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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of candlestick does Marta bring into the room?
(a) A Dresden candletick.
(b) A Meissen candlestick.
(c) A Commedia dell'Arte candlestick.
(d) A Tabor candlestick.

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

3. What room does Marta withdraw to?
(a) The lounge.
(b) The games room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

4. What is Utz's bedside lampshade made from?
(a) Paper.
(b) Lace.
(c) Silk.
(d) Leather.

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

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

7. What does Utz find disgusting about the woman's legs?
(a) They are unshaved.
(b) They are too fat.
(c) The are full of scabs.
(d) They are too skinny.

8. What does Utz see a woman doing with her young son?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Racing.
(d) Picnicking.

9. Who does the narrator say is devoted to Utz?
(a) Mara.
(b) Orlik.
(c) Louis.
(d) Marta.

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

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

12. What famous explorer is referred to in this section?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) John Thompson.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) James Cook.

13. What is the name of the one exhibition open at the Rudolfine Museum?
(a) The Modern Toilet.
(b) The Yard Stick.
(c) The Volkswagon.
(d) The Modern Chair.

14. What room does the narrator ask to see?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The loinge.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

15. Why does Utz say he had his feet on both sides of the iron curtain?
(a) He was a pilot.
(b) He had family in West.
(c) He had a government job.
(d) He had investments in the West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Asian country had a huge impact on European imagination?

2. What did the Chinese teach that god was the body of?

3. Where does Utz go at the end of the chapter?

4. Who is Utz's hero?

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

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