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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 first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?
(a) Easton Press.
(b) Benn Brothers.
(c) Schuster and Simon.
(d) Gramercy.

2. Which of these was not written by Brecht?
(a) The Life of Galileo.
(b) The Trail of Lucullus.
(c) Mother Courage.
(d) Rape of the Sabine women.

3. How did Wilson's second wife die?
(a) She tripped on her heels and fractured her skull.
(b) She was accidentily poisioned by pesticide they used in their home.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She was hit by a car.

4. How did Wilson regard women?
(a) He was completely indifferent towards women and saw them only as objects.
(b) He saw women as incapable darlings.
(c) He was somewhat fearful of them.
(d) He adored and worshipped women.

5. Who does Johnson select as the write to represent the Old Intellectual belief in utopia?
(a) Evelyn Waugh.
(b) G.K. Chesterton.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Normal Mailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Sartre die?

2. Who opened Gollancz'a papers for inspection?

3. What was Brecht's first Marxist work that was produced in 1930?

4. Where did Russell believe all of the answers to the riddles of the universe could be found?

5. What title did Russell hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What redeeming quality does Johnson specifically note of Brecht?

2. What did Orwell think of fellow intellectuals in comparison to the poor?

3. What type of relationship did Wilson have with other writers?

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

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

6. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

7. Describe Orwell's appearance.

8. Describe Brecht's childhood.

9. How did Hellman view her father?

10. Why did Bertrand Russell write so much?

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