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

2. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?
(a) There are very few of them.
(b) They are without limits.
(c) They are limited.
(d) They run the world.

3. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
(a) It is because of his difficult life.
(b) He thinks he is cursed.
(c) It is deliberate.
(d) It is inconsequential.

4. What does the writer say about the laws of mathematics and nature?
(a) They are a burden to a "man of action".
(b) They are overcomplicated.
(c) They are useful only to the educated.
(d) They are undeniable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?

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

3. What two things does the writer state are most precious to man?

4. What type of people does the writer state are the only type to go mad?

5. What does the writer say man is in the eyes of nature?

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