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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what unusual time are the people in the narrator's office forced to turn off the electrical lights?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

2. How many sections does The Book of Disquiet have?
(a) 518.
(b) 451.
(c) 281.
(d) 481.

3. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Pessoa.
(b) Soares.
(c) Vasquez.
(d) Moerira.

4. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?
(a) Sensual.
(b) Decadence.
(c) Incomprehensible.
(d) Isolating.

5. Who wrote the play that the narrator discusses as terribly flawed?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Williams.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does sunrise in the country make the narrator do?

2. Which of the narrator's beliefs seems to change daily?

3. Why doesn't the narrator do any good deeds?

4. Who does the narrator visit in the country?

5. What does the narrator say is best if one simply doesn't think about it?

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