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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ulrich in a mess in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he had been in an accident.
(b) Because he had been feeling sick.
(c) Because he had been in a street fight.
(d) Because he had been shot.

2. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?
(a) Waist upward.
(b) Stomach upward.
(c) Neck downward.
(d) Bosom downward.

3. Which of the following was a factor that led Ulrich's rescuer into extramarital affairs?
(a) Her deceptive nature.
(b) Her insecurity about her appearance.
(c) Her attraction to men.
(d) Her impatience with life.

4. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, what was the paradoxical power of engineering?
(a) That jobs in the field would open, and then close up.
(b) That it empowered and enslaved.
(c) That more equipment would end up being broken than getting fixed.
(d) That it led those in the profession to fight and then make peace.

5. In Chapter 6, who found Ulrich in a dreadful condition and sent him home in a cab?
(a) A fireman.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A priest.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following traits did Ulrich seem most enamored by in his lover?

2. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?

3. Which of the following did the Northern Europeans lack in terms of literature?

4. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?

5. Which of the following did Musil write about as being affected by changes at the turn of the Century?

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