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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters VII, VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the diners states that he almost got married two days before?
(a) Trudoliubov.
(b) Zverkov.
(c) The writer.
(d) Simonov.

2. After many days pass and Liza does not show up, the writer begins having dreams about her. What is the tone of these dreams?
(a) Love and happiness.
(b) Hate.
(c) Bewilderment.
(d) Fright.

3. What would happen to a man who tries to assert himself?
(a) He would go mad.
(b) He would die.
(c) He would understand reason.
(d) He would succeed.

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

5. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?
(a) He is a large man.
(b) He is fit and well.
(c) He is sickly.
(d) He is short and thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?

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

3. When a man identifies the primary cause of an action, how does he go about this action?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 8, the writer addresses the gentlemen about the nature of desire, the devil, and God. How exactly does the writer address this audience?

5. What are some things the writer believes man will never discover?

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