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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. How does the writer say men feel about their decisions a minute after making them?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They are pleased.
(c) They forget them.
(d) They regret them.

2. What does the writer say about the laws of mathematics and nature?
(a) They are useful only to the educated.
(b) They are undeniable.
(c) They are a burden to a "man of action".
(d) They are overcomplicated.

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

4. What does the writer compare his writings to?
(a) The man faced with the wall.
(b) The mouse.
(c) The Waganheims.
(d) The moan of a man with a toothache.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, the writer again discusses the wall and suggests how various types of people may perceive the wall. What does he say that some people do when they are faced with the wall?
(a) Blame themselves for its existence.
(b) Blame others for its existence.
(c) Rebel against nature because of its existence.
(d) Consult with nature about its existence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer regret not doing more of in his life?

2. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?

3. How does the writer describe a man of action?

4. How does the writer describe his apartment?

5. How does the writer feel about a man of action?

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