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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Bertrand Russell: A case of Logical Fiddlesticks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person, whom Ibsen based his character of Nora from A Doll's House on?
(a) Laura Kieler.
(b) Hilde Wangel.
(c) Kirste Holst.
(d) Miriam White.

2. What was the name of the estate that Tolstoy inherited from his mother?
(a) The Romanov pula.
(b) Yasnaya Polyana.
(c) Volkonsky.
(d) Kazan.

3. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?
(a) The Revolt of Islam.
(b) A Defense of Poetry.
(c) Ode to the Tyrant.
(d) Ode to Poetry.

4. What was Ibsen's first literary success?
(a) The Pretenders.
(b) The Wild Duck.
(c) Hedda Gabler.
(d) A Doll's House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hemingway's first wife?

2. Where did Russell believe all of the answers to the riddles of the universe could be found?

3. What year was Bertrand Russell born?

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

5. What year did Russell die?

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