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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 say being too conscious is?
(a) An illness.
(b) A weakness.
(c) A blessing.
(d) A virtue.
2. The writer describes a man who knew every thing about Chateau-Lafite. How does the writer say this man dies?
(a) With a triumphant conscience.
(b) With regrets.
(c) A lonely man.
(d) Peacefully.
3. How many times has the writer fallen in love?
(a) Twice.
(b) He is always in love.
(c) Never.
(d) Three times.
4. The writer refers back to his discussion on revenge. What does he say is the primary cause of revenge?
(a) Justice.
(b) Peace.
(c) The rights of man.
(d) Selfishness.
5. What does the writer state man wants to cling to?
(a) The greatness of others.
(b) The laws of nature.
(c) Abject foolishness.
(d) Revenge.
6. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?
(a) He is weak.
(b) He is eliciting sympathy.
(c) His groans are out of spite.
(d) He is truly in pain.
7. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?
(a) He does not trust doctors.
(b) His illness is imaginary.
(c) He can not afford it.
(d) Out of spite.
8. What type of deeds does the writer admit to committing?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Good.
(c) Vile.
(d) Altruistic.
9. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?
(a) He is fit and well.
(b) He is sickly.
(c) He is a large man.
(d) He is short and thin.
10. After describing a man of action, the writer notes what how a man of action feels about himself. According to the writer, what does a man of action feel himself to be?
(a) A lion.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A model citizen.
(d) An outsider.
11. During Part 1, Chapter 6, the writer discusses what he would have done if he had a career. What is it that the writer would have liked to do?
(a) Be a drunkard.
(b) Make everything beautiful.
(c) Live honorably.
(d) Rid the world of distastful things.
12. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?
(a) Mean.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Nice.
(d) Aloof.
13. Under what condition would a man only have to sleep, eat, and complain?
(a) Peace.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Economic prosperity.
14. When a man identifies the primary cause of an action, how does he go about this action?
(a) With force.
(b) Cautiously.
(c) With primary cause, there is no reason to take action.
(d) Calmly.
15. How does the writer feel about a man of action?
(a) He envies him.
(b) He feels sorry for him.
(c) He despises him.
(d) He feels there is no need for him.
Short Answer Questions
1. What two things does the writer state are most precious to man?
2. What does the writer compare a man to when he is consumed with revenge?
3. What does the writer suggest he would be able to do, if scientists found the formula for life?
4. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?
5. How long has the writer been underground?
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