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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do others say about the writer's discussion of himself?
(a) He is interesting.
(b) He is an honorable man.
(c) He is worthless.
(d) He is bragging.

2. While the writer admits that spite may not provide a valid reason for revenge, why does he then say this might occur?
(a) He is tired of acting out of spite.
(b) Because spite is a chemical decomposition.
(c) The laws of nature rule out spite as a primary cause.
(d) He cannot blame anyone.

3. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?
(a) He is short and thin.
(b) He is a large man.
(c) He is fit and well.
(d) He is sickly.

4. The writer states that man could not act against his own personal advantage. What, therefore, must his actions be?
(a) Good.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Vile.
(d) Spontaneous.

5. What is the only thing that can stop a vengeful man?
(a) Victory.
(b) His friends.
(c) His conscience.
(d) The wall.

6. How big does the writer state his rational capacity is compared to his capacity to live?
(a) They are equal.
(b) 1/20th.
(c) 1/10th
(d) 1/5th

7. What does the writer say all men must accept?
(a) Nature.
(b) The wall.
(c) Pain.
(d) Consciousness.

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

9. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
(a) He thinks he is cursed.
(b) It is because of his difficult life.
(c) It is deliberate.
(d) It is inconsequential.

10. What does the writer regret not doing more of in his life?
(a) Love others.
(b) Seek vengeance.
(c) Complain more often.
(d) Slap others.

11. In Part 1 Chapter 8, the writer talks about a mathematical formula for what human characteristic?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Self control.
(d) Human desire.

12. What does the writer state is man's ultimate shortcoming?
(a) Continual impropriety.
(b) Abillity to love others.
(c) Ungratefullness.
(d) Will.

13. How long does the writer state his toothache lasts?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Never.

14. What is the ultimate result of the writer's always being offended?
(a) It eventually becomes true.
(b) It turns him into a sour man.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It causes his illness.

15. The writer discusses a pleasure that comes from his illness. From where does the pleasure stem?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Joy.
(c) Pride.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?

2. When a man identifies the primary cause of an action, how does he go about this action?

3. Why does the writer say a man cannot change, even if he tries?

4. What does the writer say a man can do with no primary cause for action?

5. What is the human characteristic based on?

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