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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 342 - 381.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is a product of dreams, a copy of real life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Art.
(d) Literature.

2. Who helped the narrator get his job?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

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

4. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?
(a) To entertain the highly educated elite.
(b) To inform.
(c) To give the writer a creative outlet.
(d) To entertain the masses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says he does not need fast automobiles to understand what speed is like. How does he experience speed?

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

3. What does the narrator say is an offensive form of human stupidity?

4. Why doesn't the narrator do any evil deeds?

5. Who enjoys being sick?

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