Quiz 1

For each of these questions, answer in full and include a quote.

1 Where did Tomas meet Teresa?

2 What happened 10 days later?

3 How did Tomas feel about Tereza?

4 What happened to Tereza while she was visiting Tomas?

5 What does Tomas decide to do?

6 What does Tereza lie about?

7 What does she really do?

8 What do we learn about Tomas` past?

9 Tomas believes ...`wer live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold`. What does this tell us about Tomas` ideologies on life and also relate this back to concepts of life in chapter 1.

10 How does Tereza break Tomas` rules?

11 What two thing does Tomas believe are separate enterties?

12 What does Tomas compare Tereza to?

13 Who finds Tereza a job?

14 What does Tereza dream that she must do?

15 What does Tereza read?

16 How does she react to the written material?

17 How does Tomas feel when he sees Tereza with a male friend?

18 How does Tomas` infidelity affect their relationship?

19 Why do you think they marry?

20 What is politically happening in Prague?

21 Where is Tomas offered a job and why does he chose not to accept it?

22 At this point, what is Tereza working as?

23 Why does Tereza decide to leave?

24 How does Beethoven relate to Tomas` thinking?

25 What does Tomas feel brought him together with Tereza?