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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Mr. X or Captain Pogossian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gurdjieff and Pogossian pursue together?
(a) They studied the Scriptures together.
(b) They became interested in ancient Armenian books.
(c) They decided to pursue medical careers together.
(d) They pursued a career in agriculture.

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

3. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?
(a) they earn too much money for the work they do
(b) they can't write well
(c) He is jealoous of them
(d) they fool easily suggestible people and are deceitful

4. What was Pogossian bitten by?
(a) a malaria mosquito
(b) a big yellow phalanga, a kind of tarantula
(c) a viper
(d) a Kurd sheep dog

5. Why was the lumber yard that Gurdjieff's father opened a failure?
(a) His father had no business experience and was too honest
(b) A disease attacked the forests in the area
(c) Gurdjieff's father had too many enemies and not enough customers
(d) People were poor and couldn't afford lumber

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel females were fully developed?

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

3. Why did the subject of spiritualism make a strong impression on Gurdjieff?

4. How does Gurdjieff first meet Dean Borsh?

5. What does Pogossian decide to do when they arrive in Alexandria?

(see the answer key)

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