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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aschenbach's wife is _______.
(a) Missing.
(b) Cheating on him.
(c) Remarried.
(d) Dead.

2. What compelled Aschenbach to leave Venice during his last trip?
(a) He fell ill.
(b) He was lonely.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) His hotel burned down.

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

4. Aschenbach compares the streets in Venice to ________.
(a) The road to the underworld.
(b) A mountainous trek.
(c) Sewers.
(d) A labyrinth.

5. The risk of illness and death doesn't _______ Aschenbach.
(a) Appeal to.
(b) Intimidate.
(c) Apply to.
(d) Animate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Aschenbach's anxiety?

2. What does Aschenbach compare the second boatman's beard to?

3. What is Aschenbach's brief dilemma with his fixation of Tadzio?

4. What is Tadzio wearing when Aschenbach first sees him?

5. What alerts Aschenbach to Tadzio's failing health in Part Five?

(see the answer key)

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