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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. In Part 1 Chapter 8, the writer talks about a mathematical formula for what human characteristic?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Human desire.
(c) Self control.
(d) Kindness.

2. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he loves?
(a) Big talk.
(b) Truth.
(c) Philanderers.
(d) Word-mongers.

3. What does the writer say all men must accept?
(a) Consciousness.
(b) Pain.
(c) Nature.
(d) The wall.

4. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?
(a) There will be more freedom.
(b) It is no longer free.
(c) There will be more temptation.
(d) Life will become easier.

5. After describing a man of action, the writer notes what how a man of action feels about himself. According to the writer, what does a man of action feel himself to be?
(a) A lion.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A model citizen.
(d) An outsider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer think a man of action does when faced with a wall?

2. What does the writer suggest is the result of these feelings about the wall?

3. Who does the writer wake up next to at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

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

5. What does the writer say man is in the eyes of nature?

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