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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Delta, the Troubadour.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Delta begin to write violently anti-Semitic poems?
(a) The Communist Party commanded him to write them.
(b) He cared deeply about the political change going on around him.
(c) He had begun to think along those lines.
(d) He cared more about his audience than about the content.

2. Delta would have fit well into what time period?
(a) Wandering jesters.
(b) Egyptian kings.
(c) Roman gladiators.
(d) Medieval monks.

3. In light of Beta's poetry, how does Milosz treat the modern artist's potential?
(a) He can never know rest or inactivity.
(b) He works best without established equilibrium.
(c) He is condemned to inactivity.
(d) He follows the artistic traditions of former eras.

4. While living in exile, how did Delta feel?
(a) A drunkard.
(b) A poor writer.
(c) Popular and well-liked.
(d) Lonely and forgotten.

5. In a weekly magazine, Delta published short theater scenes under what title?
(a) Gray Goose.
(b) Falangist.
(c) Solomon's Ball.
(d) Green Goose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Beta's artistic talent moved to the furthest boundaries of communist dictates?

2. In order to kept his apartment and good political standing, the man practicing aesthetic Ketman is willing to do what?

3. When someone asked about his family and origins, how would Delta answer?

4. When he spent time in Moscow, what kinds of reports did Delta send back?

5. When Delta's writing no longer pleased the party, what happened?

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