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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous author is mentioned in the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Jonathan Swift.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Chaucer.

2. Under what circumstances did Walter Benjamin die?
(a) He died of old age.
(b) He was shot by a soldier.
(c) He fell off a building.
(d) He committed suicide.

3. What was George Orwell's real name?
(a) Tom Hanson.
(b) Edward Byfuglien.
(c) Eric Blair.
(d) Michael Montgomery.

4. What term best describes the type of literature written by Virginia Woolf?
(a) Modern fiction.
(b) Nonfiction.
(c) Epic poetry.
(d) Fables.

5. When was Virginia Woolf born?
(a) 1616 A. D.
(b) 1882 A. D.
(c) 1475 A. D.
(d) 1772 A. D.

6. What does Tanizaki talk about in "In Praise of Shadows?"
(a) The birth of his daughter.
(b) The dying of the old ways.
(c) The horror of blindness.
(d) The intensity of beauty.

7. What nationality is Walter Benjamin?
(a) Belgian.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) German.

8. How can the writings of H. L. Mencken BEST be described?
(a) Irreverent.
(b) Somber.
(c) Centered on race issues.
(d) Centered on death.

9. Henry David Thoreau is well known as being what?
(a) A Communist.
(b) A racist.
(c) A nonconformist.
(d) A humorist.

10. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?
(a) The threat of fascism.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The Spanish Civil War.
(d) The American Revolution.

11. Who wrote "The Ring of Time?"
(a) E. B. White.
(b) Joan Didion.
(c) Gore Vidal.
(d) Wendell Berry.

12. Robert Louis Stevenson is today best known for what type of writings?
(a) Novels.
(b) Diary entries.
(c) Essays.
(d) Poems.

13. Who wrote "On Being an American?"
(a) Richard Rodriguez.
(b) Mary McCarthy.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) H. L. Mencken.

14. What do Seymour Krim and Mary McCarthy have in common?
(a) Both lost their parents at a young age.
(b) Both espoused Communist views.
(c) They were married to each other.
(d) They both have a fascination with food.

15. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Charles Lamb.
(c) G. K. Chesterton.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Hashis in Marseilles"?

2. Which of the following is NOT a well-known story written by Robert Louis Stevenson?

3. Where did Walter Benjamin keep a library?

4. Who wrote "The Execution of Tropmann?"

5. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?

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