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

2. How did Wilson regard women?
(a) He saw women as incapable darlings.
(b) He was somewhat fearful of them.
(c) He was completely indifferent towards women and saw them only as objects.
(d) He adored and worshipped women.

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

4. How tall was Sartre?
(a) Average nondescript height.
(b) Just over 5 feet 2 inches.
(c) Very tall at 6 feet 5 inches.
(d) Just under 6 feet tall.

5. What subject did Gollancz teach at Repton?
(a) Classics.
(b) History.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Gollancz die?

2. What is the name of Marx's daughter, who became a mistress of Edward Aveling?

3. What year was Tolstoy born?

4. What enabled Wilson financially to travel to Russia?

5. What work did Rousseau write that was autobiographical?

(see the answer key)

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