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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator believe people should groom the same way they groom their bodies?
(a) Their children.
(b) Their religious faith.
(c) Their destiny.
(d) Their finances.

4. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?
(a) Seeing a high school graduation ceremony.
(b) Walking among them and listening to them talk.
(c) Seeing them play with their children.
(d) Watching a couple hold hands in the park.

5. Who admits to not reading the narrator's writings because he cannot understand them?
(a) The narrator himself.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's editor.
(d) The narrator's boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?

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

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

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

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

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