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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Utz think the French have lost?
(a) Their taste.
(b) Their power.
(c) Their energy.
(d) Their morals.

2. What city does Utz say he sleeps soundly in?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Brno.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Prague.

3. What did the Chinese teach that god was the body of?
(a) The Gods.
(b) The Emperor's wives.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The community.

4. What does Utz believe alchemy was?
(a) A form of mediatation.
(b) A spiritual cominf.
(c) A religious ceremony.
(d) A mystical exercise.

5. What used to be used as currency in Africa and Asia?
(a) Perspex.
(b) Porcelain.
(c) Iron pieces.
(d) Cowrie beads.

6. What city would Utz go to during mushroom season?
(a) Brno.
(b) Liberec.
(c) Ceske Krumlov.
(d) Ceske Krizove.

7. How do Utz and Marta counter any microphones that may have been planted in the house?
(a) Set off alarms.
(b) Talk in code.
(c) Whisper.
(d) Bang pots.

8. What did Marco Polo think cowrie beads looked like?
(a) Cows' backs.
(b) Chickens' backs.
(c) Females' backs.
(d) Pigs' backs.

9. What did Marco Polo call cowrie beads?
(a) Pigs' backs.
(b) Pork ears.
(c) Porcelain shells.
(d) Porcelain buttons.

10. In which city was the CapodiMonte factory set up?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Naples.
(d) Zurich.

11. What season does Utz say provided the happiest times?
(a) Mushroom season.
(b) Potato season.
(c) Paprika season.
(d) Sunflower season.

12. What language does Utz mumble loud enough for the blonde woman to hear?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Czech.

13. What does Utz say is one of life's pleasures?
(a) Children's laughter.
(b) Business trade.
(c) A woman's happiness.
(d) Natural food.

14. Where do the narrator and Utz walk to?
(a) Wencelas Square.
(b) Mala Strana.
(c) Namesti Miru.
(d) Old Town Square.

15. What city does Utz say he hates?
(a) Prague.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the figure of Pulchinella being fed by a young boy?

2. What piece does Utz tell the narrator he smuggled into Czechslovakia?

3. What was Bottger's grandfather's occupation?

4. What town would Utz stop at on the way back from Prague?

5. What would Marta hide the hare or peasant under to get past the police?

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