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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of act does the writer state everyone will commit and thus betray themselves?
(a) A selfish act.
(b) Revenge.
(c) A kind act.
(d) A ludicrous act.

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

6. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?
(a) They are without limits.
(b) They run the world.
(c) There are very few of them.
(d) They are limited.

7. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?
(a) Mean.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Nice.
(d) Indifferent.

8. What does the writer question regarding a character trait when a man experiences self humiliation?
(a) Patience.
(b) Honor.
(c) Respect.
(d) Virtue.

9. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?
(a) Abstract and premeditated.
(b) Paradise.
(c) A beautiful city.
(d) Like hell on earth.

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

11. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Normal.
(c) Excited.
(d) He is different because of it.

12. What does the writer suggest he would be able to do, if scientists found the formula for life?
(a) Caculate the next 30 years.
(b) Understand human nature.
(c) Find happiness.
(d) Go back in time.

13. When would a man stop his vile nature?
(a) When the primary causes are clearly defined.
(b) Never.
(c) When he becomes enlightened.
(d) In death.

14. How does the writer define desire?
(a) A law of nature.
(b) As a manifestation of life.
(c) An unwillfull act of man.
(d) A justification to do wrong.

15. What does the writer say can be assumed about men who roar like bulls?
(a) They do not abide by the laws of nature.
(b) They are sick.
(c) They earn respect.
(d) They are truly cowards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the writer state his toothache lasts?

2. What is a troglodyte?

3. What does the writer state man wants to cling to?

4. 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?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, the writer again discusses the wall and suggests how various types of people may perceive the wall. What does he say that some people do when they are faced with the wall?

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