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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 184 - 221.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After rereading some of his writings, what does the narrator think of them?
(a) They are worthless.
(b) They are timeless classics.
(c) He has too many grammatical errors.
(d) They should be published soon.

4. What simple change does the narrator says has a liberating affect on one's spirit?
(a) Changing a schedule.
(b) Changing bed linens.
(c) Changing jobs.
(d) Changing workplace scenery.

5. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?
(a) Appetite.
(b) Attention.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what unusual time are the people in the narrator's office forced to turn off the electrical lights?

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

4. What is the narrator doing any time he is not interacting with people?

5. In what condition does the narrator seem to believe that all other people live in daily?

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