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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. Where was the ancestral home that Wilson inherited?
(a) In Maine.
(b) In Cape Cod.
(c) In Boston.
(d) In upstate New York.

2. How did Hemingway feel about the media, including photo-calls and interviews?
(a) He was indifferent to the media and would occasionally give interviews or photo-calls, but not frequently.
(b) He would give interviews, but would not allow his photo to be taken.
(c) He was incredibly introverted and avoided the media.
(d) He actively pursued photo-calls and interviews and loved the media.

3. How did Brecht die?
(a) He was executed by a West German sniper.
(b) He suffered a heart attack.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He committed suicide.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Sartre's first philosophical novel published in 1938?

2. What language did Wilson learn and master in order to read books in their original form in the 1930s?

3. What is the autobiography penned by Sartre?

4. What is the name of the partner, with whom Marx co-authored many of his works?

5. How did Russell feel about war?

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