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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Deep Waters of Ernest Hemingway, pgs. 138-155.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Hemingway's nickname?
(a) Exciting Ernst.
(b) Action man.
(c) Papa Hemingway.
(d) Whisky Hemingway.

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

4. Which of the following armies did Tolstoy not fight during his tenure with the Russian army?
(a) Italians.
(b) French.
(c) Turks.
(d) British.

5. How did Ibsen pay for his university education?
(a) He worked at the fish docks.
(b) He worked as a grammar tutor.
(c) By waiting tables.
(d) By writing plays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?

2. How did Marx's daughter Laura die?

3. What other Intellectual influenced Tolstoy in his youth?

4. What is the name of the school mistress who loaned Shelley 100 pounds (her life savings), that was never repaid.

5. Who did Tolstoy correspond with frequently in his old age, offering his opinions on every subject?

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