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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the writer feel about his schoolmate Zverkov?
(a) He likes him.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They do not know each other.
(d) He loathes him.

3. What does the writer state is a privilege of man that no other animal has?
(a) The ability to defy laws of nature.
(b) The ability to do good deeds.
(c) The ability to swear.
(d) Revenge.

4. Who sits to the left of the writer at the dinner party?
(a) Zverkov.
(b) Truboiubov.
(c) Ferichkin.
(d) Simonov.

5. While the writer admits that spite may not provide a valid reason for revenge, why does he then say this might occur?
(a) The laws of nature rule out spite as a primary cause.
(b) He cannot blame anyone.
(c) Because spite is a chemical decomposition.
(d) He is tired of acting out of spite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer say he would like to become?

2. At what time does the writer arrive at the diner party?

3. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?

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

5. What does the writer regret not doing more of in his life?

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