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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 does the writer think a man of action does when faced with a wall?

2. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?

3. In Part 1 Chapter 8, the writer talks about a mathematical formula for what human characteristic?

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

5. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the writer turn a negative characteristic such as laziness into a positive characteristic?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the writer state these men think about their own groaning?

9. What does the writer think is the purpose of intelligence?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The writer discusses men of action. What does he say about men of action? How does he feel about these men? Does he think of himself as a man of action? Why or why not?

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