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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what ticket does Everhard run for Congress in in Chapter 7?
(a) Anarchist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Oligarchist.

3. What did speaker after speaker do to Everhard during his speech in Chapter 4?
(a) Defeat him.
(b) Challenge him.
(c) Submit to him.
(d) Interrupt him.

4. In socialist theory and practice, who were entitled to more than what they were given in wages?
(a) Capitalists.
(b) Socialists.
(c) Business owners.
(d) Workers.

5. Who does the group that Everhard speak to in Chapter 4 comprise?
(a) Peaceful anarchists.
(b) Working socialists.
(c) Rebelling factions.
(d) Millionaire capitalists.

6. What is the nickname that Everhard gives to the intellectual class?
(a) Philanderers.
(b) Metaphysicians.
(c) Worrymongers.
(d) Trust betrayers.

7. Who does Avis become preoccupied with to the point of obsession?
(a) Everhard.
(b) Dr. Cunningham.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Bishop.

8. What does Everhard show the group to prove his findings about the use of drafting in Chapter 8?
(a) Video.
(b) Audio recording.
(c) Pamphlet.
(d) Letter.

9. Who did Everhard find complicit in the capitalist system?
(a) Dr. Cunningham.
(b) Socialists.
(c) Church.
(d) Revolutionists.

10. Who does Everhard speak to in Chapter 4?
(a) The Grangers.
(b) The Wicksons.
(c) The Revolutionists.
(d) The Philomaths.

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

12. Who made their money off of the workers?
(a) Business owners.
(b) Proletariats.
(c) Capitalists.
(d) Socialists.

13. To whom does the Bishop makes his presentation in Chapter 6?
(a) Oligarchists.
(b) Anarchists.
(c) Socialists.
(d) Philanthropists.

14. Who is the armless peddler?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Dr. Cunningham.
(c) Everhard.
(d) Jackson.

15. What did London profit from according to the contemporary author in his Introduction?
(a) Some of the drawbacks in society.
(b) Some of the sales of his previous books.
(c) Some of his popular seminars.
(d) Some of the observations of reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tension between what two opposing interests is the driving force behind the plot of the Iron Heel?

2. When was the Iron Heel published?

3. What does Avis do for the Bishop's speech in Chapter 6?

4. Why did people support the decision against Jackson?

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

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