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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the writer describe the groans of a toothache?
(a) Pleasurable .
(b) Unbearable.
(c) Malice.
(d) Candid.
2. What type of death does the writer say would be a delight?
(a) A quiet death.
(b) A majestic death.
(c) A martyr's death.
(d) A publicized death.
3. How does the writer describe his personality in his previous profession?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Nice.
(d) Mean.
4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does the writer say a wall is, to a man of action?
(a) A deterrent.
(b) A challenge.
(c) A fact of life.
(d) Simply a small obstacle.
5. What does the writer say has offended him all of his life?
(a) The good nature of others.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Other men.
(d) The laws of nature.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
2. What would happen to a man who tries to assert himself?
3. Why does the writer want to continue living?
4. What does the writer compare a man to when he is consumed with revenge?
5. What two things does the writer state are most precious to man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer state these men think about their own groaning?
2. What does the writer's self description tell the reader about this character?
3. Discuss the writer's profession and his feelings about his work.
4. What does the writer say taking revenge does to a man?
5. Why does the writer quit working?
6. In Part 1, Chapter 8, the writer attributes many qualities to mankind. Does he finish with any specific conclusion of man, and if so ,what?
7. In a discussion about his illness, the writer talks about his superstitions. What is he superstitious about and what does he say about these superstitions?
8. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?
9. How does the writer describe his servant?
10. The writer refers to the "beautiful and sublime". What exactly is this in reference to?
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