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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Troubled Conscience of Victor Gollancz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a play penned by Ibsen?
(a) The Warrior's Barrow.
(b) Lady Ingar of Ostraat.
(c) St. John's Night.
(d) The Priest.

2. What is the name of Ibsen's wife?
(a) Anna.
(b) Suzannah.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Mary.

3. Who did Brecht leave rights to his works to in his will?
(a) He left everything to his wife.
(b) He left different works to four women.
(c) He left his estate to his illegimate children and left out his wife.
(d) He left half of his oeuvre to the Communist Party and half to his wife.

4. What was the name of Gollancz'a wife?
(a) Esther.
(b) Hilary.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Sybil.

5. What was the name of Brecht's wife?
(a) Ruth Berlau.
(b) Helene Weigel.
(c) Kathe Rulicke.
(d) Isot Kilian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What venture did Gollancz start to counter the unwillingness of booksellers to stock ultra-left propaganda?

2. What is the name of Ibsen's acknowledged son?

3. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?

4. What was Brecht's first successful play?

5. Which political party did Bertolt Brecht faithfully serve?

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