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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Henrik Ibsen: 'On the Contrary'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?
(a) A Defense of Poetry.
(b) Ode to Poetry.
(c) Ode to the Tyrant.
(d) The Revolt of Islam.

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

3. How did Shelley die?
(a) He overdosed on opium.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He suffered a heart attack.
(d) He drowned.

4. How did Ibsen pay for his university education?
(a) By waiting tables.
(b) By writing plays.
(c) He worked at the fish docks.
(d) He worked as a grammar tutor.

5. What was the name of Shelley's first wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Wendy.
(c) Claire.
(d) Harriet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ibsen claim he liked to be around young women?

2. What is the name of the person, whom Ibsen based his character of Nora from A Doll's House on?

3. Which of the following is not a play penned by Ibsen?

4. What novel did Shelley's wife Mary author?

5. How did Marx support his family financially through most of his life?

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