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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence accuse the Dutch of being?
(a) Humorless
(b) Arrogant
(c) Ignorant
(d) Witless

2. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?
(a) He never crosses bridges
(b) He sees a friend
(c) He does not want the hotel owner to see him
(d) He is in a hurry

3. What two traitors does Clamence mention in this chapter?
(a) Guy Fawkes and Judas
(b) Judas and Lucifer
(c) Guy Fawkes and Lucifer
(d) Lucifer and Trotsky

4. Which of the following subjects does Clamence talk about as they walk?
(a) Socialism
(b) Communism
(c) Hitler's death
(d) Nazi genocide

5. Who does Clamence gesture to in the bar?
(a) A waiter
(b) The auditor
(c) A burglar
(d) A barmaid

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the young woman kill herself?

2. What two passions do Parisians have?

3. In what book is the circles of hell described?

4. What does Clamence feel when the young woman kills herself?

5. What does Clamence tell his companion to take advantage of?

(see the answer key)

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