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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. When a man identifies the primary cause of an action, how does he go about this action?
2. What does the writer state is the only purpose of intelligent people?
3. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?
4. After describing a man of action, the writer notes what how a man of action feels about himself. According to the writer, what does a man of action feel himself to be?
5. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does the writer say about himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the writer say about the families of men who continually groan with pain?
2. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?
3. Why does the writer quit working?
4. 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?
5. What type of man makes the writer envious?
6. What does the writer's self description tell the reader about this character?
7. How does the writer turn a negative characteristic such as laziness into a positive characteristic?
8. What does the writer think will happen if scientists find a formula that predicts where desires originate?
9. Why does the writer think man sometimes desires nonsense?
10. What does the writer say about the laws of nature with regard to mankind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part 1, Chapter 5, the writer states that he participates in self-degradation in lieu of boredom. Provide examples of this. Do you think the writer does this to fight his boredom or could there be other reasons? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the book, Dostoevsky states that the narrator is fictional. Do you think he is truly fictional or could he possible represent Dostoevsky? Support your answer with evidence from the book and what you've learned about Dostoevsky personally.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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