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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 compare his writings to?
(a) The Waganheims.
(b) The man faced with the wall.
(c) The mouse.
(d) The moan of a man with a toothache.

2. How does the writer "plunge into society"?
(a) He plays cards with co-workers.
(b) He visits the head of his department.
(c) He visita a museum.
(d) He goes on an outing to the city.

3. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?
(a) Seclude himself.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Commit crimes.
(d) Embrace people.

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

5. In what does the writer find pleasure?
(a) Confrontation.
(b) The agony of others.
(c) A toothache.
(d) The wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. The writer refers back to his discussion on revenge. What does he say is the primary cause of revenge?

2. Despite what the writer wants to do during the dinner, what does he do?

3. How does the writer feel his life would be if he lived as a man of action?

4. What justification does the writer give for his behavior?

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

(see the answer key)

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