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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Piotr Karpenko.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Aisors called?
(a) peasants
(b) gypsies
(c) the lost people of Ur
(d) "stealers of crosses"

2. What finally brought Gurdjieff and Karpenko together?
(a) the girl didn't choose either of them
(b) Karpenko saved Gurdjieff's from drowning
(c) They both risked their lives and realized it was foolish
(d) An old priest talked with them.

3. Upon Yelov's suggestion what scheme did Gurdjieff devise for making a lot of money?
(a) He slyly learned from an Italian how to make plaster casts
(b) He sold old maps for high prices, saying they were rare
(c) He performed magic tricks
(d) He learned secret recipes and sold them to restaurants

4. What did Yelov think about his father?
(a) He was extremely proud of his father.
(b) He looked up to him and honored him
(c) He thought he was a petty, vain and willful man.
(d) He loved him more than life itself

5. Who was allowed access to Father Borsh's room?
(a) Gurdjieff and Father Borsh's orderly
(b) Any students at the Kars Military Cathedral
(c) Anyone seeking help or advice
(d) Gurdjieff and Gurdjieff's father

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Seekers of Truth do at the end of the summer that Gurdjieff spent in Alexandropol?

2. Who wound up with the girl, Gurdjieff or Karpenko?

3. How old was the girl whom Gurdjieff and Karpenko fell in love with?

4. What subjects did Ponomarenko teach Gurdjieff?

5. What caused Yelov to lose his wealth as a book and stationery store owner?

(see the answer key)

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