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

2. What event caused the breakup of Wilson's marriage to Mary McCarthy?
(a) He cauth his wife having an affair and left her.
(b) He was caught having an affair.
(c) His wife unexpectedly died.
(d) He punched his wife and she left him.

3. Which two philosophies did Tynan link together in the theater world?
(a) Socialism and Violence.
(b) Sexual Promiscuousness and Racism.
(c) Hedonism and Socialism.
(d) Racism and Hedonism.

4. What award did Brecht win in 1922 for being the best young dramatist.
(a) The Quill.
(b) The Kleist Prize.
(c) The Nobel Prize for literature.
(d) The Pulitzer.

5. How did Hemingway die?
(a) He was in a plane accident.
(b) He drowned while deep sea fishing.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He died of natural causes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

3. Where was the ancestral home that Wilson inherited?

4. What was the name of the rich Philadelphian with whom Hellman became involved with towards the end of her life?

5. What movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson found?

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