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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Lies, Dammed Lies and Lillian Hellman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hellman owe almost two hundred thousand dollars to the government in 1952?
(a) She had never paid fees associated with her copyrights for her works.
(b) She had neglected to pay income tax for several years.
(c) She was fined the amount in alternative for serving jail time for a felony she committed.
(d) She had been fined for her political involvement with the Communist Party.

2. What year was Hemingway born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1887.

3. What title did Russell hold?
(a) He was a Baron.
(b) He was a Duke.
(c) He was a Lord in the House of Parliament.
(d) He was an Earl.

4. What year did Tolstoy die?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1899.

5. What was the name of Brecht's wife?
(a) Kathe Rulicke.
(b) Helene Weigel.
(c) Ruth Berlau.
(d) Isot Kilian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hemingway's home Finca Vigia?

2. What was Hemingway's first published work?

3. How many drafts of War and Peace did Tolstoy write?

4. Which of the following armies did Tolstoy not fight during his tenure with the Russian army?

5. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?

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