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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?
(a) At night.
(b) In church.
(c) On stage.
(d) At the office.

2. What does the narrator's only sense of peace comes from reading?
(a) The New Testament.
(b) The works of the Classical writers.
(c) Psalms and Proverbs specifically.
(d) The Old Testament.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing the narrator recognizes as reality?

2. What, in addition to dreaming, does the narrator say makes up his life?

3. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?

4. How does the narrator describe his own face in a photo of him and his work associates?

5. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?

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