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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. Why does the writer think men of action are spontaneous?
(a) They are dull witted.
(b) They are unlearned.
(c) They are strong.
(d) They are free.

2. What does the writer suggest he would be able to do, if scientists found the formula for life?
(a) Find happiness.
(b) Go back in time.
(c) Understand human nature.
(d) Caculate the next 30 years.

3. The writer goes on to explain what men do because they cannot change. What does the writer think men do in this instance?
(a) Become men of action.
(b) Live a lie.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Give up hope.

4. What does the writer state is the only purpose of intelligent people?
(a) To chatter.
(b) To define laws.
(c) To think.
(d) To fine primary causes.

5. What would a content man do to rebel against the laws of nature?
(a) Defy the laws.
(b) Seek vengeance against the laws.
(c) Create chaos.
(d) Yield to the laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer state he would like his own will to coincide with?

2. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?

3. What are some things the writer believes man will never discover?

4. In Part 1 Chapter 8, the writer talks about a mathematical formula for what human characteristic?

5. What does the writer say irrationality stems from?

(see the answer key)

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