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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the supreme head of the game known as?

2. What does Knecht have to file every year?

3. What does Designori think Knecht will become?

4. What type of theme must a game be started with?

5. What does Knecht like to write?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knecht have to wait for before he can leave for Mariafels?

2. How did the Glass Bead Game originate?

3. What is the Golden Book?

4. Who does the author say his book was intended for?

5. What does the author know about Knecht's early life?

6. What does Knecht learn from Father Jacobus?

7. Describe Knecht's visit with the Music Master.

8. How does the author define the modern biographies?

9. What does Designori think about Castalia?

10. What is the difference between mathematical and psychological Glass Bead Games?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think Knecht would have coped with the real world had he survived? What meaning does Knecht's death give the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Knecht and Designori.

1) How are their ideas about life different and how did they form their individual ideas?

2) How do help each other despite their differences?

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