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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?
(a) Frost.
(b) Verde.
(c) Pope.
(d) Longfellow.

2. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?
(a) A sad girl.
(b) A mischievious boy.
(c) An old lady.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

5. How many times has the narrator been in love?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) A dozen or more times.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator define as a phenomenon where a person is unaware of a flash of intelligence?

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

3. In Section 76, the narrator envisions an actual machine being built to allow people to have what ability?

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

5. According to the narrator, what do people realize as Christianity begins to disappear?

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