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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. How did Brecht die?
(a) He suffered a heart attack.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He was executed by a West German sniper.

2. What year did Gollancz die?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

3. After Gollancz broke with the Communist, which party did he begin to support?
(a) The Neo-Democrats.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) The Nazis.
(d) The Labour Party.

4. How did Ibsen pay for his university education?
(a) He worked as a grammar tutor.
(b) By waiting tables.
(c) He worked at the fish docks.
(d) By writing plays.

5. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?
(a) The Nobel Prize.
(b) A Knighthood.
(c) He was elected to parliament.
(d) The Golden Seal, a publishers award.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political cause did Gollancz successfully campaign for that was close to his heart?

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

3. What did Brecht request to have done with his remains upon his death?

4. Who opened Gollancz'a papers for inspection?

5. What was Ibsen's last statement?

(see the answer key)

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