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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 was the name of Russell's first wife who was a Quaker?
(a) Beatrice Webb.
(b) Alys Whitall.
(c) Dora Johnson.
(d) Lady Ottoline.

2. How did Hemingway interact with his fellow writers?
(a) He was indifferent towards other writers and did not have much interaction with them.
(b) He was close friends with many writers and corresponded with them frequently.
(c) He bitterly quarreled with all of them except Ezra Pound.
(d) He mentored many writers and took pains to help other develop their writing voice.

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

4. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?
(a) Latin and Greek.
(b) Hebrew and Sanskrit.
(c) Greek and Hebrew.
(d) Latin and Egyptian.

5. What title did Russell hold?
(a) He was a Lord in the House of Parliament.
(b) He was an Earl.
(c) He was a Baron.
(d) He was a Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?

2. What year did Tolstoy die?

3. Who transcribed Tolstoy's novels for him?

4. What year did Russell die?

5. What political approach did Hemingway take in his perspective of the Spanish Civil War?

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