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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Forerunners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Phenomenology.
(c) Agrarianism.
(d) Nihilism.

2. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 1113 B.C.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 208 A.D.
(d) 1007 A.D.

3. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Her mother died.
(b) Their son died.
(c) Their daughter died.
(d) Her father died.

4. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?
(a) The essay.
(b) The play.
(c) The portrait painting.
(d) The novel.

5. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way a man smells.
(b) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?

2. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

3. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?

4. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"

5. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?

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