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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Troubled Conscience of Victor Gollancz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Sartre's longtime mistress?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Emilie Pleiade.
(c) Louise Malraux.
(d) Simone de Beauvois.

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

3. On average how many books did Sartre read every year?
(a) He read one per week, 52.
(b) He only read one, but studied it intensely.
(c) About 300.
(d) About 100.

4. What was the nickname of Helen Demuth who spent her life working for the Marx family?
(a) Grava.
(b) Heddy.
(c) Dogga.
(d) Lenchen.

5. How many drafts of War and Peace did Tolstoy write?
(a) 2.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Marx spent most of his life working on?

2. Who did Tolstoy correspond with frequently in his old age, offering his opinions on every subject?

3. What desire did Wilson's mother have for him?

4. What position did Sartre take after he was released from being a POW?

5. What occupation did Wilson's father hold?

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