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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 honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

2. After Gollancz broke with the Communist, which party did he begin to support?

3. What was the name of the first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?

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

5. Which of these was not written by Brecht?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Bertrand Russell write so much?

3. Why does Johnson believe that Gollancz is an important intellectual if he did not give birth to a salient idea himself?

4. How did Hellman view her mother?

5. Describe Brecht's childhood.

6. What business arrangements did Brecht make for himself in 1949 that gave him artistic freedom as well as great revenue?

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

8. How does Johnson describe Wilson's writings?

9. What made Sartre famous in 1944?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson spend a lot of time discussing how each Intellectual saw himself, and how each defined their role in relation to mankind. Select two different Intellectuals compare and contrast using textual evidence the self image each had and what effect they hoped to achieve in the world.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in depth how several intellectuals used artistic works to make political statements and how these statements were received by the public.

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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