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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ketman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most difficult thing for a man of the New Faith to conquer, according to Milosz, is his feeling of what?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Trepidation.
(c) Elation.
(d) Guilt.

2. Dialectical materialism appeals to the Eastern man because it is, in Milosz's term, what?
(a) Mathematical.
(b) Heavenly.
(c) Timely.
(d) Earthy.

3. In the 1940s, once they were freed of the past, how did the Eastern countries think?
(a) They returned to a feudalist system.
(b) They modified capitalism to fit their needs.
(c) They had no choice but the New Faith.
(d) They regretted their choice.

4. Taking joy that one's life occurs within the stream of life is what type of Ketman?
(a) Professional Ketman.
(b) The Ketman of revolutionary purity.
(c) Aesthetic Ketman.
(d) Ethical Ketman.

5. Witkiewicz's book dealt solely with what aspect of society?
(a) Decay in society.
(b) Futuristic societies.
(c) Salvation for mankind.
(d) Decay in industrial abilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Ketman of revolutionary purity holds that a tyrant's reign may be justified in what circumstances?

2. Milosz's book The Captive Mind deals with what subject?

3. Milosz ends Chapter I with the question:

4. American politics regarded Russia's invasion of Eastern countries with what emotion?

5. By standards of the East, as compared to the West, how is anyone with talent treated?

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