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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 did Gurdjieff propose to do in his second book, "Meetings with Remarkable Men"?
(a) write an entertaining book, enjoyable to everyone
(b) build up his ego, describing all his accomplishments
(c) write a sort of travel log of his travels through exotic lands
(d) create a consciousness devoid of illusions in people like himself

2. What, in Gurdjieff's opinion, has harmed contemporary literature?
(a) not enough good writers
(b) writers seeking fame rather than quality
(c) readers who are easily taken in by inferior, sensational writing
(d) the grammars of all languages

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

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

5. In which towns did Gurdjieff's family live during his childhood?
(a) Karabakh and Alexandropol
(b) Baku and Van
(c) Kabul and Baku
(d) Alexandropol and Kars

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the literature of contemporary civilization to give according to Gurdjieff?

2. What was Gurdjieff's father forced to become because of life's circumstances?

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

4. What tendency of his father's nature was defined by Gurdieff as virtuous?

5. What did the Imastun brethren study?

(see the answer key)

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