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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Milosz says that an individual has no more significance to the muse of history than what object?
(a) An atom in space.
(b) A weed in a field.
(c) A cog in a machine.
(d) An instrument in an orchestra.

2. When a man looks to the West, why does he not have clear insight?
(a) The party center obscures the truth.
(b) Life in the East has drastically shaped his view.
(c) His emotions interfere.
(d) He cannot be realistic.

3. During World War II, how did the nearness of death affect the Poles' lives?
(a) It instilled terror.
(b) It created a daily thankfulness for life.
(c) It made them ambivalent to the future.
(d) It destroyed all sense of shame.

4. The center planned that all Eastern European countries would speak which language?
(a) Russian.
(b) Czechoslovakian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Lithuanian.

5. In a communist country, what is perhaps the best way to ensure one's safety?
(a) To become known as a spy.
(b) To loudly proclaim Russia's pre-eminence.
(c) To keep one's opinions quiet.
(d) To join with like-minded people.

Short Answer Questions

1. By standards of the East, as compared to the West, how is anyone with talent treated?

2. Chapter 2 opens with the picture of the Eastern communists looking to the West with what emotion/s?

3. As far as man's preferences in Western art and literature, what aspect does Milosz refer to?

4. Russian engineers and doctors ________ Western innovations.

5. In Milosz's experience, how does a man change under communist rule?

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