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

2. What award did Brecht win in 1922 for being the best young dramatist.
(a) The Kleist Prize.
(b) The Quill.
(c) The Pulitzer.
(d) The Nobel Prize for literature.

3. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?
(a) The Golden Seal, a publishers award.
(b) A Knighthood.
(c) He was elected to parliament.
(d) The Nobel Prize.

4. What is the name of Ibsen's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Suzannah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Eliza.

5. What year did Russell die?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hemingway's favorite sister?

2. Which contemporary of Rousseau's wrote an attack on him called Le Sentiment des Citoyens?

3. What color was Wilson's hair?

4. What was the name of the first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?

5. What is the name of the mystery writer with whom Hellman had a long time affair?

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