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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preamble and Chapter 1, Smoke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeno describe the importance of cigarettes that are not a person's last?
(a) Mundane.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Satisfying.
(d) An assertion of freedom.

2. Why did Zeno become agitated in the sanatorium?
(a) He didn't get his last cigarette.
(b) He had nicotine withdrawal.
(c) He was attracted to the person who was left to guard him.
(d) He suspected that he wife was having an affair with Dr. Muli.

3. How does Zeno always try to quit smoking?
(a) He makes resolutions.
(b) He throws all of his cigarettes into the trash.
(c) He hides his cigarettes.
(d) He stops buying cigarettes.

4. How does Zeno describe the flavor of a last cigarette?
(a) Heady.
(b) More poignant than others.
(c) Like freedom.
(d) Sweet.

5. What doubt does Zeno say may have bound him to his vice?
(a) Doubt about working.
(b) Doubt about becoming a strong, perfect man.
(c) Doubt about pursuing science in school.
(d) Doubt about studying law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zeno say he visited a doctor who used electricity to cure diseases?

2. When Zeno became ill with a painful sore throat and a fever, what did he resolve to do?

3. How many cigarettes did Zeno take to the sanatorium?

4. How did Zeno get his first cigarette?

5. Whom does Zeno say was left to guard him in the sanatorium?

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