2. What does the author meditate on regarding the people who disappear from his life?
(a) The nostalgia he feels for them.
(b) The pain they must feel when leaving.
(c) The suffering they must have endured.
(d) The suffering he has endured.

3. The narrator says humans outwardly worship perfection. What does he say they do secretly?
(a) Hate it.
(b) Conspire to achieve it.
(c) Covet it.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who wrote the play that the narrator discusses as terribly flawed?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Williams.
(c) Ford.
(d) Aristotle.

5. How does the narrator think that others see him?
(a) As a freak.
(b) As a stranger or intruder.
(c) As a romantic writer.
(d) As a very intelligent, sensitve man.

6. Even though most people make him sick, why does the narrator still love fellow man?
(a) For the respect they show him.
(b) For their ability to be happy.
(c) Out of the kindness of his own heart.
(d) For the fact that he isn't like them.

7. What remained constant about the scales the girl played on her instrument when she lived above the narrator?
(a) She played at the same time every day.
(b) The pitch.
(c) She always got them wrong.
(d) The monotonous rhythm.

8. What job position -- if it existed -- does the narrator say he would be perfect to fill?
(a) Royal writer of words.
(b) Arbiter of elegance.
(c) Examiner of grammar.
(d) Improver for art.

9. From what area does Omar Khayyám hail?
(a) America.
(b) Persia.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

10. Why does the narrator suggest that intelligent, sensitive people should remain as uneducated as possible?
(a) To fit in with the common people and be happy.
(b) Because they will never be appreciated by the common people.
(c) Because everyone should strive to be common.
(d) Because common people rule by majority.

11. What instrument did a girl who lived above the narrator play when she lived in the building?
(a) French horn.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harp.

12. Why is the narrator sad to see the office boy quit?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He sees so much potential in the boy.
(c) He has developed a close relationship with the boy.
(d) He feels like he's losing a part of his life.

13. In what language was the first edition of The Book of Disquiet first published?
(a) Portugese.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Japanese.

14. In what year does the author die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1999.

15. According to the narrator, what is developing when a person realizes their greatest area of anxiety is indeed insignificant?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Wisdom.