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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aschenbach's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

2. Approximately how old is Aschenbach?
(a) Young man.
(b) Teenager.
(c) Old man.
(d) Middle-aged.

3. Aschenbach's belief system and opinions are_________.
(a) Fickle.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Religious.
(d) Lax.

4. What author does Aschenbach reference to describe his physical health?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Thomas Mann.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. While Aschenbach takes his walk at the beginning of Part One, the streets of the city are _______.
(a) Crowded.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Empty.
(d) Silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it at the beginning of "Death In Venice?"

2. When Aschenbach returns to the chapel at the end of his walk, the man has ___________.

3. What is the weather on this first day in the novella?

4. What makes Aschenbach pull back from his daydream?

5. The man at the chapel carries a _______.

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