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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 deeds does the writer admit to committing?

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

3. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does the writer say about himself?

4. The writer states that man could not act against his own personal advantage. What, therefore, must his actions be?

5. What does the writer say can be assumed about men who roar like bulls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?

2. How does the writer feel about this excuse for revenge and what justification does he state would lead his to revenge?

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

4. Who does the writer state is the antithesis of a normal person?

5. Why does the writer quit working?

6. What does the writer say about a person who groans with pain?

7. The writer expresses his feelings on why the reader may think he is writing about men of action. What does he say about what the reader may think of his writings?

8. In his conversation about the formula of determining free will and desire, what does the writer suppose would explain actions if such a formula did in fact exist?

9. How does the writer describe his servant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The writer states that there are some things a man cannot tell his closest friends and even some things that man cannot be honest about with himself. He then comments that he will try to be honest when writing his notes. Do you think the writer is truly honest with himself throughout the entire book?

If yes, explain your answer. If no, does the writer ever become fully honest with himself and, if so, at what point?

Essay Topic 3

When the writer wakes up next to Liza, he is disgusted and begins to yell at her. Discuss this tirade. Do you think he is disgusted at Liza because she is a prostitute or at himself? What is the result of the writer's tirade?

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