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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters V, VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writer say being too conscious is?
(a) A weakness.
(b) A blessing.
(c) An illness.
(d) A virtue.

2. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?
(a) It is just something to live with.
(b) It is curable with willpower.
(c) It is not unlike other men's illnesses.
(d) It is his normal condition.

3. How does the writer feel his life would be if he lived as a man of action?
(a) More difficult.
(b) Boring.
(c) More interesting.
(d) Easier.

4. What does the writer question regarding a character trait when a man experiences self humiliation?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Honor.
(c) Respect.
(d) Patience.

5. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?
(a) A beautiful city.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Like hell on earth.
(d) Abstract and premeditated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer think men of action are spontaneous?

2. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?

3. Why would the writer confess to wrongdoing when he is innocent?

4. How does the writer say men feel about their decisions a minute after making them?

5. What does the writer say about the laws of mathematics and nature?

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