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

2. How did Rousseau first become known?
(a) He published a novel.
(b) He was distinguished as a soldier.
(c) He was elected as mayor of his city.
(d) He won an essay competition.

3. What young woman was a laundress and agreed to become Rousseau's mistress on a permanent basis?
(a) Madame Melchior.
(b) Madame d'Epinay.
(c) Therese Levasseur.
(d) Joan MacDonald.

4. What is the name of Rousseau's first novel?
(a) Emile.
(b) Pensees.
(c) La Nouvelle Heloise.
(d) La Nouvelle Histoire.

5. What year was Tolstoy born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1828.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ibsen's last statement?

2. In what year did Marx write the Communist Manifesto?

3. How many drafts of War and Peace did Tolstoy write?

4. What was Shelley's nickname at school?

5. What vocation did Rousseau's father have?

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