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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. What two things does the writer state are most precious to man?
(a) Love and family.
(b) Desire and acceptance.
(c) Personality and individuality.
(d) Revenge and education.

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

3. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?
(a) Vile things.
(b) Spontaneous things.
(c) Honorable things.
(d) Unproductive things.

4. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?
(a) Like hell on earth.
(b) A beautiful city.
(c) Abstract and premeditated.
(d) Paradise.

5. What would a content man do to rebel against the laws of nature?
(a) Yield to the laws.
(b) Seek vengeance against the laws.
(c) Create chaos.
(d) Defy the laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. The writer describes a man who knew every thing about Chateau-Lafite. How does the writer say this man dies?

2. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?

3. During this time in the writer's life, he states that he is tormented. Why is he tormented?

4. How does the writer "plunge into society"?

5. What type of people does the writer state are the only type to go mad?

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