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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. What does the writer say all men must accept?
(a) Nature.
(b) Consciousness.
(c) Pain.
(d) The wall.

2. In what does the writer find pleasure?
(a) The wall.
(b) A toothache.
(c) Confrontation.
(d) The agony of others.

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?
(a) They take pride in them.
(b) They flaunt their illnesses.
(c) They keep their illness a secret.
(d) They are ashamed of their illnesses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of death does the writer say would be a delight?

2. How does the writer describe his apartment?

3. The writer discusses a pleasure that comes from his illness. From where does the pleasure stem?

4. What is the reason given for the writer's attitude and behavior in this profession?

5. What is the only thing that can stop a vengeful man?

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