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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters I, II and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Anton Atonych Setchkin?
(a) The writer's neighbor.
(b) The writer's rival.
(c) The writer's brother.
(d) The writer's only regular acquaintance.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?
(a) They take pride in them.
(b) They are ashamed of their illnesses.
(c) They flaunt their illnesses.
(d) They keep their illness a secret.

3. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?
(a) Normal.
(b) Excited.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) He is different because of it.

4. What does the writer state happens to stupid Russian romantics?
(a) They leave for France.
(b) They degenerate into Germans.
(c) They died off years ago.
(d) They are not true romantics.

5. What does the writer say man is in the eyes of nature?
(a) Pawns.
(b) Piano keys.
(c) The enemy.
(d) Innocent bystanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the writer regard these feelings about the wall?

2. The writer discusses a pleasure that comes from his illness. From where does the pleasure stem?

3. The writer goes on to explain what men do because they cannot change. What does the writer think men do in this instance?

4. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?

5. What day does Anton allow visitors?

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