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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 1, what does the writer say about himself?
(a) He is fictional.
(b) He is a person of great wealth.
(c) He is a real person.
(d) He is a highly educated person.

2. What type of things does a man do when he is unsure of his true interests?
(a) Vile things.
(b) Unproductive things.
(c) Honorable things.
(d) Spontaneous things.

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

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

5. What would happen to a man who tries to assert himself?
(a) He would go mad.
(b) He would understand reason.
(c) He would die.
(d) He would succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the writer describe the current state of the world?

2. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?

3. What type of act does the writer state everyone will commit and thus betray themselves?

4. When would a man stop his vile nature?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the writer state is the antithesis of a normal person?

2. What does the writer state these men think about their own groaning?

3. According to the writer, what is the difference between reason and desire?

4. The writer expresses his feelings on why the reader may think he is writing about men of action. What does he say about what the reader may think of his writings?

5. In a discussion about his illness, the writer talks about his superstitions. What is he superstitious about and what does he say about these superstitions?

6. What does the writer say man will and will not be able to do if these formulas exist?

7. What does the writer think is a perfect description for man?

8. What does the writer say about the laws of nature with regard to mankind?

9. The writer states the continual fighting seen throughout the ages is a display of what character flaw of man?

10. Why does the writer feel men take revenge?

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