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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, pgs. 324 - 342.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Russell's fourth wife?
(a) Alys Jane.
(b) Dora Black.
(c) Edith Finch.
(d) Katherine Perkins.

2. What year did Orwell die?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

3. What political party did Sartre decide to back for four years, beginning in 1952?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The New Socialist Party.
(c) The French National Party.
(d) The Nazi's.

4. Where was Rousseau born?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Provence.
(c) Paris.
(d) Geneva.

5. What was the name of the American philosophy graduate who became Russell's secretary?
(a) Ralph Schoenman.
(b) Arthur Koestler.
(c) Harold Earkin.
(d) Philip Wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

2. What was the name of Brecht's wife?

3. What play did Hellman write in the 1960s that was a big success?

4. What religion did Russell believe?

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

(see the answer key)

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