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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 is Avis surprised to see at her house when she returns from visiting the armless peddler?
(a) Carson.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Everhard.
(d) Bishop.

2. When was the Iron Heel published?
(a) Early 1880s.
(b) Early 1900s.
(c) Early 1920s.
(d) Early 1940s.

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

4. What are the two circumstances of time in discussion in the Iron Heel?
(a) Anarchical present and Tyrannical future.
(b) Socialist revolution and Utopian future.
(c) Utopian present and Dystopian future.
(d) Marxist present and Fascist future.

5. Since the death of his wife, what had Dr. Cunningham become?
(a) A dinner party sociologist.
(b) A hard drinker.
(c) A demanding professor.
(d) A recluse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the contemporary author that offers a perspective in the Introduction?

2. Who is the only person that succeeds in arguing against Everhard in Chapter 4?

3. What is based on the economic and philosophic principle that financial profit and reward and accumulation are the rightful reward of those with the passion and the drive to pursue them?

4. What was secretly published during the three centuries of the Iron Heel?

5. Who tells Avis that Jackson was entitled to compensation?

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