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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the estate that Tolstoy inherited from his mother?
(a) The Romanov pula.
(b) Yasnaya Polyana.
(c) Kazan.
(d) Volkonsky.

2. What year was Tolstoy born?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1828.

3. What vices appealed to Tolstoy the most?
(a) Drinking and hunting.
(b) Drugs and alcohol.
(c) Lying and forging.
(d) Women and gambling.

4. Who transcribed Tolstoy's novels for him?
(a) He hired a different secretary for each novel.
(b) His son Sergei.
(c) His wife.
(d) His friend Turgenev.

5. What was Ibsen's last statement?
(a) No thank you.
(b) I will sleep peacefully.
(c) I have conquered.
(d) On the contrary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Helen Demuth who spent her life working for the Marx family?

2. Where was Rousseau born?

3. What type of relationship did Hemingway have with his mother?

4. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?

5. What religion did Ibsen follow?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Marx wrote poetry as a child, what was the content of his creations?

2. How did Tolstoy view women?

3. What are some similarities between Tolstoy and Rousseau?

4. How did the American public view Hemingway?

5. Describe Ibsen's appearance.

6. What type of childhood did Shelley have as described in Chapter 2?

7. What arrangement did Shelley attempt to make with his women counterparts, that never worked?

8. Describe one of Hemingway's wives in appearance and personality.

9. Why could it be argued that Karl Marx is the intellectual who has had the most impact on people?

10. What addiction did Hemingway suffer from most of his life?

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