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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Bertrand Russell: A case of Logical Fiddlesticks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel did Shelley's wife Mary author?
(a) Frankenstein.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Northanger Abby.
(d) Pocession.

2. What poem did Shelley dedicate to his first wife?
(a) Queen Mab.
(b) The Bride of Abydos.
(c) The Cenci.
(d) Horrid Mysteries.

3. What was the name of Russell's fourth wife?
(a) Alys Jane.
(b) Katherine Perkins.
(c) Edith Finch.
(d) Dora Black.

4. Where did Russell believe all of the answers to the riddles of the universe could be found?
(a) He believed that most things could not be solved or understood.
(b) In the human mind.
(c) In the Bible.
(d) In observing nature.

5. What was the name of Hemingway's first wife?
(a) Bryn Mawr.
(b) Katie Passos.
(c) Hadley Richardson.
(d) Martha Gellhorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ibsen's wife?

2. What was the nickname of Hemingway's son, Jack?

3. What was the name of Tolstoy's wife?

4. What other Intellectual influenced Tolstoy in his youth?

5. What was the name of the progressive school that Russell set up?

(see the answer key)

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