Vanitas's pop quiz

**Vanitas's pop quiz** is a Ego test Vanitas gives the protagonist at the beginning of Act of Greed: Recurring Twilight.

## Test text and questions

Not only is this the last test Vanitas gives you, but it is also the longest in the entire game.

Vanitas will introduce this test as follows:

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> Gehehe. Only so many Pactbearers yet remain.
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> Just look what your Ego has come to attain.
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> You used to be empty--just filler and fluff.
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> But don't get to thinking it's nearly enough.
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> Before you take on the Pactbearer of Greed
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> I'll grant one last chance to revise your creed.
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> Desires are what shape you Ego, they say.
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> So answer my questions, and do not delay.
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And the questions are as follows:

1. How would you feel if your darling pet cat chose somebody else over you, just like that?
	* How dare they? (+40 Envy)
	* It doesn't bother me.
2. Two of your friends ask you to hang out. Which do you think is the better route? The one you find carnally attractive? Or the one who is fun and proactive?
	* The friend that I find fun.
	* The friend I'm attracted to. (+40 Lust)
3. What would you do with this fact you uncover? Your friend has been secretly meeting your lover.
	* Get depressed
	* Get angry (+40 Wrath)
4. Would you ever borrow a Daemon's might to achieve your goals at the cost of what's right?
	* Absolutely. (+40 Greed)
	* Not a chance.
5. If a video of someone feasting were shown. would you wish you had some of your own?
	* Definitely. (+40 Gluttony)
	* Not Really.
6. Would you get angry if your friend took your phone and made your icon something you would bemoan?
	* Laugh.
	* Get pissed. (+40 Wrath)
7. You're in your first match of a round-robin tourney. How will you prevent an early end to your journey?
	* Save my strength. (+40 Sloth)
	* Give it my all.
8. At your friend's house, their mom makes you far too much food. Do you eat every bit so as not to be rude?
	* It depends.
	* I would. (+40 Gluttony)
9. Would you train your strengths in lieu of your flaws or compensate for them with effort and cause?
	* Build on my strengths. (+40 Sloth)
	* Make up for my weaknesses.
10. Would you call yourself a reliable soul? The kind who would thrive in a leadership role?
	* No way.
	* Yes way. (+40 Pride)
11. Would you press a button that wiped out your life if it let you start over without any strife?
	* In a heartbeat. (+40 Greed)
	* I don't think so.
12. Have you ever had the intrusive thought that the popular kids should die and rot?
	* Absolutely. (+40 Envy)
	* Not a chance.
13. If a teacher was scolding your friend, would you defend them to the end?
	* Cover for them.
	* It depends. (+40 Sloth)
14. Do you start a task, but get so fixated that your sleeping schedule is devastated?
	* Absolutely. (+40 Gluttony)
	* Not a chance.
15. How would you react to a verbal assault over something that wasn't even your fault?
	* Take it like a champ.
	* Get pissed as all hell. (+40 Wrath)
16. Could you hear someone's story with a willing ear if the ending were painfully, obviously clear?
	* It's only polite.
	* I couldn't take it. (+40 Sloth)
17. Are you so firm in your own sense of right that you censure all in your line of sight?
	* No way
	* Yes way. (+40 Pride)
18. Your close pal's girlfriend admits she likes you, and as it turns out, you've fancied her too. Do you take the girl away from your friend, knowing their heart it would surely rend?
	* Yep. Sorry, bro. (+40 Lust)
	* No way!
19. How do you feel when you see a stranger get wrapped up in social media danger?
	* Uninterested.
	* Secondhand cringe. (Charity Card)
20. During a club or committee affair, would you try harder if your crush was there?
	* I'd try harder. For them. (+40 Lust)
	* I'd end up doing worse.
21. The person who was your rock in life has died. How would you react to this sudden blindside?
	* Die from despair.
	* Live on and find hope. (Hope Card)
22. You and your partner have dated for years. But the spark is gone, and you're bored to tears. You're asked on a date by someone appealing. Do you engage in this unfaithful freewheeling?
	* Of course not.
	* Yes, please. (+40 Lust)
23. Do you hate when your friends steal the show with their boasting and braggadocio?
	* Ugh, yes. (+40 Envy)
	* Not really.
24. You've broken something important to you, but repairing it costs a small fortune or two. You could just replace it at a reasonable cost. Do you go and repair it, or leave it for lost?
	* Replace it.
	* Repair it. (+40 Greed)
25. Have you ever gotten so mad at a game that you toss the controller, fury aflame?
	* Absolutely. (+40 Wrath)
	* Not a chance.
26. You're hungry in the dead of night. Do you get up and have a bite?
	* Why not? (+40 Gluttony)
	* Tough it out.
27. You're in a group project that's going awry. Do you blame all the rest as the reason why? That perhaps they should've asked you for help, or that things would be fine if you did it yourself?
	* No way.
	* Yes way. (+40 Pride)
28. If you devoted yourself to livestreaming fame, could you get a million subscribers to your name?
	* I'm sure I could. (+40 Pride)
	* I don't know about that...
29. How would you feel if your friend got a job and their salary makes you look like a slob?
	* It's no big deal.
	* It makes me hate myself. (+40 Envy)
30. Say you scored 99 points on a test. Would you feel happy? Perhaps even blessed? Or would you be filled with deep dejection being a point away from perfection?
	* I'd feel happy.
	* I'd feel frustrated. (+40 Greed)
31. Your best friend is solely to whom you confide an embarrassing secret you're trying to hide. What do you do when the whole class finds out, which your friend claims to know nothing about?
	* Believe them.
	* Cut ties with them. (Faith Card)

## Card Selection

Depending on your answers Vanitas will give you seven cards to choose from, each will give you +40 in a specific sin of the card you chose. The maximum number of cards you can choose is up to 3 depending on how many you answered.

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> The questions in question were intended to scope
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> your spiritual kinship with faith, love, and hope.
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> Desires can make one feel greatly empowered
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> but so too can one become wholly devoured.
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> Should you use them to bolster your faith and your hope.
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> they can turn out quite useful and broaden your scope.
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> But be it for yourself or a person or thing...
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## Additional Vanitas notes

Getting all 3 cards seems to trigger this response:

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> Your hope, faith and love are substantially high.
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> I'm sure your desires won't soon go awry.
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Getting 2 out of 3 cards seems to trigger this response:

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> Your hope, faith and love are alarmingly low.
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> But you'll surely manage as long as you know.
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> Don't be a slave to your desire.
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Getting 1 out of 3 cards seems to trigger this response:

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> Your hope, faith and love are exceedingly low.
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> You hold nothing dear and you live as you go.
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> At times it may seem that you seek your own ruin.
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> Though indulging in pleasure is only human.
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> But when you do have something to cherish.
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> Keep your desires at bay, lest it perish.
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After getting the result of your faith, love, and hope will trigger this corresponding response:

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> Of these seven cards, pick (one/two/three) to pursue,
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> and I will increase that/those desire(s) for you.
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