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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Lies, Dammed Lies and Lillian Hellman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Sartre have during the war?
(a) He was a meteorologist.
(b) He was a regular foot soldier.
(c) He was an ambulance driver.
(d) He was a cook for the POW camp.

2. What was Brecht's first successful play?
(a) The Mother.
(b) Spartakus.
(c) The Slave.
(d) Triumph and Sadness.

3. What year did Brecht die?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1962.

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

5. What religion did Russell believe?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He was an atheist.
(c) He was a Christian.
(d) He became a Buddhist later in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Marx spent most of his life working on?

2. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?

3. What was the name of Hellman's play that dealt with strikes and was a disaster?

4. What was the name of Tolstoy's youngest daughter that revered him as his disciple?

5. How did Marx's daughter Laura die?

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