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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 Tolstoy's wife?

2. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?

3. Who did Tolstoy correspond with frequently in his old age, offering his opinions on every subject?

4. For which American newspaper did Marx work as a European correspondent for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Harriet Shelley.

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

4. Why could it be argued that Karl Marx is the intellectual who has had the most impact on people?

5. How did Ibsen interact with women?

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

7. Describe Rousseau's family life in his youth.

8. Why are all of Ibsen's works so different?

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

10. How did the American public view Hemingway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson claims that Karl Marx's theories had more impact on people than any other intellectual. Discuss why this is and whether or not you agree with Johnson's conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Define the philosophy of existentialism and how it influenced society, both in the time of Jena-Paul Sartre and today.

Essay Topic 3

A recurrent theme in Intellectuals is the idea of egotism and vanity and how it motivated several intellectuals and affected their self-awareness. Discuss how Johnson draw attention to this theme through individual intellectuals.

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