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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who could be fired for challenging the opinion or story of a newspaper's corporate owners?

3. Who manipulated the trial in favor of the company instead of Jackson?

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

5. When was the Iron Heel published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Everhard predict about the Bishop that comes true?

2. Describe Cunningham.

3. Why does Avis call Everhard an eagle?

4. Describe Meredith's comments on the Oligarchy.

5. Describe Jackson.

6. Describe the Philomaths.

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

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

9. Describe Everhard's speech to the Philomaths.

10. Describe Avis' ongoing investigation of Jackson's life circumstances.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the concept of capitalism as it is portrayed in the Iron Heel. What aspects of the capitalistic society envisioned by Jack London seem apparent today and what do not? How does the conflict in ideologies between capitalism and socialism that London describes seem evident in today's society in America? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in America in the time period of the Iron Heel when the women like Avis in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that women of our society today do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Iron Heel practice of gaining power through money and violence. How does this contrast with the Socialist rise to ascendancy? Which group is more committed to success if any? Which group is more ethical and how so? Which group ultimately wins the popular vote and why? Describe.

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