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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Troubled Conscience of Victor Gollancz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Brecht to leave Germany in 1933?
(a) He married a woman from Italy.
(b) He was offered a position in Russia.
(c) He was invited to go to Hollywood.
(d) Hitler came to power.

2. Which of these was not written by Brecht?
(a) Rape of the Sabine women.
(b) Mother Courage.
(c) The Trail of Lucullus.
(d) The Life of Galileo.

3. What year did Gollancz die?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1962.

4. What venture did Gollancz start to counter the unwillingness of booksellers to stock ultra-left propaganda?
(a) The Canterbury Monthly.
(b) The Left Book Club.
(c) The CP Serial.
(d) The Daily Worker.

5. What was Ibsen's first literary success?
(a) Hedda Gabler.
(b) A Doll's House.
(c) The Pretenders.
(d) The Wild Duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Ibsen have?

2. What year did Brecht die?

3. After Gollancz broke with the Communist, which party did he begin to support?

4. What was the name of the first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?

5. What was Brecht's first successful play?

(see the answer key)

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