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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69 - 72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes what the Count said to Diotoma about her idea in Chapter 25?
(a) That it was too difficult to comprehend.
(b) That it was a foolish idea.
(c) That it was too expensive.
(d) That it was a point of cultural development.

2. What did the relationship that Ulrich and his rescuer share carry as an ominous feeling?
(a) Temporary nature.
(b) Deceit.
(c) Predation.
(d) Death.

3. Who had improved castles in Chapter 68?
(a) The nouveau riche.
(b) Bourgeoise.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Old aristocracy.

4. According to Musil, which of the following types of behaviors were expected of women?
(a) Being alluring - yet shy.
(b) Being talkative and pushy.
(c) Being provocative and bold.
(d) Being demanding and unrelenting.

5. Which of the following groups of writers shared the same literary lineage with Musil?
(a) Milton, Yeats, and Balzac.
(b) Spencer, Wordsworth, and Shakespeare.
(c) Goethe, Marx, and Whitmore.
(d) Tolstoy, Balzac, and Dostoevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appeared to be more mature by Chapter 64?

2. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, which of the following gave humans tremendous power through their use?

3. What was different about Diotoma compared to many women of her social sphere in Chapter 25?

4. Which of the following traits possessed by Ulrich's lover did not become apparent at first, but rather became evident later?

5. Whom did Diotima humble with objections in Chapter 66?

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