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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of corporation does Arnheim's family own and run?
(a) A collective of land-owners.
(b) A bank and lending facility.
(c) A munitions manufacturing facility.
(d) A shovel-making business.

2. What is Klementine's reaction to the topic Ulrich introduces in Chapter 73?
(a) She doesn't know how she feels about it.
(b) She is too timid to express an opinion.
(c) She dislikes it but doesn't get particularly worked up about it.
(d) She is anxiously hoping it will come to pass.

3. What does Arnheim end up doing in Chapter 86?
(a) Arranging to remain as Diotima's guest for an even longer period.
(b) He decides to take a step back and maintain only a casual acquaintance with Diotima.
(c) He decides not to involve himself in Diotima's relationship with the General.
(d) He takes the General aside and talks to him about his infatuation with Diotima.

4. What does Clarisse realize about her husband in Chapter 97?
(a) He was never in love with her.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) He is afraid of her.
(d) He is no longer in love with her.

5. What is Ulrich doing in Chapter 84 as part of his service to the Count?
(a) Sorting a pile of mail.
(b) Caring for the Count's garden.
(c) Tending to the Count's stables.
(d) Cleaning the Count's house.

6. What is the collective title for Arnheim and Diotima's activities?
(a) The Aristocratic Collective.
(b) The Collateral Campaign.
(c) The Coalition of Concerned Intellectuals.
(d) The Creative Coalition.

7. Who becomes infatuated with Diotima in Chapter 85?
(a) Arnheim.
(b) Count Leinsdorf.
(c) Ulrich.
(d) General Stumm.

8. The author suggests in Chapter 77 that an ancient philosopher could do what?
(a) Go to a newspaper and prove his identity to the editors.
(b) Change the worldview of the most influential people.
(c) Host his own salon.
(d) Discuss political strategy with world leaders.

9. Who is Soliman?
(a) Diotima's nephew.
(b) An African boy who was adopted by an Austrian family.
(c) A poor enslaved boy, who is lucky enough to work for a very wealthy family.
(d) An African businessman, working in Austria.

10. How are Arnheim and Diotima's activities viewed in Chapter 89?
(a) They are resented by the lower classes.
(b) They are viewed as being unintentionally presumptuous.
(c) They are looked down upon by the higher classes.
(d) They are viewed as appropriate and effective.

11. What artistic movement was often criticized by Diotima's group?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Cubism.
(d) Romanticism.

12. What does Ulrich begin to suspect in Chapter 91?
(a) Arnheim and Diotima are secretly having an affair.
(b) There is some reason why Diotima's husband is so tolerant of her affection for Arnheim.
(c) General Stumm is planning to murder Arnheim.
(d) Count Leinsdorf is beginning to fall for Diotima as well.

13. What relationship is mentioned by the author in Chapter 96?
(a) The relationship between jealousy and insecurity.
(b) The relationship between church and state.
(c) The relationship between science and emotion.
(d) The relationship between science and the Church.

14. How did Diotima feel when the individual who received the invitation in Chapter 80 arrived at her home?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Excited.
(d) Annoyed.

15. How does the author describe Clarisse?
(a) A conservative patriot.
(b) Intelligent, but not particularly attractive.
(c) A sexy intellectual.
(d) Attractive, but not particularly intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a book becomes important enough, according to the author?

2. Which German is mentioned in Chapter 96 as being one of the greats who arose from a class of prosperous tradesmen?

3. What is the general rule stated in Chapter 92, regarding people with ideas?

4. What is the Count's major source of wealth?

5. Ulrich urges General Stumm to do what, in Chapter 84?

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