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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Finding True Freedom and Equality: The Heritage of Nihilism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Adam Mickiewicz born?
(a) Albania.
(b) Lithuania.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Poland.

2. Since when had the Ottoman Empire offered refuge to Polish exiles?
(a) Late-18th century.
(b) 1746.
(c) Early-18th century.
(d) 1793.

3. As stated in "Clearing a Space," when did democracy come into vogue?
(a) 1829.
(b) Around 1830.
(c) 1833.
(d) About 1820.

4. In the Prologue, what did Karl Mannheim say that people were waiting for?
(a) Retirement.
(b) Savior.
(c) Messiah.
(d) Money.

5. When did al-Suri drop out of university to join a radical group?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that the rich had a duty to never "make people conscious of inequalities of wealth" (83)?

2. What was the occupation of Rousseau's father?

3. What American theologian mocked fanatics of Western civilization?

4. In 2014 in The Economist, how long was it said that it would take most of the human population to catch up with the West?

5. When was The Adventures of Telemachus published?

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