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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beta the Disappointed Lover.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alpha's pursuit of purity in his work was driven largely by what characteristic?
(a) Jaded view of the world.
(b) Devotion to the church.
(c) Sense of personal purity.
(d) Personal arrogance.

2. Those who assert that their work is most important, rather than the ends and benefactors of the work, are following which Ketman?
(a) Aesthetic Ketman
(b) Sceptical Ketman
(c) Ethical Ketman.
(d) Professional Ketman.

3. According to Witkiewicz, what role does religion play in modern society?
(a) Actively involved.
(b) Slowly dying but still forceful.
(c) Remains only as part of the fading tradition.
(d) None at all.

4. Milosz ends Chapter I with the question:
(a) What else could man ask for?
(b) How long must communism continue?
(c) How long until man accepts the party?
(d) What the devil does a man need?

5. Peasants, in Milosz's understanding, assert what about their lives?
(a) Change must come.
(b) They are perfectly happy with their lives.
(c) Communism is their only salvation.
(d) Feudalism is their only salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In light of Beta's poetry, how does Milosz treat the modern artist's potential?

2. Russian engineers and doctors ________ Western innovations.

3. Aesthetic Ketman spreads because the citizens crave what aspect of daily life?

4. What school of thought gave Alpha the tragic language he needed?

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

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