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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. What does the writer state happens to stupid Russian romantics?
(a) They died off years ago.
(b) They leave for France.
(c) They degenerate into Germans.
(d) They are not true romantics.

2. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?
(a) 25 copecks.
(b) 100 copecks.
(c) 75 copecks.
(d) 50 copecks.

3. Just before the writer gets into the sleigh, what does he decide he must do?
(a) Go back and slap Zverkov.
(b) Ask the fare.
(c) Give back the six roubles.
(d) Apologize to the group.

4. What type of person does the writer think could not desire something that is to his disadvantage?
(a) Man of action.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) The gentleman.
(d) Educated.

5. What justification does the writer give for his behavior?
(a) His age.
(b) It is a nautral law.
(c) His education.
(d) His status in society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer say all men must accept?

2. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 9, what is the writer's general feeling?

3. What does the writer ask Apollon to get for him at the tavern?

4. When the others arrive for the dinner party, Zverkov is in the lead and appears to be in charge. How does he respond when he learns the time of the writer's arrival?

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

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