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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. Who visits Diotima in Chapter 75?

2. Who are Gerda's parents?

3. How was Diotima's invitation in Chapter 80 received?

4. Who receives an invitation from Diotima in Chapter 80?

5. What did Diotima discuss with Arnheim in Chapter 76?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ideological debates going on in the Collateral Campaign in Chapter 89?

2. Who is Count Leinsdorf, and how is he described in Chapter 76?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 92, why is Arnheim different from many rich people?

4. What do Ulrich and General Stumm say about Diotima in Chapter 85?

5. What does Clarisse do in Chapter 82 that embarrasses Ulrich?

6. What is Diotima's psychological situation in Chapter 94?

7. What do Ulrich and General Stumm think about intellect, as revealed by their conversation in Chapter 85?

8. What do Ulrich and Gerda's parents talk about in Chapter 73?

9. What does Clarisse realize about the "man without qualities" in Chapter 97?

10. How did Soliman meet Rachel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of the main characters are involved in politics on some level. What does the Collateral Campaign do? What is its goal? What is the difference between practical and ideological politics? Which is more useful, and why? What are some of the major political issues at hand, and how do the main characters feel about them? What is each character's role in influencing politics on a local and national level?

Essay Topic 2

Ulrich and Diotima have several discussions regarding personality and its repression. What happens when an individual's personality or parts of it is repressed? Why does Ulrich suppress parts of his personality? What effect has it had on him as a person, and why? Why do he and Diotima have such different views on this topic?

Essay Topic 3

Soliman and Rachel are in a similar position, yet they handle themselves very differently. How do Rachel and Soliman's attitudes toward their employers and their situations differ, and why? How does Soliman influence Rachel? What message is the author trying to convey through these two characters?

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