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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that intelligent men should believe about God?
(a) There is no god.
(b) That they should worship only the God of Christianity.
(c) They shouldn't believe in a specific God.
(d) That medieval Celtics are the only correct religion.

2. In what year was The Book of Disquiet first published in English?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1947.

3. What does the narrator say is done not only to the body, but also to the soul?
(a) The act of clothing.
(b) The act of tedium.
(c) The act of fighting.
(d) The act of acting.

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

5. After pointing out a play that he describes as terribly flawed, how does the narrator say he would have felt to be the author of that play?
(a) Pitiful.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Proud.
(d) Encouraged.

6. Who does the narrator believe is the only one who knows his heart?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) God.

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

8. What does the author advise people to do if they feel they must disclose information about themselves to others?
(a) Use a pseudonym.
(b) Not to talk about family.
(c) Lie.
(d) Don't discuss feelings.

9. What does the narrator say allows poison to enter the human heart?
(a) Religion.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Tedium.
(d) Money.

10. What does the narrator say about the office boy's travels?
(a) Says he is a bother every Monday morning, talking about his weekend trips.
(b) Says he is unimpressed.
(c) Says he wishes the boy would travel somewhere and not come back.
(d) Says he is well-travelled in his soul.

11. What characteristic does the narrator hope his wife will have?
(a) Sterility.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Depression.

12. In which point of view is the book written?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Second person.

13. To what natural occurrence does the narrator liken his own feelings of tedium?
(a) Rain.
(b) Fog.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Snow.

14. According to a critic, what does the narrator need in order to become a charming person?
(a) Deeper thoughts.
(b) A better personality.
(c) Better looks.
(d) Better writing skills.

15. What does the narrator say man is not intended to see without the help of nature only?
(a) The inner depth of his soul.
(b) His own face.
(c) Cloud shapes.
(d) The beauty of a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 463, what does the narrator say that Satan attempts to tempt Christ with?

2. What does the narrator say a person must do in order to truly love something?

3. What is a semiheteronym?

4. Why does the narrator "remember" things that never even happened to him?

5. What job position -- if it existed -- does the narrator say he would be perfect to fill?

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