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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Karl Marx: 'Howling Gigantic Curses'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Shelley's nickname at school?
(a) Baron Secrecy.
(b) The Poet Prophet.
(c) The Eton atheist.
(d) Scythrop.

2. What poem did Shelley dedicate to his first wife?
(a) Queen Mab.
(b) The Bride of Abydos.
(c) Horrid Mysteries.
(d) The Cenci.

3. What work did Rousseau write that was autobiographical?
(a) Emile.
(b) Caro.
(c) L'Essan.
(d) Confessions.

4. What mistress of Shelley's would live to be over eighty and inspire Henry James's story, The Aspern Papers?
(a) Mary Hoppner.
(b) Beth Owen.
(c) Elena Goodwin.
(d) Claire Clairmont.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?

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

3. What was the nickname of Helen Demuth who spent her life working for the Marx family?

4. How did Marx's daughter Laura die?

5. What University did Marx receive his doctorate from?

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