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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Hans and Joachim feel when debate between Settembrini and Naphta grows heated?
(a) Happy.
(b) Embarassed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Amused.

2. Who does Hans ask to explain the biochemical processes behind sweating and blushing?
(a) Dr. Krokowski.
(b) Clavdia.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Joachim.

3. Who praises scientific knowledge and truth?
(a) Hans.
(b) Settembrini.
(c) Naphta.
(d) Joachim.

4. When does Settembrini reproach Hans for having symbolically said goodbye to him on Walpurgis Night?
(a) New Years Eve.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

5. On the evening that Dr. Behrens entertains patients with a musical parlor trick, what does Clavdia ask Hans about?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Settembrini.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Hans.

6. Who questions Hans about Hans' relationship with Clavdia?
(a) Peeperkorn.
(b) Dr. Behrens.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Settembrini.

7. When does Settembrini appear in Chapter 6?
(a) Before tea begins.
(b) Before Hans arrives.
(c) As Hans is leaving.
(d) Never.

8. What does Peeperkorn use to commit suicide?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A hypodermic needle filled with tropical poison.
(d) A rope hung from his closet.

9. How does Clavdia feel about the fact that Peeperkorn loves her?
(a) Peeperkorn does not love Clavdia.
(b) She loves him as well.
(c) Grateful and devoted.
(d) Frightened.

10. What image does Hans fall asleep to while sitting on his balcony?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Dr. Behrens.

11. Who does Hans suspect of having had a physical relationship with Clavdia?
(a) Dr. Behrens.
(b) Dr. Krokowski.
(c) Joachim.
(d) Frau Stohr.

12. Where does Hans "play king" and muse over his recent experiences?
(a) He does not "play king".
(b) In the dining hall.
(c) In a little alpine meadow.
(d) In his room.

13. What is Hans particularly interested in seeing at Dr. Behrens' apartments?
(a) Clavdia's medical records.
(b) His self-portrait.
(c) His medical records.
(d) A portrait of Clavdia.

14. How is Settembrini's garret decorated?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Plainly.
(c) Lavishly.
(d) In all black and white.

15. Where do Hans and Joachim meet Dr. Behrens later in October?
(a) Hans' balcony.
(b) Davos.
(c) The dining hall.
(d) On an outside path.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many patients become aware of in Chapter 5?

2. Who does Settembrini introduce Hans and Joachim to in Chapter 6?

3. What do the patients having affairs use to visit one another?

4. What does Clavdia threaten to do when Hans praises her arms?

5. On Walpurgis Night, what does Clavdia tell Hans that she is doing the next day?

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