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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) He is satisified with his attitude.
(b) It is a lie out of spite.
(c) His attitude is the reason he got fired.
(d) He should have acted more professional.

2. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Pain.
(c) Inertia.
(d) Loathing.

3. What does the writer state man wants to cling to?
(a) Revenge.
(b) The laws of nature.
(c) Abject foolishness.
(d) The greatness of others.

4. The writer states that man could not act against his own personal advantage. What, therefore, must his actions be?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Vile.
(d) Good.

5. What is the human characteristic based on?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Mistakes.
(c) Love.
(d) Laws of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?

2. When a man identifies the primary cause of an action, how does he go about this action?

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

4. In what does the writer find pleasure?

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

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