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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 year did Sartre die?

2. Where did Sartre do most of his writing?

3. Who opened Gollancz'a papers for inspection?

4. What title did Russell hold?

5. What occupation did Wilson's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sartre feel towards America?

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

3. Why did Russell like Mathematics?

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

5. What type of relationships did Gollancz have with people from the working class?

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

7. Describe Orwell's appearance.

8. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

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

10. Describe Jean-Paul Sartre's appearance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Johnson pays particular notice to the birth order of each individual and what their life was like growing up. Selecting at least three different intellectuals, compare their birth order, and childhood and how that affected their work as an artist and also their personal relationships at maturity.

Essay Topic 3

One recurrent theme in Intellectual is that of self promotion at all costs, even using false information and media tactics to create a persona. Using specific textual examples discuss how at least two intellectuals embodied this idea of self promotion and executed the development of their persona.

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