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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters V, VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 others for its existence.
(b) Consult with nature about its existence.
(c) Blame themselves for its existence.
(d) Rebel against nature because of its existence.

2. While the writer explains man's reasoning for taking revenge, why can he himself not seek revenge?
(a) He is weak.
(b) He does not find virtue in it.
(c) His actions are never justified.
(d) Because of his illness.

3. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?
(a) He can not afford it.
(b) His illness is imaginary.
(c) Out of spite.
(d) He does not trust doctors.

4. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?
(a) It is not unlike other men's illnesses.
(b) It is curable with willpower.
(c) It is just something to live with.
(d) It is his normal condition.

5. What is the ultimate result of the writer's always being offended?
(a) It eventually becomes true.
(b) It causes his illness.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It turns him into a sour man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?

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

3. How does the writer regard these feelings about the wall?

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

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

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