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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 play did Hellman write in the 1960s that was a big success?

2. What was the name of Sartre's first philosophical novel published in 1938?

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

4. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

5. What did Hellman use as inspiration for her book, Miss Lonelyhearts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Sartre feel towards America?

3. How did Hellman view her mother?

4. What activity of Russell's resulted in a mock War Crimes Tribunal held in Stockholm?

5. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

6. How did Hellman view her father?

7. Why did Russell like Mathematics?

8. Why did Gollancz prefer to hire female employees?

9. How does Johnson describe Wilson's writings?

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

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

According to Johnson, define a "man of letter's" and contrast this with Johnson's definition of an intellectual. What individuals in the book could be label man of letters and why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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