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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters VII, VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, a number of event happen to the writer, including going to a dinner party with old friends and meeting a prostitute. How does the writer feel about the events that happen that day?
(a) They have not yet happened.
(b) They just happen.
(c) It is only a dream.
(d) They happen in the past.

2. How old is the writer when he avoids talking to or associating with others?
(a) 24 years old.
(b) 40 years old.
(c) 32 years old.
(d) 29 years old.

3. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he loves?
(a) Word-mongers.
(b) Truth.
(c) Big talk.
(d) Philanderers.

4. What does the writer think a man of action does when faced with a wall?
(a) Seeks assistance.
(b) Changes his approach.
(c) Gives up.
(d) Finds a solution.

5. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?
(a) The weak and weary.
(b) Men of action.
(c) Those who have never been slapped.
(d) The strong willed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite what the writer wants to do during the dinner, what does he do?

2. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?

3. What would the writer have to do to buy a pistol?

4. What does the writer say is the result of consciousness?

5. What would a content man do to rebel against the laws of nature?

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