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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 brain spark.
(b) Unconscious mind lightening.
(c) Unconscious intelligence.
(d) Unconscious stupor.

2. According to the narrator, what is a cult not worthy of worship?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Humanity.

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

4. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Vasquez.
(b) Soares.
(c) Pessoa.
(d) Moreira.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?

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

3. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?

4. According to the narrator, what is the result of the disappearance of Christianity?

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

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