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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, pgs. 156-172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Tolstoy die?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1910.

2. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?
(a) Latin and Egyptian.
(b) Greek and Hebrew.
(c) Latin and Greek.
(d) Hebrew and Sanskrit.

3. What occupation did Hemingway's father hold?
(a) He was a literature professor.
(b) He was a physician.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a plumber.

4. Where is Rousseau buried?
(a) Verdunne.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
(d) Ile des Peupliers.

5. How did Marx support his family financially through most of his life?
(a) He worked as a railway clerk.
(b) He borrowed money and received legacies from family.
(c) His writings were an immediate success and provided handsomely for the family.
(d) He was supported by the government and received a salary for his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marx's wife?

2. What young woman was a laundress and agreed to become Rousseau's mistress on a permanent basis?

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

4. What was Hemingway's first published work?

5. Who would receive Shelley's title of baronet?

(see the answer key)

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