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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. Which contemporary of Rousseau's wrote an attack on him called Le Sentiment des Citoyens?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Diderot.
(c) Hume.
(d) Grimm.

2. What University did Marx receive his doctorate from?
(a) Bonn University.
(b) Sorbonne University.
(c) Berlin University.
(d) Oxford University.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?

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

3. What was the name of Shelley's first wife?

4. What poem did Shelley dedicate to his first wife?

5. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?

(see the answer key)

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