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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gamma, the Slave of History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he got older, how did Gamma feel about his life?
(a) He had wasted his youth in service of the party.
(b) He had not devoted enough energy to the party.
(c) He had wasted his youth on reckless living.
(d) He had become too comfortable with his accomplishments.

2. As detailed in Chapter 6, what was the first maxim of the communist rule as it established power in a newly-conquered country?
(a) Impose educational reforms.
(b) Make the people happy so they agree.
(c) Crush opposition at all cost.
(d) Set minimal demands.

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

4. In the mid-twentieth century, many European nations realized that they could be directly influenced by what force?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) New rulers.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Communism.

5. Milosz's book The Captive Mind deals with what subject?
(a) Fictional characters.
(b) Society some time in the future.
(c) What he experienced living in Poland.
(d) What he heard about after living in the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Beta's first book?

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

3. In the concentration camp, what is Beta's job?

4. Taking joy that one's life occurs within the stream of life is what type of Ketman?

5. When the Red Army came into Poland in 1945, how were writers treated?

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