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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Milosz illustrates Ketman with the example of what person?
(a) A communist.
(b) A Shiite theologian.
(c) A Muslim.
(d) An average housewife.

3. Alpha's response to the Nazis' violent anti-Semitism was what emotion?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Support.
(d) Quiet approval.

4. Milosz compares the Method to what animal?
(a) A snake, for which the tail begins at any point.
(b) An ox, strong enough to bear the weight of reality.
(c) A powerful bird whose wing is broken.
(d) A fox, wily enough to deceive those who are skeptical.

5. As explained in Chapter 2, the party considers _________ one of the highest virtues.
(a) Restraint.
(b) Compliance.
(c) Silence.
(d) Informing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The most difficult thing for a man of the New Faith to conquer, according to Milosz, is his feeling of what?

2. What phrase occurs often throughout Chapter 2?

3. As far as man's preferences in Western art and literature, what aspect does Milosz refer to?

4. In seeking a strong heroic element, what character/s did Alpha's second novel choose?

5. Which Ketman asserts that men do not know how to rule themselves or properly distribute goods?

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