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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Delta, the Troubadour.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Milosz illustrates Ketman with the example of what person?
(a) A Muslim.
(b) A communist.
(c) An average housewife.
(d) A Shiite theologian.

2. When someone asked about his family and origins, how would Delta answer?
(a) Answer questions about his town but not about his family.
(b) Go into great detail about his hometown.
(c) Tell a different story every time.
(d) Fall silent.

3. The people who practice metaphysical Ketman are often former ____________ .
(a) Humanists.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Communists.
(d) Catholics.

4. The "accidental unmaskings of Ketman," Chapter 3, are called _________ .
(a) Deviations.
(b) Derivations.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Perpetuations.

5. After being captured as a Polish soldier, what happened to Delta?
(a) Was released because he was too weak to work.
(b) Was conscripted as a Russian soldier.
(c) Spent five years in a German labor camp.
(d) Spent five years as a Russian prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last time Milosz saw Beta, how did the unassuming poet look?

2. In a communist country, what is perhaps the best way to ensure one's safety?

3. What view of Poland's past did Delta's poetry present?

4. Which Ketman asserts that men do not know how to rule themselves or properly distribute goods?

5. How was Delta's cheerful poetry treated?

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