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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. After describing a man of action, the writer notes what how a man of action feels about himself. According to the writer, what does a man of action feel himself to be?
(a) A lion.
(b) A model citizen.
(c) A mouse.
(d) An outsider.

2. How does the writer describe a man of action?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Normal.
(c) A leader.
(d) A classy member of society.

3. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer describes the chiming of the clock. What state of mind does he say he is in at that time?
(a) Alert.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Semi-consciousness.
(d) Foggy.

4. In what is Zverkov an expert?
(a) Women.
(b) War.
(c) Politics.
(d) Good manners.

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. How does the writer feel about the time of his arrival at the dinner party?

2. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?

3. What does the writer say he would do if he sees Liza again?

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

5. What does the writer think a man of action does when faced with a wall?

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