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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 is the name of the person, whom Ibsen based his character of Nora from A Doll's House on?
(a) Hilde Wangel.
(b) Miriam White.
(c) Kirste Holst.
(d) Laura Kieler.

2. What was the name of the first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?
(a) Schuster and Simon.
(b) Benn Brothers.
(c) Easton Press.
(d) Gramercy.

3. Which political party did Bertolt Brecht faithfully serve?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Eastern Democratic Party.
(c) The Nazi Party.
(d) The Nationalist Party.

4. What was Ibsen's last statement?
(a) I have conquered.
(b) I will sleep peacefully.
(c) On the contrary.
(d) No thank you.

5. 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 Daily Worker.
(d) The CP Serial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was Ibsen born in?

2. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

3. How was Brecht's work received in the United States?

4. What year did Gollancz die?

5. What was the name of Gollancz'a wife?

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