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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, pgs. 324 - 342.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Gollancz die?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

2. What about Orwell's lifestyle was unlike other intellectuals or writers?
(a) He did not intend to share his writings with the world.
(b) He had another occupation for most of his life.
(c) He lived among the working class.
(d) He was self-educated.

3. What mistress of Shelley's would live to be over eighty and inspire Henry James's story, The Aspern Papers?
(a) Beth Owen.
(b) Claire Clairmont.
(c) Mary Hoppner.
(d) Elena Goodwin.

4. What is the name of Marx's wife?
(a) Anna.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Mary.
(d) Esther.

5. How did Russell feel about war?
(a) He was indifferent to war and did not know much about current events.
(b) He was a war enthusiast.
(c) He detested war.
(d) We do not know his stance on war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Connolly's wife?

2. What year was Hellman born?

3. What nickname did Sartre's mother have for him?

4. What was the name of Fassbinder's twenty-first movie, which was the first to be a box-office success?

5. What political cause did Gollancz successfully campaign for that was close to his heart?

(see the answer key)

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