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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. What opera had Gollancz seen forty-seven times before the age of twenty-one?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Faust.
(c) Aida.
(d) Turnadot.

2. What caused Brecht to leave Germany in 1933?
(a) He was invited to go to Hollywood.
(b) Hitler came to power.
(c) He was offered a position in Russia.
(d) He married a woman from Italy.

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

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

5. What subject did Gollancz teach at Repton?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Classics.
(c) History.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opened Gollancz'a papers for inspection?

2. What was Ibsen's last statement?

3. What year did Gollancz break with the Communist party?

4. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?

5. Why did Ibsen claim he liked to be around young women?

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