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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IV, V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the writer have to do to buy a pistol?
(a) Get a salary advance.
(b) Get to the bank before the duel.
(c) Buy them on the black market.
(d) Sell some belongings.

2. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?
(a) Seclude himself.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Commit crimes.
(d) Embrace people.

3. During Part 1, Chapter 6, the writer discusses what he would have done if he had a career. What is it that the writer would have liked to do?
(a) Rid the world of distastful things.
(b) Live honorably.
(c) Make everything beautiful.
(d) Be a drunkard.

4. How does the writer "plunge into society"?
(a) He goes on an outing to the city.
(b) He visita a museum.
(c) He visits the head of his department.
(d) He plays cards with co-workers.

5. What does Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
(a) Change the rules.
(b) Give up his post.
(c) Have them flogged.
(d) Listen to their concerns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the writer want to continue living?

3. What type of act does the writer state everyone will commit and thus betray themselves?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 4, after the toasts, what does the writer do when he picks up the bottle?

5. What fundamental law does the writer say governs this dilemma of change?

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