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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 did Russell feel about war?
(a) He was a war enthusiast.
(b) We do not know his stance on war.
(c) He was indifferent to war and did not know much about current events.
(d) He detested war.

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

3. What was the name of the intellectual who Johnson claimed attempted to legitimize personal violence?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) Cyril Connoly.

4. What year did Russell die?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1942.

5. What play did Hellman write in the 1960s that was a big success?
(a) Thirty-nine Steps.
(b) The Seeker.
(c) Evermore.
(d) Toys in the Attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What venture did Gollancz start to counter the unwillingness of booksellers to stock ultra-left propaganda?

2. How did Wilson's second wife die?

3. Which of these was not written by Brecht?

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

5. What did Brecht request to have done with his remains upon his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the uniform Brecht devised for himself in developing of his persona.

2. Why did Bertrand Russell write so much?

3. After Wilson's visit to Russia, what were his impressions of the country and people on his return home?

4. How does Johnson describe Wilson's writings?

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

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

7. How did Gollancz typically make his agreements with authors?

8. Briefly describe the life of Dashiell Hammett, Hellman's long time lover.

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

10. What political views did Wilson adopt during the Great Depression?

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