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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Rousseau's dog?

2. What is the name of the person, whom Ibsen based his character of Nora from A Doll's House on?

3. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?

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

5. When Marx could not find an academic position after receiving his doctorate, what type of work did begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Marx believe that Socialism would come about?

7. How was Emerson viewed in his time?

8. Describe Harriet Shelley.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Intellectuals suggests that Rousseau is credited with affecting thinking in five areas. What are those areas, how did Rousseau change the way they were viewed in society and how have other intellectuals discussed in the book been influenced by them?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit and the relation of truth are important themes in Intellectuals. Using at least three intellectuals discuss how they relate to this theme of truth and their attitude towards it. Comment on what inferences Johnson draw towards the importance of truth.

Essay Topic 3

What is Paul Johnson's writing style? Discuss both the mechanical aspect of his writing and his "voice" throughout the book. Make sure and discuss what literary tools and devices he relies on most and what specific parts of the text reflect his voice?

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