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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was London greatly influenced by in his writing?
(a) Marx.
(b) Orwell.
(c) Dryser.
(d) Judah.

2. Who does Dr. Cunningham prod to speak at the dinner event at his house?
(a) Carson.
(b) Avis.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Everhard.

3. Who spoke to Avis about the legal and financial rightness of their positions?
(a) Iron workers.
(b) Plumbers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Cultured wives.

4. 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?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Fascism.

5. Who should share equally in both the responsibilities and the rewards according to London?
(a) The proletariat.
(b) The collective.
(c) The individual.
(d) The business owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who Avis sees at her home challenge her to look into?

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

3. What is the group that attends Dr. Cunningham's dinner in Chapter 7?

4. Against what is it necessary to have strength to prevent it from grinding "us down and walk[ing] upon our faces - from coming true?"

5. When the Bishop grows more insistent, what happens in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Iron Heel reveal about workers according to Franklin?

2. Why does Meredith say that the manuscript cannot be taken fully seriously?

3. Describe Cunningham.

4. Describe Jackson.

5. Describe the men in the room at Avis' father's dinner party apart from Everhard.

6. Why is it important to be vigilant in society in the Introduction?

7. Describe the Philomaths.

8. Describe Avis' interaction with the company lawyer.

9. Describe the impending conflict Avis begins to experience in Chapter 6.

10. Why does Avis call Everhard an eagle?

(see the answer keys)

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