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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people did Ulrich face in Chapter 6?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What year was Musil born?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1920.

3. What was different about Diotoma compared to many women of her social sphere in Chapter 25?
(a) She was more supportive.
(b) She was more determined.
(c) She was unfriendlier.
(d) She was more masculine.

4. In Chapter 1, what was uncertain at the scene when the ambulance arrived?
(a) Whether the victim was dead or alive.
(b) Whether the driver was present.
(c) Whether Ulrich would defend himself.
(d) Whether Ulrich was guilty.

5. How many chapters are included in the two-volume set of The Man Without Qualities?
(a) 84.
(b) 72.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

6. Which of the following cases did Ulrich discuss with his acquaintance in Chapter 20?
(a) Lichendeit.
(b) Lichendeit. Feudalist.
(c) Lowenstein.
(d) Moosbrugger.

7. What was the position in the country that was held by Diotoma's husband in Chapter 25?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Archduke.
(c) Permanent Secretary.
(d) Count.

8. Where did Ulrich travel in Chapter 21?
(a) To Prague.
(b) To France.
(c) To Australia.
(d) To Liege.

9. What did Ulrich do to the woman in Chapter 12?
(a) Pulled her away.
(b) Criticized her.
(c) Pushed her.
(d) Flattered her.

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

11. According to Musil, which of the following characterized the previous Century?
(a) Technological advancement and social progress.
(b) War and disease.
(c) Art, music, and poetry.
(d) Music and philosophy.

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

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

14. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?
(a) Bonadea.
(b) Clarisse.
(c) Leona.
(d) Janice.

15. Which of the following was Robert Musil's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Slovakian.
(c) Czech.
(d) Austrian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Diotoma react when her husband did not take her new endeavor seriously?

2. Which of the following did Ulrich join after he finished school?

3. What did the judge state that the defendant did regularly with other people in Chapter 30?

4. What affair ended in Chapter 33?

5. According to Musil, which of the following presented a paradox at the turn of the Century?

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