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

2. For whom is Gurdjieff working when he first meets Prince Ludbovedsky?
(a) for Dean Borsh
(b) for the English on a ship anchored at Alexandria
(c) for his father
(d) for the Russian archaeologist Skridlov

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

4. What does Gurdjieff do in Rome?
(a) He is a fisherman.
(b) He is a waiter at an inn.
(c) He sells figurines
(d) He shines shoes

5. What did Yelov have a great talent for?
(a) doing magic tricks
(b) making speeches
(c) learning languages
(d) writing poetry

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose house did Gurdjieff and Pogossian stay in the city of N?

2. On their expedition in search of the school run by the Sarmoung Brotherhood what experience causes Gurdjieff and Pogossian great fear but then hilarious laughter?

3. How did the Aisors make money?

4. Why does Prince Lubovedsky turn to spiritualism?

5. How did the stories Gurdjieff's father told him influence him in his later life?

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