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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. How many pregnancies did Tolstoy's wife have?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

3. What religion did Ibsen follow?
(a) He was Protestant.
(b) He was Jewish.
(c) He was an atheist.
(d) He was Catholic.

4. How did Marx support his family financially through most of his life?
(a) He worked as a railway clerk.
(b) His writings were an immediate success and provided handsomely for the family.
(c) He was supported by the government and received a salary for his work.
(d) He borrowed money and received legacies from family.

5. What other Intellectual influenced Tolstoy in his youth?
(a) Sarte.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) St. Augustine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vocation did Marx's family (on both sides) participate in?

2. In what year did Marx write the Communist Manifesto?

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

4. What was the name of Hemingway's first wife?

5. What occupation did Hemingway's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ibsen interact with women?

2. What duty did Percy Bysshe Shelley believe that the enlightened man had to society?

3. How did Tolstoy view women?

4. What comparison can be made between the views of Emerson and the views of Marx?

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

6. What personal hygiene habits did Hemingway have?

7. Hemingway was particularly prone to accidents - what were some of the most severe?

8. Why did Tolstoy go through periods where he would renounce art and only exert moral leadership?

9. Describe the typical arc of Rousseau's friendships.

10. What type of soldier was Tolstoy?

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