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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. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?
(a) Madame D'Epinary.
(b) Mademoiselle Groton.
(c) Mademoiselle Lambercier.
(d) Madame de Warens.

2. How did Hemingway die?
(a) He died of natural causes.
(b) He drowned while deep sea fishing.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He was in a plane accident.

3. What subject did Gollancz teach at Repton?
(a) Classics.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) History.
(d) French.

4. What religion did Ibsen follow?
(a) He was Protestant.
(b) He was Catholic.
(c) He was an atheist.
(d) He was Jewish.

5. What political cause did Gollancz successfully campaign for that was close to his heart?
(a) The movement to abolish capital punishment.
(b) He was an advocate for women's suffrage.
(c) He was a spokesperson for veneral disease awareness.
(d) He fought for education reform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Rousseau's children?

2. What occupation did Hemingway's father hold?

3. What year did Brecht die?

4. How did Hemingway regard organized religion?

5. What was the name of Gollancz'a wife?

(see the answer key)

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