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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 year did Brecht die?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1962.

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

3. What occupation did Hemingway's father hold?
(a) He was a plumber.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a physician.
(d) He was a literature professor.

4. How did Shelley die?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He overdosed on opium.
(c) He suffered a heart attack.
(d) He drowned.

5. Which of these was not written by Brecht?
(a) Rape of the Sabine women.
(b) The Life of Galileo.
(c) Mother Courage.
(d) The Trail of Lucullus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Ibsen's first literary success?

3. How tall was Sartre?

4. What year was Bertrand Russell born?

5. What was Brecht's first successful play?

(see the answer key)

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