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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Make everything beautiful.
(b) Live honorably.
(c) Rid the world of distastful things.
(d) Be a drunkard.

2. What does the writer say being too conscious is?
(a) A virtue.
(b) An illness.
(c) A weakness.
(d) A blessing.

3. The writer states that man could not act against his own personal advantage. What, therefore, must his actions be?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Vile.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Good.

4. What does the writer state would be his primary cause for any action?
(a) Honor.
(b) Glory.
(c) Pain.
(d) Spite.

5. What does the writer say can be assumed about men who roar like bulls?
(a) They earn respect.
(b) They are truly cowards.
(c) They do not abide by the laws of nature.
(d) They are sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?

2. What does the writer say he would like to become?

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

4. What does the writer state is the only purpose of intelligent people?

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

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