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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 religion did Russell believe?

2. Which of the following was not a title of a volume of Hellman's autobiography?

3. What was the name of the first publishing firm that Gollancz worked for?

4. What did Hellman use as inspiration for her book, Miss Lonelyhearts?

5. What work did Wilson write when he was exploring Communist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Johnson describe Russell as being detached from physical reality?

2. What activity of Russell's resulted in a mock War Crimes Tribunal held in Stockholm?

3. Describe Brecht's childhood.

4. How did Gollancz typically make his agreements with authors?

5. What type of relationships did Gollancz have with people from the working class?

6. What type of relationship did Wilson have with other writers?

7. How did Hellman view her father?

8. What political views did Wilson adopt during the Great Depression?

9. Why did Russell like Mathematics?

10. What importance did Sartre place upon literature and letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Bertrand Russell called an abstract philosopher? Using textual evidence discuss what the underlying premise of his philosophy was and how it affected his work and other intellectuals.

Essay Topic 2

What was Johnson's definition of an intellectual? What was his criteria for one and how to the people mentioned in the book match with this criteria?

Essay Topic 3

The pursuit and the relation of truth are important themes in Intellectuals. Using at least three intellectuals discuss how they relate to this theme of truth and their attitude towards it. Comment on what inferences Johnson draw towards the importance of truth.

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