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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Utz suggest he and the narrator do?
(a) Walk.
(b) Go to a bar.
(c) Play snooker.
(d) Eat.

3. What did Bottger develop in 1708?
(a) Bone china.
(b) Red porcelain.
(c) Blue porcelain.
(d) Gold chains.

4. What does the boy do when the blonde woman touches him?
(a) Giggles.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Shudders.
(d) Frowns.

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

6. What did Augustus the Strong's granddaughter found?
(a) Czecholovakia.
(b) Poland.
(c) The Vichy factory.
(d) The CapodiMonte factoy.

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

8. In what city does Utz meet Dr. Frankfurter?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Vichy.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

9. What do the customs men take from Utz?
(a) His small change.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His phone.
(d) His sweater.

10. What famous event is almost a year away?
(a) The Hungarian Uprising.
(b) The Witches' Hour.
(c) Prague Spring.
(d) The Velvet Revolution.

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

12. What does Utz say the search for gold was the search for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Paradise.

13. What does the man from Utz's bank hand to Utz?
(a) A check.
(b) A bag full of money.
(c) An envelope full of money.
(d) A postal order.

14. What does the blond woman throw out of the window?
(a) A lunch box.
(b) A snail.
(c) A chicken leg.
(d) A sandwich.

15. What does Utz say it is too late for a woman to love him for?
(a) His looks.
(b) His morals.
(c) His money.
(d) His taste.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Marco Polo call cowrie beads?

3. Whose body did the Christian equate gold to?

4. What is the title of the book Marta gave Utz to read on the train?

5. What does the boy offer Utz to eat?

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