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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 nickname did Sartre's mother have for him?
(a) Poulou.
(b) Petit homme.
(c) Beau.
(d) Precieuse.

2. What year was Bertrand Russell born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1872.

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

4. What work did Wilson write when he was exploring Communist?
(a) Letters to Stalin.
(b) A Socialist View.
(c) The Trotsky theory.
(d) To the Finland Station.

5. How many drafts of War and Peace did Tolstoy write?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did Gollancz break with the Communist party?

3. In what year did Marx write the Communist Manifesto?

4. How many wives did Wilson have?

5. What year did Gollancz die?

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