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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 religion did Russell believe?

2. What was Brecht's first successful play?

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

4. What year did Gollancz die?

5. What foreign country did Gollancz live in briefly while working for the Ministry of Food?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Hellman view her father?

4. What made Sartre famous in 1944?

5. How did Gollancz typically make his agreements with authors?

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

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

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

9. What importance did Sartre place upon literature and letters?

10. How did Hellman view her mother?

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

Is there an overarching moral to Intellectual, and if so, what is it and how does Johnson establish this moral?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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