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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 irrationality stems from?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Impropriety.
(c) Desire.
(d) Will.

2. During Part 1, Chapter 6, the readers learn that the writer is how old?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 40 years.

3. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?
(a) It is curable with willpower.
(b) It is just something to live with.
(c) It is not unlike other men's illnesses.
(d) It is his normal condition.

4. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?
(a) Vile things.
(b) Spontaneous things.
(c) Unproductive things.
(d) Honorable things.

5. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
(a) It is because of his difficult life.
(b) He thinks he is cursed.
(c) It is deliberate.
(d) It is inconsequential.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does the writer state he would like his own will to coincide with?

4. What does the writer say all men must accept?

5. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the writer quit working?

2. The writer refers to the "beautiful and sublime". What exactly is this in reference to?

3. 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?

4. Why does the writer feel men take revenge?

5. What type of man makes the writer envious?

6. How does the writer explain the reason for man of action being a dull-witted person?

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

8. What does the writer say about the laws of nature with regard to mankind?

9. 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?

10. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 1, the writer provides the reader with a self description. How does the writer describe himself?

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