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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 say being too conscious is?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A virtue.
(c) An illness.
(d) A weakness.

2. What is a Waganheims?
(a) A nobleman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Man of Action.

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

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

5. What is the reason given for the writer's attitude and behavior in this profession?
(a) Too much power.
(b) No need for the job.
(c) Honesty.
(d) No job satisfaction.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?

3. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?

4. The writer goes on to explain what men do because they cannot change. What does the writer think men do in this instance?

5. In what does the writer find pleasure?

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