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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Part I," what aspect of the Buddenbrook home do the guests discuss?
(a) Its number of fireplaces.
(b) Its location.
(c) Its plasterwork.
(d) Its age.

2. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?
(a) With a poem.
(b) With joke telling.
(c) With a prayer.
(d) With a dance.

3. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?
(a) They feel he was misunderstood.
(b) They feel he was a great man.
(c) They feel he was a tyrant.
(d) They feel he was nothing to fear.

4. In "Part I," whose lap does Antonie sit on when she recites her catechism?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandfather.

5. Where do the men go after dinner in "Part I"?
(a) The billiards room.
(b) A local pub.
(c) The sitting room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amount of the proceeds of the house does Gotthold request in "Part I"?

2. In "Part II," what does Tony have for breakfast each morning?

3. How does the wealth of the Krogers compare to the wealth of the Buddenbrooks?

4. Why does the Consul initially want to pay Gotthold the money in "Part I"?

5. How does Gotthold tell the Buddenbrook family he wants money?

(see the answer key)

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