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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Tolstoy: God's Elder Brother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Shelley born?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1763.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1811.

2. Who would receive Shelley's title of baronet?
(a) His son Charles.
(b) His cousin William.
(c) His son Percy.
(d) His friend Byron.

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

4. Where is Rousseau buried?
(a) Verdunne.
(b) Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
(c) Montmartre.
(d) Ile des Peupliers.

5. What is the name of the book that Marx spent most of his life working on?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capital.
(d) The Philosphy of Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school mistress who loaned Shelley 100 pounds (her life savings), that was never repaid.

2. What is the name of the partner, with whom Marx co-authored many of his works?

3. How many children did Rousseau have with his wife?

4. What was the name of the estate that Tolstoy inherited from his mother?

5. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?

(see the answer key)

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