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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 is the autobiography penned by Sartre?

2. What year did Brecht die?

3. What color was Wilson's hair?

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

5. How many books did he author?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Wilson's visit to Russia, what were his impressions of the country and people on his return home?

2. Why was Hellman blacklisted from Hollywood in 1948?

3. How does Johnson describe Wilson's writings?

4. What did Orwell think of fellow intellectuals in comparison to the poor?

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

6. What event caused Orwell to realize that the left was capable of injustice and cruelty of kind almost unknown?

7. Describe the uniform Brecht devised for himself in developing of his persona.

8. Describe Jean-Paul Sartre's appearance.

9. Describe Orwell's appearance.

10. What made Sartre famous in 1944?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Is there an overarching moral to Intellectual, and if so, what is it and how does Johnson establish this moral?

Essay Topic 3

Define the philosophy of existentialism and how it influenced society, both in the time of Jena-Paul Sartre and today.

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