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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aschenbach dress?
(a) Clean-cut.
(b) Fashionable.
(c) Sloppy.
(d) Eccentric.

2. What does Aschenbach credit his level of greatness to?
(a) He is inherently better.
(b) He is more talented than others.
(c) People have sympathy for him.
(d) He has survived many trials.

3. What province is Aschenbach from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Baden-Wuerttemberg.
(d) Selesia.

4. How many times has Aschenbach been married?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

5. Aschenbach prides himself most on his _________.
(a) Charisma.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Personality.
(d) Dignity.

6. The approaching war referenced is __________.
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) World War Two.
(d) World War One.

7. The man at the chapel carries a _______.
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bag of money.
(d) Pack.

8. In Part Two, Aschenbach no longer feels _____ with his work.
(a) Satisfied.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Proud.

9. What has Aschenbach's dedication to work deprived him of?
(a) Having a wife.
(b) Having a social life.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Having kids.

10. What is the cause of Aschenbach's anxiety?
(a) His poverty.
(b) The approaching war.
(c) The death of a friend.
(d) His failure as a writer.

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

12. At the beginning of the book, when Aschenbach encounters the man at the chapel, what does their interaction consists of?
(a) Complimenting.
(b) Silence.
(c) Heckling.
(d) Lively conversation.

13. The man at the chapel has _____ teeth.
(a) Missing.
(b) No.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

14. Aschenbach has always led a(n) _____ life.
(a) Solitary.
(b) Adventuresome.
(c) Average.
(d) Exciting.

15. Aschenbach's mother is from ________.
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. While out on his walk, Aschenbach begins to feel _________.

2. What characterized Aschenbach in his youth?

3. Aschenbach's childhood is characterized by _______.

4. What is Aschenbach's profession?

5. What happens in Aschenbach's daydream?

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