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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was an ashokh which Gurdjieff's father was?
(a) a farmer owning a large herd of either cattle or sheep
(b) a bard who composed, recited or sang songs, poems, etc.
(c) a skilled craftsman in many countries of the Transcaucasia
(d) a musician who played an instrument unique to Turkey

2. Which two animals did Gurdjieff feel a man should embody?
(a) the lamb and the lion
(b) the wolf and the kid
(c) the serpent and the dove
(d) the wolf and the sheep

3. Who, in Gurdjieff's opinion, invents the grammar of languages?
(a) linguists
(b) learned, well-educated grammarians
(c) people who are on a lower level than ordinary simple people
(d) university professors

4. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?
(a) Istanbul in Turkey
(b) Van in Turkey
(c) Viestock in Persia
(d) Tabul in Turkey

5. What was the title of the introduction Gurdjieff had originally planned for the thirtieth book?
(a) " The Meaning of Life as I Discovered It"
(b) "Why I Am Against Contemporary Literature"
(c) "Why I Became a Writer"
(d) " A New World Devoid of Illusions"

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the bards sing when they competed in contests?

2. What state did Gurdjieff experience, according to Mullah Nassr Eddin's words, after many sleepless nights?

3. What had Gurdjieff promised himself to do after completing his first series of writing?

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

5. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?

(see the answer key)

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