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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Man, This Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Milosz, nations which have recently come under communist rule feel excitement at first, and then feel what emotion?
(a) That they've been lied to about the government.
(b) Sadness for the loss of their autonomy.
(c) Trepidation for their unknown future.
(d) That they've been caught in a trap like mice.

2. Catholic Communists gradually lose everything except what aspect?
(a) The language of religion.
(b) Their trust in the Virgin Mary.
(c) A basic belief in God.
(d) Their sense of guilt.

3. Why, as Chapter 2 explains, do Eastern communists look to the West?
(a) The New Faith allows it.
(b) The New Faith cannot satisfy their spiritual needs.
(c) The New Faith cannot satisfy their emotional needs.
(d) They are curious.

4. During World War II, how did the nearness of death affect the Poles' lives?
(a) It created a daily thankfulness for life.
(b) It destroyed all sense of shame.
(c) It made them ambivalent to the future.
(d) It instilled terror.

5. As Beta scornfully realized, how could someone have power in Poland?
(a) Follow the procedures established by the Polish government.
(b) Overcome the Nazis.
(c) Destroy all Polish underground resistance.
(d) Seize it by force.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Witkiewicz, what role does religion play in modern society?

2. As he got older, how did Gamma feel about his life?

3. How do the Multi-Bing pills change a man?

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

5. Milosz asserts that the man of the New Faith has the greatest fear of what action?

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