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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 41 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator visit in the country?
(a) His mother.
(b) An aunt.
(c) A friend.
(d) A cousin.

3. How does the narrator describe his own face in a photo of him and his work associates?
(a) Bland and lacking interest.
(b) Aging and lacking potential promotion.
(c) Lifeless and lacking in intelligence.
(d) Bright and friendly.

4. What is the narrator's day job?
(a) Assistant bookkeeper.
(b) Writer of books.
(c) Poet.
(d) Cashier at a store.

5. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Isolating.
(c) Decadence.
(d) Sensual.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?

4. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?

5. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?

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