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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?
(a) They take pride in them.
(b) They are ashamed of their illnesses.
(c) They keep their illness a secret.
(d) They flaunt their illnesses.

2. How does the writer describe the groans of a toothache?
(a) Candid.
(b) Unbearable.
(c) Malice.
(d) Pleasurable .

3. How long does the writer state his toothache lasts?
(a) One month.
(b) Never.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.

4. The writer discusses a pleasure that comes from his illness. From where does the pleasure stem?
(a) Pride.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Shame.
(d) Joy.

5. What is the only thing that can stop a vengeful man?
(a) His conscience.
(b) Victory.
(c) The wall.
(d) His friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does the writer say a wall is, to a man of action?

2. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does the writer say about himself?

3. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?

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

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?

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