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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what do people realize as Christianity begins to disappear?
(a) How much more they need.
(b) That there is no eternity after all.
(c) That they are lost and need to be saved.
(d) How much damage it has done.

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

3. What does the narrator define as a phenomenon where a person is unaware of a flash of intelligence?
(a) Unconscious intelligence.
(b) Unconscious mind lightening.
(c) Unconscious brain spark.
(d) Unconscious stupor.

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

5. How does being around other people and talking with them make the narrator feel?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Tired.
(c) Energized.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe about breaking the laws of grammar?

2. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?

3. What does the narrator's only sense of peace comes from reading?

4. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?

5. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?

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