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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An individual is justified in being what according to the law of heightened consciousness?
(a) A sick man.
(b) A man of action.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) An intellectual.

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

3. How does the writer regard these feelings about the wall?
(a) They are preposterous.
(b) They are correct.
(c) They are incorrect.
(d) They are curious.

4. Who is Anton Atonych Setchkin?
(a) The writer's rival.
(b) The writer's brother.
(c) The writer's neighbor.
(d) The writer's only regular acquaintance.

5. How big does the writer state his rational capacity is compared to his capacity to live?
(a) 1/5th
(b) 1/20th.
(c) 1/10th
(d) They are equal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the dinner party?

2. What does the writer state would be his primary cause for any action?

3. The writer describes himself in many ways. By the end of Part 1, Chapter 2, he compares himself to a hunchback, and gives himself what character trait?

4. What reason does the writer give for his behavior at work?

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

(see the answer key)

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