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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 109 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Soares.
(b) Vasquez.
(c) Pessoa.
(d) Moerira.

2. What characteristic trait does the narrator believe he likes because he holds this characteristic in his own soul?
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Pettiness.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Pioneering.

3. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?
(a) A painter.
(b) An actor.
(c) A writer.
(d) An infant.

4. In what condition does the narrator seem to believe that all other people live in daily?
(a) Unconscious bravery.
(b) Unconscious stupor.
(c) Unconscious sleep.
(d) Unconscious intelligence.

5. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?
(a) An old lady.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A sad girl.
(d) A mischievious boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To live each day to its fullest, what does the narrator say one must do?

2. What does the narrator suggest may exist in several dimensions including space, the ego, and the ideal?

3. According to the narrator, what is a cult not worthy of worship?

4. What does the narrator believe people should groom the same way they groom their bodies?

5. According to the narrator, what do people realize as Christianity begins to disappear?

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