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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 novel did Shelley's wife Mary author?

2. What other Intellectual influenced Tolstoy in his youth?

3. What is the name of the school mistress who loaned Shelley 100 pounds (her life savings), that was never repaid.

4. What was Ibsen's last statement?

5. What was the nickname of Helen Demuth who spent her life working for the Marx family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal hygiene habits did Hemingway have?

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

3. What are some similarities between Tolstoy and Rousseau?

4. Hemingway was particularly prone to accidents - what were some of the most severe?

5. Describe Ibsen's appearance.

6. Why could it be argued that Karl Marx is the intellectual who has had the most impact on people?

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

8. What type of soldier was Tolstoy?

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

10. What action did Rousseau take after his second book prompted book burning and resulted in a warrant for his arrest in France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson claims that Karl Marx's theories had more impact on people than any other intellectual. Discuss why this is and whether or not you agree with Johnson's conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in depth how several intellectuals used artistic works to make political statements and how these statements were received by the public.

Essay Topic 3

Intellectuals suggests that Rousseau is credited with affecting thinking in five areas. What are those areas, how did Rousseau change the way they were viewed in society and how have other intellectuals discussed in the book been influenced by them?

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