34?
9. What did Musil say about philosophers' take on violent people in Chapter 64?
10. Why did Musil move back to Austria, and how did that affect his work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Musil discusses both patriotism and war vividly in The Man Without Qualities. Find some examples of same in the book, and discuss the effect of those topics on Ulrich's character.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one instance of irony in The Man Without Qualities. Cite at least two examples that you can identify in the book, and note why irony is exemplified.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the concept of loneliness as demonstrated in The Man Without Qualities. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain their loneliness if any, and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
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