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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. Why does the writer say a man cannot change, even if he tries?
(a) A man cannot change what is in his heart.
(b) Man does not have the willpower.
(c) His pride would take over.
(d) There is nothing to change into.

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

3. 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?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A model citizen.
(c) An outsider.
(d) A lion.

4. 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 short and thin.
(d) He is sickly.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does the writer say a wall is, to a man of action?
(a) A fact of life.
(b) Simply a small obstacle.
(c) A challenge.
(d) A deterrent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer say being too conscious is?

2. In Part 1, the writer describes his previous employment and attitude toward the job and the people he worked with. After going through this explanation, what does he say about this description?

3. How long has the writer been underground?

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

5. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?

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