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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Henrik Ibsen: 'On the Contrary'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marx could not find an academic position after receiving his doctorate, what type of work did begin?
(a) He became a librarian.
(b) He became a journalist.
(c) He became a factory foreman.
(d) He because a privat tutor.

2. Which benefactress of Rousseau died of malnutrition after he refused to help her in her old age?
(a) Madame D'Epinary.
(b) Mademoiselle Lambercier.
(c) Madame de Warens.
(d) Mademoiselle Groton.

3. How did Rousseau first become known?
(a) He was distinguished as a soldier.
(b) He was elected as mayor of his city.
(c) He published a novel.
(d) He won an essay competition.

4. How many siblings did Ibsen have?
(a) He was an only child.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What happened to Rousseau's children?
(a) They were adopted by Lord Boswell in England.
(b) They all grew up to be writers.
(c) He abandoned all of them at orphanages.
(d) They all died at birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ibsen pay for his university education?

2. How many children did Rousseau have with his wife?

3. Which of the following is not a play penned by Ibsen?

4. What ancient languages did Shelley attain great fluency in at Eton?

5. How did Shelley die?

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