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

2. In what principle does Everhard prove that the group is no different from the group they resent in Chapter 7?
(a) Anarchist violence.
(b) Desire for profit.
(c) Socialist belief.
(d) Proletarian leanings.

3. What does Everhard say revolutionaries will be willing to do in Chapter 5?
(a) Hold peaceful demonstrations at all hours.
(b) Respond to violence with violence.
(c) Give up their right to bear arms.
(d) Move to another country to continue protesting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Everhard say is responsible for the plight of the armless peddler?

2. Where was the manuscript hidden?

3. What does Avis say that her life, along with Everhard and others gets sucked into in Chapter 9?

4. What does the person at Avis' home come to return?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Philomaths.

2. Describe Cunningham.

3. Describe Avis in relationship to the manuscript's creation and storage.

4. Describe Everhard's speech to the Philomaths.

5. Why does Wickhard offer Everhard a job?

6. Describe Everhard's argument that causes the Bishop to protest.

7. Describe the journalist's interaction with Avis about the Jackson case.

8. What tension did London experience in his own life that is reflected in the Iron Heel?

9. Why does Avis call Everhard an eagle?

10. Describe Bishop Morehouse's speech.

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