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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. What does the writer say being too conscious is?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A weakness.
(c) An illness.
(d) A virtue.

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

3. The writer goes on to explain what men do because they cannot change. What does the writer think men do in this instance?
(a) Become men of action.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Give up hope.
(d) Live a lie.

4. 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) Consult with nature about its existence.
(b) Blame themselves for its existence.
(c) Rebel against nature because of its existence.
(d) Blame others for its existence.

5. What does the writer state is a privilege of man that no other animal has?
(a) Revenge.
(b) The ability to defy laws of nature.
(c) The ability to do good deeds.
(d) The ability to swear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?

2. What does the writer state is man's ultimate shortcoming?

3. How many times has the writer fallen in love?

4. How does the writer define desire?

5. Why does the writer want to continue living?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the writer say about the families of men who continually groan with pain?

3. What does the writer's self description tell the reader about this character?

4. What does the writer say taking revenge does to a man?

5. Why does the writer quit working?

6. How does the writer continue to explain a man of action's seemingly dull-witted actions and justifications?

7. What does the writer think will happen if scientists find a formula that predicts where desires originate?

8. Who does the writer say will submit to the wall?

9. In Part 1, Chapter 7, the writer discusses human advantage. According to the writer what is the main premise of human advantage?

10. In the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 3, the writer poses a question about revenge. How does he state that men are able to take revenge on another?

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