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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 151 - 184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what unusual time are the people in the narrator's office forced to turn off the electrical lights?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

2. Who, along with a particular poet, has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?
(a) His coworkers.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His inner being.

3. In Section 76, the narrator envisions an actual machine being built to allow people to have what ability?
(a) The ability to predict self-fulfillment.
(b) The ability to read thoughts of others.
(c) The ability to determine the worth of potential friends.
(d) The ability for self-analysis.

4. What does the narrator say will contain little intelligence and much stupidity?
(a) Any idea he offers.
(b) Any idea born in his workplace.
(c) Any idea born by a group of people.
(d) Any idea based on religion rather than intellect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest may exist in several dimensions including space, the ego, and the ideal?

2. Who helped the narrator get his job?

3. According to the narrator, who are the only people who actually think in life?

4. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?

5. What does the narrator say that people who must experience things directly lack?

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