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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What affair ended in Chapter 33?
(a) The one between Moosbrugger and Clarisse.
(b) The one between Ulrich and Clarisse.
(c) The one between Arnheim and Bonadea.
(d) The one between Ulrich and Bonadea.

4. Where did Musil end up living later in life?
(a) America.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Austria.
(d) Germany.

5. What did the issue of sanity do for the person in question in Chapter 32?
(a) Offered sympathy.
(b) Bring forth a pardon.
(c) Lighten the sentence.
(d) Removed obstacles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was the name of the affected party at the trial in Chapter 30?

3. What kind of woman was Ulrich's rescuer?

4. According to Musil, what portion of the female body was covered up in clothing?

5. In Chapter 1, what was uncertain at the scene when the ambulance arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Clarisse's piano playing with her husband reveal?

2. Describe Musil's view on fights and the effect that it had on Ulrich in Chapters 7 and 8.

3. How was Klementine's relationship with her husband in Chapter 51?

4. Describe the premise behind Moosbrugger's sentence in Chapter 60.

5. What made Arnheim famous in Chapter 48?

6. What comparison did Ulrich make between Moosbrugger and his relationship with Bonadea?

7. Describe Diotoma and Count Leinsdorf's relationship.

8. What point did Diotima want to make with Ulrich concerning Arnheim in Chapter 66?

9. Describe Leona.

10. Describe Moosbrugger's reaction to public fame in Chapter 54.

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