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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene-Page 479-585.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Once More to the Lake"?
(a) Sara Suleri.
(b) Maria Edgeworth.
(c) Charles Lamb.
(d) E. B. White.

2. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
(a) His first book was not of a personal nature.
(b) His first book was the only one published in his lifetime.
(c) His first book was the only one of a personal nature.
(d) His first book was the only commercially successful book.

3. What illness did Virginia Woolf have to deal with at several times in her life?
(a) Impetigo.
(b) Paranoid Schizophrenia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

4. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?
(a) Max Beerfest.
(b) The Incomparable Max.
(c) Maximum Writer.
(d) The Late Great Captain Max.

5. Who wrote "The Death of the Moth?"
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Maria Edgeworth.
(c) Kenko.
(d) Max Beerbohm.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?

2. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?

3. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

4. What is the name of Montaigne's best friend?

5. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?

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