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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alpha, the Moralist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Ketman asserts that men do not know how to rule themselves or properly distribute goods?
(a) The Ketman of revolutionary purity.
(b) Ethical Ketman.
(c) Metaphysical Ketman.
(d) Sceptical Ketman.

2. 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 instilled terror.
(d) It made them ambivalent to the future.

3. Harboring contempt for Russia is what type of Ketman?
(a) Sceptical Ketman.
(b) Professional Ketman.
(c) Ethical Ketman.
(d) National Ketman.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 3, how does Milosz succinctly define Ketman?
(a) Against something.
(b) In the name of the state.
(c) For the benefit of mankind.
(d) Against the state.

Short Answer Questions

1. Witkiewicz thought art and philosophy were living out their last days, and how did he see their end?

2. Alpha became a moral authority, as he had dreamed, because of his work in what place?

3. In Witkiewicz's novel, the characters ultimately become:

4. In Milosz's experience, how does a man change under communist rule?

5. Russian engineers and doctors ________ Western innovations.

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