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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Bogachevsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gurdjieff''s father come from?
(a) from a Persian family living in Armenia
(b) from a Russian family who fled from Russia during hard times
(c) from a Greek family who had fled from the Turks in Byzantium
(d) from an Egyptian family who moved to Alexandropol

2. Why did Gurdjieff go to Alexandropol?
(a) to study with another tutor
(b) to go on a vacation after his first years of study
(c) to visit his family
(d) to earn money where he was known as a good craftsman

3. What had Gurdjieff's family first intended him to be?
(a) a cattle herder
(b) a priest
(c) a soldier
(d) an ashokh or bard

4. How did Gurdjieff view his father?
(a) like a very stern patriarch whom he feared
(b) like a fool whom he had no respect for
(c) like a friend who was somewhat beneath him
(d) like an older brother who instilled high ideals in him

5. What was Gurdjieff's youngest niece supposed to do for him?
(a) sing to him while he sat under the trees
(b) bring him cold drinks
(c) see that his Arabian coffee did not become cold in the cup
(d) fan him with a palm fan while he was working in the heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Gurdjieff's father do on evenings before Sundays and holidays?

2. According to Gurdjieff, contemporary literature falls into which three categories?

3. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?

4. What position did Gurdjieff's first tutor hold?

5. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel a male was fully developed?

(see the answer key)

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