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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Ulrich's lover in Chapter 5?
(a) Ursula.
(b) Janice.
(c) Leona.
(d) Mary.
2. What did Ulrich do to the woman in Chapter 12?
(a) Pushed her.
(b) Flattered her.
(c) Criticized her.
(d) Pulled her away.
3. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?
(a) Stomach upward.
(b) Neck downward.
(c) Bosom downward.
(d) Waist upward.
4. According to Musil, which of the following characterized the previous Century?
(a) War and disease.
(b) Music and philosophy.
(c) Art, music, and poetry.
(d) Technological advancement and social progress.
5. Which of the following cases did Ulrich discuss with his acquaintance in Chapter 20?
(a) Lowenstein.
(b) Moosbrugger.
(c) Lichendeit. Feudalist.
(d) Lichendeit.
6. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?
(a) To offer his services for rescue work.
(b) Into the civil engineering field.
(c) Into the education field.
(d) To drama school.
7. Which of the following did Ulrich notice that the country that he visited was moving toward in Chapter 21?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Political stalemate.
(c) Civil war.
(d) Democracy.
8. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, what was the paradoxical power of engineering?
(a) That it led those in the profession to fight and then make peace.
(b) That it empowered and enslaved.
(c) That more equipment would end up being broken than getting fixed.
(d) That jobs in the field would open, and then close up.
9. What was different about Diotoma compared to many women of her social sphere in Chapter 25?
(a) She was unfriendlier.
(b) She was more determined.
(c) She was more supportive.
(d) She was more masculine.
10. What was one of the country's characteristics that had changed that Ulrich noticed in Chapter 21?
(a) Its architecture.
(b) Its flag.
(c) Its people.
(d) Its food.
11. Which of the following traits did Ulrich seem most enamored by in his lover?
(a) Her singing.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her speech.
(d) Her dancing.
12. What type of communication did Ulrich find among the people whom he studied and worked with in Chapter 10?
(a) Intuitive.
(b) Open.
(c) Underhanded.
(d) Closed.
13. Which of the following were women expected to emphasize while remaining demure in Chapter 15?
(a) Curves and smiles.
(b) Eyes and makeup.
(c) Bosoms and behinds.
(d) Hair and legs.
14. Who arrived at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Count.
(b) Tuzzi.
(c) Manheim.
(d) Arnheim.
15. Which of the following was the name of the affected party at the trial in Chapter 30?
(a) Jimmy's store.
(b) Luther.
(c) Hedwig.
(d) First Union Bank.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who rescued Ulrich in Chapter 12?
2. Who was on trial in Chapter 30?
3. Which of the following specialty areas best described Ulrich's education?
4. What did the issue of sanity do for the person in question in Chapter 32?
5. When her friendship with Ulrich escalated, which of the following types of intimacy developed between them in Chapter 12?
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