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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Ekim Bey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was awakened in Gurdjieff while listening to Bogachevsky and his friends' discussions around the samovar?
(a) a feeling of inferiority when he compared himself with them
(b) an interest in mathematics
(c) an interest in abstract questions and spiritualism
(d) an interest in becoming a member of the Essene Brotherhood

2. What does Gurdjieff agree to do for Prince Lubovedsky?
(a) He agrees to escort a Polish woman to Russia.
(b) He agrees to give up his rights to the "pre-sand" map of Egypt
(c) He agrees to hold a seance in order to contact his wife.
(d) He agrees to work as a translator for the prince

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

4. Where did Gurdjieff''s father come from?
(a) from an Egyptian family who moved to Alexandropol
(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 a Persian family living in Armenia

5. What was Yelov's physical appearance?
(a) He was short, thick-set, dark and hairy
(b) He was large, big-boned and fair-skinned
(c) He was small, thin and sickly-looking
(d) He was tall, thin and intellectual-looking

Short Answer Questions

1. What was his father's profession?

2. What had Gurdjieff's family first intended him to be?

3. What did Pogossian's parents do for a living?

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

5. What did Dean Borsh teach Gurdjieff?

(see the answer key)

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