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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the writer's home that causes these feelings?
(a) Simonov.
(b) Liza.
(c) Apollon.
(d) Zverkov.

2. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?
(a) There will be more temptation.
(b) Life will become easier.
(c) There will be more freedom.
(d) It is no longer free.

3. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?
(a) Nice.
(b) Mean.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Aloof.

4. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?
(a) His illness is imaginary.
(b) He does not trust doctors.
(c) Out of spite.
(d) He can not afford it.

5. What does the writer think a man of action does when faced with a wall?
(a) Finds a solution.
(b) Seeks assistance.
(c) Gives up.
(d) Changes his approach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the writer define desire?

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

3. What is Liza's profession?

4. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?

5. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?

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