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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writer say about the offense he took for various things in his life?
(a) It is deliberate.
(b) It is because of his difficult life.
(c) He thinks he is cursed.
(d) It is inconsequential.

2. What does the writer regret not doing more of in his life?
(a) Love others.
(b) Slap others.
(c) Seek vengeance.
(d) Complain more often.

3. What does the writer say man is in the eyes of nature?
(a) The enemy.
(b) Innocent bystanders.
(c) Pawns.
(d) Piano keys.

4. What does the writer state he would like his own will to coincide with?
(a) The majority.
(b) His education.
(c) His understanding of the world.
(d) His normal interests.

5. Why does the writer want to continue living?
(a) To learn to be a man of action.
(b) To spite the gentlemen.
(c) To satisfy his capacity for living.
(d) Satisfy his rational capacity.

6. While the writer explains man's reasoning for taking revenge, why can he himself not seek revenge?
(a) His actions are never justified.
(b) Because of his illness.
(c) He does not find virtue in it.
(d) He is weak.

7. What does the writer say about the laws of mathematics and nature?
(a) They are overcomplicated.
(b) They are a burden to a "man of action".
(c) They are useful only to the educated.
(d) They are undeniable.

8. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?
(a) They are without limits.
(b) There are very few of them.
(c) They run the world.
(d) They are limited.

9. What type of deeds does the writer admit to committing?
(a) Vile.
(b) Good.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Altruistic.

10. In Part 1, what does the writer state is his profession?
(a) Civil Servant.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Thief.

11. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does the writer say a wall is, to a man of action?
(a) A challenge.
(b) A fact of life.
(c) A deterrent.
(d) Simply a small obstacle.

12. What are some things the writer believes man will never discover?
(a) Justification for revenge.
(b) True happiness.
(c) Certain laws of nature.
(d) The meaning of life.

13. How long does the writer state his toothache lasts?
(a) Never.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

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

15. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?
(a) Makes him weak.
(b) Overwhelms him.
(c) Makes him evil.
(d) Gives him strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer state is man's ultimate shortcoming?

2. The writer eventually comes to terms with his illness. As he does so, what does he decide about the illness?

3. What is a troglodyte?

4. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?

5. What do others say about the writer's discussion of himself?

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