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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following cultural groups was not popular in Europe?
(a) The Swedish.
(b) The English.
(c) The Jewish.
(d) The German.

2. Which of the following did Musil write about as being affected by changes at the turn of the Century?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Populace.
(c) Writers.
(d) Mathematicians.

3. Who influenced Ulrich in his study?
(a) Nietzche.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Marx.

4. Which of the following traits did Ulrich seem most enamored by in his lover?
(a) Her singing.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her dancing.
(d) Her speech.

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

6. Whom of the following did Ulrich visit in Chapter 21?
(a) Moosbrugger.
(b) Stallenbach.
(c) Leinsdorf.
(d) Nigel.

7. Which of the following countries were close-knit rivals in Chapter 21?
(a) Austria, Germany, and Prussia.
(b) England, Holland, and Germany.
(c) France, England, and Luxembourg.
(d) Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Yugoslavia.

8. Which of the following did the man who Ulrich considered to be of importance turn out to be?
(a) A coward.
(b) A thief.
(c) A benefactor.
(d) An informant.

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

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

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

12. What trait of a married woman was under discussion in Chapter 25?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her role.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her choice.

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

14. 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 masculine.
(c) She was unfriendlier.
(d) She was more determined.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was affected by the defendant's alleged actions in Chapter 30?

3. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?

4. Which of the following did Ulrich's lover do for a living?

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

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