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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) He is different because of it.
(c) Excited.
(d) Normal.
2. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
(a) It is deliberate.
(b) He thinks he is cursed.
(c) It is inconsequential.
(d) It is because of his difficult life.
3. An individual is justified in being what according to the law of heightened consciousness?
(a) An intellectual.
(b) A man of action.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) A sick man.
4. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?
(a) He is eliciting sympathy.
(b) He is weak.
(c) He is truly in pain.
(d) His groans are out of spite.
5. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?
(a) The weak and weary.
(b) Those who have never been slapped.
(c) The strong willed.
(d) Men of action.
6. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?
(a) It is his normal condition.
(b) It is just something to live with.
(c) It is curable with willpower.
(d) It is not unlike other men's illnesses.
7. What does the writer compare his writings to?
(a) The moan of a man with a toothache.
(b) The man faced with the wall.
(c) The mouse.
(d) The Waganheims.
8. What is a troglodyte?
(a) Gentleman.
(b) A man in pain.
(c) Hermit.
(d) The will of man.
9. What is the reason given for the writer's attitude and behavior in this profession?
(a) Too much power.
(b) No need for the job.
(c) Honesty.
(d) No job satisfaction.
10. 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?
(a) Rebel against nature because of its existence.
(b) Blame themselves for its existence.
(c) Blame others for its existence.
(d) Consult with nature about its existence.
11. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Pain.
(d) Loathing.
12. What does the writer regret not doing more of in his life?
(a) Love others.
(b) Seek vengeance.
(c) Slap others.
(d) Complain more often.
13. What fundamental law does the writer say governs this dilemma of change?
(a) The law of gravity.
(b) The law of change.
(c) The laws of nature.
(d) The law of heightened consciousness.
14. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?
(a) Nice.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Mean.
(d) Indifferent.
15. Why does the writer want to continue living?
(a) To learn to be a man of action.
(b) To spite the gentlemen.
(c) Satisfy his rational capacity.
(d) To satisfy his capacity for living.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the writer say all men must accept?
2. What type of deeds does the writer admit to committing?
3. What does the writer say has offended him all of his life?
4. What does the writer state would be his primary cause for any action?
5. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does the writer say about himself?
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