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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 year did Wilson die?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1989.

2. What did Brecht request to have done with his remains upon his death?
(a) He wanted to be interred in an above ground marble masoleum.
(b) He wanted to be buried at sea.
(c) He wanted to be cremated.
(d) He wanted to be buried in a steel coffin.

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

4. What did Hellman use as inspiration for her book, Miss Lonelyhearts?
(a) Conversations she heard in the stairwell of her apartment.
(b) She stole the material from another writer.
(c) Guests' letters that she secretly opened.
(d) Information from the classifieds.

5. How many siblings did Connolly have?
(a) He came from a large family of nine.
(b) He had three siblings.
(c) He was a twin, but had no other siblings.
(d) He was an only child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did Russell believe?

2. How was Brecht's work received in the United States?

3. How tall was Sartre?

4. How did Wilson regard women?

5. What job did Hellman have with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1929?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sartre feel towards America?

2. What activity of Russell's resulted in a mock War Crimes Tribunal held in Stockholm?

3. Describe Jean-Paul Sartre's appearance.

4. How does Johnson describe Wilson's writings?

5. Why does Johnson describe Russell as being detached from physical reality?

6. Describe Brecht's childhood.

7. According to Johnson, what did Orwell believe about what force had the power to shape the world.

8. Describe Orwell's appearance.

9. What importance did Sartre place upon literature and letters?

10. Why did Gollancz prefer to hire female employees?

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