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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 about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?
(a) His groans are out of spite.
(b) He is truly in pain.
(c) He is eliciting sympathy.
(d) He is weak.

2. The writer describes a man who knew every thing about Chateau-Lafite. How does the writer say this man dies?
(a) Peacefully.
(b) With a triumphant conscience.
(c) A lonely man.
(d) With regrets.

3. What does the writer say has offended him all of his life?
(a) Other men.
(b) Gravity.
(c) The good nature of others.
(d) The laws of nature.

4. In Part 1, what does the writer state is his profession?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Civil Servant.
(d) Thief.

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

6. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?
(a) Loathing.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Pain.
(d) Happiness.

7. What does the writer think will become of man's will when it is put in mathematical formulas?
(a) It is no longer free.
(b) There will be more temptation.
(c) Life will become easier.
(d) There will be more freedom.

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

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

10. What is a troglodyte?
(a) A man in pain.
(b) Hermit.
(c) Gentleman.
(d) The will of man.

11. What does the writer state he would like his own will to coincide with?
(a) His normal interests.
(b) His understanding of the world.
(c) The majority.
(d) His education.

12. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?
(a) Makes him evil.
(b) Makes him weak.
(c) Overwhelms him.
(d) Gives him strength.

13. What does the writer say he would like to become?
(a) Politician.
(b) Banker.
(c) Bird.
(d) Insect.

14. What does the writer say about the laws of mathematics and nature?
(a) They are useful only to the educated.
(b) They are overcomplicated.
(c) They are undeniable.
(d) They are a burden to a "man of action".

15. Why does the writer want to continue living?
(a) To satisfy his capacity for living.
(b) To spite the gentlemen.
(c) To learn to be a man of action.
(d) Satisfy his rational capacity.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Part 1, Chapter 6, the readers learn that the writer is how old?

2. Who does the writer state is the only one who knows what desire depends on?

3. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?

4. How does the writer describe the groans of a toothache?

5. What does the writer say irrationality stems from?

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