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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Marx's daughter, who became a mistress of Edward Aveling?
(a) Laura.
(b) Helen.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Jenny.

2. What is the name of Rousseau's first novel?
(a) Pensees.
(b) Emile.
(c) La Nouvelle Histoire.
(d) La Nouvelle Heloise.

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

4. How did Hemingway die?
(a) He died of natural causes.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He drowned while deep sea fishing.
(d) He was in a plane accident.

5. What year was Shelley born?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1763.
(d) 1792.

6. How did Ibsen feel about dogs?
(a) The barking of dogs gave him headaches.
(b) He adored dogs and had several as pets.
(c) He was deathly afraid of them.
(d) He was indifferent to animals in general.

7. What was Shelley's nickname at school?
(a) Baron Secrecy.
(b) Scythrop.
(c) The Poet Prophet.
(d) The Eton atheist.

8. Who did Tolstoy correspond with frequently in his old age, offering his opinions on every subject?
(a) The pope.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Heads of state.
(d) Many serfs from his childhood home.

9. In what year did Marx write the Communist Manifesto?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1873.

10. Who would receive Shelley's title of baronet?
(a) His son Charles.
(b) His cousin William.
(c) His friend Byron.
(d) His son Percy.

11. What type of relationship did Hemingway have with his mother?
(a) The had a mutual indifference towards each other.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He respected her, but they often quarreled.
(d) He idolized her.

12. What is the name of the book that Marx spent most of his life working on?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Communism.
(c) The Philosphy of Marx.
(d) Capital.

13. What type of vocation did Marx's family (on both sides) participate in?
(a) They were farmers.
(b) They were factory workers from the proletariat class.
(c) They were Talmudic scholars.
(d) They were aristocrats.

14. What 10,000 word essay did Shelley write in 1821 as a statement of social purpose?
(a) A Defense of Poetry.
(b) Ode to the Tyrant.
(c) The Revolt of Islam.
(d) Ode to Poetry.

15. How did Marx support his family financially through most of his life?
(a) He worked as a railway clerk.
(b) He borrowed money and received legacies from family.
(c) His writings were an immediate success and provided handsomely for the family.
(d) He was supported by the government and received a salary for his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the partner, with whom Marx co-authored many of his works?

2. What was the name of Hemingway's favorite sister?

3. What University did Marx receive his doctorate from?

4. Where was Hemingway's home Finca Vigia?

5. What year did Tolstoy die?

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