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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 type of vocation did Marx's family (on both sides) participate in?
(a) They were Talmudic scholars.
(b) They were factory workers from the proletariat class.
(c) They were farmers.
(d) They were aristocrats.

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

3. What was Ibsen's first literary success?
(a) The Pretenders.
(b) A Doll's House.
(c) Hedda Gabler.
(d) The Wild Duck.

4. What is the name of Rousseau's first novel?
(a) La Nouvelle Heloise.
(b) La Nouvelle Histoire.
(c) Emile.
(d) Pensees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What University did Marx receive his doctorate from?

2. What happened to Rousseau's children?

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

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

5. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?

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