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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Karl Marx: 'Howling Gigantic Curses'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Rousseau's first novel?
(a) Pensees.
(b) La Nouvelle Histoire.
(c) Emile.
(d) La Nouvelle Heloise.

2. What was the nickname of Helen Demuth who spent her life working for the Marx family?
(a) Dogga.
(b) Heddy.
(c) Lenchen.
(d) Grava.

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

4. Where is Rousseau buried?
(a) Ile des Peupliers.
(b) Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
(c) Verdunne.
(d) Montmartre.

5. What mistress of Shelley's would live to be over eighty and inspire Henry James's story, The Aspern Papers?
(a) Beth Owen.
(b) Claire Clairmont.
(c) Elena Goodwin.
(d) Mary Hoppner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Shelley's nickname at school?

3. What young woman was a laundress and agreed to become Rousseau's mistress on a permanent basis?

4. What is the name of the partner, with whom Marx co-authored many of his works?

5. How many children did Shelley have?

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