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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Everhard say is responsible for the plight of the armless peddler?
(a) Anarchists.
(b) They are.
(c) Socialists.
(d) Oligarchy.

2. Who was the scientist responsible for many of the society-defining discoveries of the era?
(a) Avis' lover.
(b) Avis' father.
(c) Avis' brother.
(d) Avis' uncle.

3. Why did people support the decision against Jackson?
(a) Because they were afraid of overheating.
(b) Because they were afraid of the Oligarchy.
(c) Because they feared losing support of their families.
(d) Because they were cowards.

4. What are the forces against which London struggled as an individual and against which the revolutionaries struggle in his book?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Facism.
(d) Socialism.

5. Who protests the treatment of workers at the risk of being discharged?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Everhard.
(d) Dr. Cunningham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What circumstances in London's life that gave rise to his creation of the book?

2. After the failure of what did idealism suffer damage according to Meredith?

3. What does Avis realize she was complicit in doing by Chapter 3?

4. Who should share equally in both the responsibilities and the rewards according to London?

5. When was the Iron Heel published?

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