Intellectuals Test | Final Test - Easy

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Intellectuals Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the autobiography penned by Sartre?
(a) Rouge.
(b) La Vie.
(c) Les Mots.
(d) C'est la.

2. What was the name of Russell's first wife who was a Quaker?
(a) Beatrice Webb.
(b) Alys Whitall.
(c) Lady Ottoline.
(d) Dora Johnson.

3. Who does Johnson select as the write to represent the Old Intellectual belief in utopia?
(a) Normal Mailer.
(b) Evelyn Waugh.
(c) G.K. Chesterton.
(d) George Orwell.

4. How did Wilson's second wife die?
(a) She had a heart attack.
(b) She was accidentily poisioned by pesticide they used in their home.
(c) She was hit by a car.
(d) She tripped on her heels and fractured her skull.

5. What was the name of the rich Philadelphian with whom Hellman became involved with towards the end of her life?
(a) Joseph McCarthy.
(b) Herbert Steiner.
(c) Samuel McCracken.
(d) Arthut Cowan.

6. Where did Sartre do most of his writing?
(a) In cafes.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) In the library.
(d) Out in nature.

7. What color was Wilson's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

8. Who opened Gollancz'a papers for inspection?
(a) His daughter Livia.
(b) Gollancz asked that his papers be made public in his will.
(c) His brother, Archibald.
(d) His wife.

9. What year was Hellman born?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1911.

10. What language did Wilson learn and master in order to read books in their original form in the 1930s?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

11. What political party did Sartre decide to back for four years, beginning in 1952?
(a) The Nazi's.
(b) The French National Party.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The New Socialist Party.

12. What desire did Wilson's mother have for him?
(a) She wanted him to become a distinguished athete.
(b) She saw his potential and urged him to be a writer.
(c) She wanted him to become a doctor and save lives.
(d) She wanted him to be an architect.

13. On average how many books did Sartre read every year?
(a) About 100.
(b) He read one per week, 52.
(c) About 300.
(d) He only read one, but studied it intensely.

14. What was the name of George Orwell when he was born?
(a) Harold Lewis.
(b) Eric Blair.
(c) Peter Soles.
(d) Keith Burton.

15. Why did Hellman owe almost two hundred thousand dollars to the government in 1952?
(a) She had neglected to pay income tax for several years.
(b) She was fined the amount in alternative for serving jail time for a felony she committed.
(c) She had been fined for her political involvement with the Communist Party.
(d) She had never paid fees associated with her copyrights for her works.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor did Gollancz receive in 1945?

2. What job did Hellman have with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1929?

3. What was the name of Connolly's wife?

4. What enabled Wilson financially to travel to Russia?

5. Where was the ancestral home that Wilson inherited?

(see the answer keys)

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