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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. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, the writer has left the dinner and is outside. How does he describe the snow?
(a) Magnificent.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Blinding.
(d) Almost warm.

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

3. Why does the writer want to continue living?
(a) To spite the gentlemen.
(b) To learn to be a man of action.
(c) To satisfy his capacity for living.
(d) Satisfy his rational capacity.

4. How does the writer feel about a man of action?
(a) He envies him.
(b) He feels there is no need for him.
(c) He feels sorry for him.
(d) He despises him.

5. In Part 2, a number of event happen to the writer, including going to a dinner party with old friends and meeting a prostitute. How does the writer feel about the events that happen that day?
(a) They just happen.
(b) They happen in the past.
(c) They have not yet happened.
(d) It is only a dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?

2. What does the writer state is a privilege of man that no other animal has?

3. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?

4. How does the writer describe the current state of the world?

5. Why is the writer often dissatisfied with himself?

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