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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 said about Diotima in Chapter 108?

2. Who ended Ulrich and Bonadea's affair?

3. What is Bonadea's husband's rank in the military?

4. What country is mentioned with regard to the challenge of keeping diverse forces united in Chapter 116?

5. To whom does Gerda go with her knowledge of Arnheim's motives in Chapter 119?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about children and servants in Chapter 113?

2. What happens to Bonadea in Chapter 115?

3. What concept does Arnheim contemplate in Chapter 106, and how does he feel about it?

4. What does Ulrich realize about himself in Chapter 103?

5. Who does Ulrich encounter in Chapter 122, and how does he respond?

6. Who is Bonadea, and what is her history with Ulrich?

7. What is said about the Kakanians in Chapter 108?

8. How was Ulrich working against Arnheim, as described in Chapter 112?

9. What is happening politically in Chapter 120?

10. What is revealed about Arnheim in Chapter 116?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author points out the importance of timeliness for success in business. Why is timeliness so crucial to an idea's marketability? How does Arnheim take advantage of this concept in ways that others don't? What happens to great ideas if they don't surface at the proper time, and why? Why is the execution of ideas such a difficult skill, and why do so few people possess it?

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the novel, the author refers to the relationship between humans and nature, which have a profound impact on one another. What impact does man have on nature? And nature on man? Has this relationship changed, since the novel was written? If so, how? Do you think the author would have had the same attitude if he had lived during our time?

Essay Topic 3

Diotima and her husband are at the pinnacle of the middle class, but they are still middle class. Why does she still have the privilege of associating with wealthy people like Arnheim? How does her unique position affect her attitude toward those with whom she associates, and why? How is she viewed by other aristocrats who either have more money, or made it by investing or inheriting it, and not by working for a living?

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