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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. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?
(a) They are limited.
(b) They run the world.
(c) They are without limits.
(d) There are very few of them.

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

3. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?
(a) Makes him evil.
(b) Makes him weak.
(c) Gives him strength.
(d) Overwhelms him.

4. How does the writer feel about a man of action?
(a) He feels there is no need for him.
(b) He despises him.
(c) He feels sorry for him.
(d) He envies him.

5. What does the writer compare a man to when he is consumed with revenge?
(a) An insect.
(b) A monster.
(c) A maddened bull.
(d) A wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the writer state his toothache lasts?

2. How does the writer say men feel about their decisions a minute after making them?

3. What does the writer say can be assumed about men who roar like bulls?

4. 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?

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

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