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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Decadence.
(d) Isolating.

2. What complaint does the narrator make about the Tagus River in Section 79?
(a) It's natural beauty has been destroyed.
(b) People have turned it into recreation.
(c) It has a bad smell.
(d) It is too narrow.

3. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?
(a) An infant.
(b) A writer.
(c) An actor.
(d) A painter.

4. What does the narrator say is an offensive form of human stupidity?
(a) Religion.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Violence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is a product of dreams, a copy of real life?

2. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?

3. How many times has the narrator been in love?

4. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?

5. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?

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