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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 does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?
(a) Those who have never been slapped.
(b) The strong willed.
(c) The weak and weary.
(d) Men of action.

2. What does the writer state man wants to cling to?
(a) The greatness of others.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Abject foolishness.
(d) The laws of nature.

3. What does the writer say a man can do with no primary cause for action?
(a) Give up.
(b) Return home and moan.
(c) Seek comfort in the wall.
(d) Beat his head against the wall.

4. 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) Semi-consciousness.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Unconscious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer think men of action are spontaneous?

2. Which of the diners states that he almost got married two days before?

3. What does the writer admit regarding his poverty?

4. In what is Zverkov an expert?

5. How does the writer describe his apartment?

(see the answer key)

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