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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Karl Marx: 'Howling Gigantic Curses'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Marx's daughter, who became a mistress of Edward Aveling?
(a) Laura.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Helen.

2. Which contemporary of Rousseau's wrote an attack on him called Le Sentiment des Citoyens?
(a) Diderot.
(b) Hume.
(c) Grimm.
(d) Voltaire.

3. What year was Shelley born?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1792.
(c) 1763.
(d) 1799.

4. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?
(a) Madame D'Epinary.
(b) Madame de Warens.
(c) Mademoiselle Lambercier.
(d) Mademoiselle Groton.

5. For which American newspaper did Marx work as a European correspondent for?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The New York Daily Tribune.
(d) The Washington Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marx could not find an academic position after receiving his doctorate, what type of work did begin?

2. What novel did Shelley's wife Mary author?

3. What type of vocation did Marx's family (on both sides) participate in?

4. Where was Rousseau born?

5. What was Shelley's nickname at school?

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