The Captive Mind Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 2, Looking to the West

Quiz: Chapter 2, Looking to the West

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Dialectical materialism appeals to the Eastern man because it is, in Milosz's term, what?
a) Earthy.
b) Mathematical.
c) Heavenly.
d) Timely.

2. The purpose of Chapter 2 is to compare and contrast what two groups?
a) Communists and capitalists.
b) Communists and fascists.
c) Eastern and Western communists.
d) Eastern Europe with Eastern Asia.

3. 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.

4. As far as man's preferences in Western art and literature, what aspect does Milosz refer to? (read more)