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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, My First Tutor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Krestovsky teach Gurdjieff?
(a) history and geography
(b) mathematics and physiology
(c) anatomy and psychology
(d) Scripture and Russian

2. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?
(a) He dreamed of becoming a writer.
(b) He dreamed of technical specialization.
(c) He dreamed of medical specialization.
(d) He dreamed of the spiritual specialization of the priesthood.

3. Why did people think Dean Borsh was peculiar?
(a) He wore outlandish clothes.
(b) He spoke in riddles.
(c) He was afraid of cats.
(d) His views were odd and though rich, he lived in one room.

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

5. What did Dean Borsh teach Gurdjieff?
(a) Scripture and other subjects
(b) history and other subjects
(c) mathematics and other subjects
(d) geography and other subjects

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gurdjieff propose to do in his second book, "Meetings with Remarkable Men"?

2. Gurdjieff intended to write his book in accordance with what counsel for living employed by Mullah Nassr Eddin?

3. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?

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

5. How did Gurdjieff 's father react when misfortunes befell him?

(see the answer key)

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