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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom of the following was Ulrich apparently better at implementation than in Chapter 15?
(a) Marx.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Walter.
(d) Kate.

2. What kind of woman was Ulrich's rescuer?
(a) Lustful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Sensuous.
(d) Deceitful.

3. In Chapter 8, which of the following did the narrator describe as a form of intimacy that was not right?
(a) Praying.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Sex.
(d) Eating.

4. What city did Musil live in later in life as a post-Expressionist writer?
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Prague.
(c) Geneva.
(d) London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Musil, which of the following characterized the previous Century?

2. Where did Ulrich spend time with his lover?

3. Which of the following did the man who Ulrich considered to be of importance turn out to be?

4. Why was the woman in Chapter 15 sad about her husband?

5. Which of the following trait types were discovered with the newness of the Century?

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