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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beginning with the Romantics, what disease was TB conceived to be a variant of?
(a) Adulation.
(b) Love.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Affection.

2. When did Alice James die from cancer?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1876.

3. In Chapter 1, what words does Sontag use to describe the type of invasion cancer is?
(a) Savage and ferocious.
(b) Ruthless and secret.
(c) Fierce and unyielding.
(d) Vicious and unrelenting.

4. In She Stoops to Conquer, what was the name of Mrs. Hardcastle's son by a former marriage?
(a) Tony.
(b) Martin.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Willy.

5. In Chapter 5, what disease did Hans Castorp have?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Typus.
(d) TB.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Oxford English dictionary, what synonym was used for pulmonary tuberculosis for centuries?

2. When Theophile Gautier was young, what was the maximum weight he would have accepted a person as a lyrical poet?

3. What was Oliver Goldsmith trained as?

4. By what time had TB already acquired the assocation of being romantic?

5. Who said there was no one in the world who was less able to conceal his emotion than Kant?

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