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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Shelley dedicate to his first wife?

2. Which of the following armies did Tolstoy not fight during his tenure with the Russian army?

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

4. What was Ibsen's first literary success?

5. What was the name of Hemingway's fourth wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ibsen's appearance.

2. How did Ibsen feel about medals and awards?

3. When Marx wrote poetry as a child, what was the content of his creations?

4. Describe Rousseau's family life in his youth.

5. What type of childhood did Shelley have as described in Chapter 2?

6. What arrangement did Shelley attempt to make with his women counterparts, that never worked?

7. What duty did Percy Bysshe Shelley believe that the enlightened man had to society?

8. Why did Tolstoy go through periods where he would renounce art and only exert moral leadership?

9. What type of relationship did Marx have with the working class?

10. Describe one of Hemingway's wives in appearance and personality.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Intellectuals suggests that Ibsen addressed social conventions and changed the way society viewed personal freedoms. What social conventions did Ibsen draw attention to, and how did his view of personal freedom affect society and other intellectuals mentioned in the book?

Essay Topic 2

According to Johnson, define a "man of letter's" and contrast this with Johnson's definition of an intellectual. What individuals in the book could be label man of letters and why?

Essay Topic 3

A recurrent theme in Intellectuals is the idea of egotism and vanity and how it motivated several intellectuals and affected their self-awareness. Discuss how Johnson draw attention to this theme through individual intellectuals.

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