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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of death does the writer say would be a delight?
2. What type of deeds does the writer admit to committing?
3. How does the writer feel his life would be if he lived as a man of action?
4. An individual is justified in being what according to the law of heightened consciousness?
5. How does the writer regard these feelings about the wall?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 1, Chapter 7, the writer discusses human advantage. According to the writer what is the main premise of human advantage?
2. How does the writer continue to explain a man of action's seemingly dull-witted actions and justifications?
3. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?
4. According to the writer, what is the difference between reason and desire?
5. How does the writer explain the reason for man of action being a dull-witted person?
6. What type of man makes the writer envious?
7. What does the writer think will happen if scientists find a formula that predicts where desires originate?
8. How does the writer turn a negative characteristic such as laziness into a positive characteristic?
9. Who does the writer state is the antithesis of a normal person?
10. The writer refers to the "beautiful and sublime". What exactly is this in reference to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the Underground? How long has the writer lived in the Underground? Are there others living in the Underground? What do you think the Underground represents to the writer?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss who the writer is writing to. Does he anticipate others to read his notes? Does he withhold any information in fear that someone will read his notes? What does this style of narration add to or take away from the story?
Essay Topic 3
In Part 1, Chapter 5, the writer seems very concerned about making the distinction between intelligent and unintelligent people. Discuss the writer's view on intelligent versus unintelligent people. How does he distinguish them? How does he feel about each? How does the writer view himself in this regard?
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