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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Rise of the English Essay- Page 113-211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Seneca die?
(a) He choked on a chicken bone.
(b) He died in old age of natural causes.
(c) He died from an asthma attack.
(d) He took his own life.

2. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) Maria Edgeworth.
(b) Sei Shonagon.
(c) Charles Lamb.
(d) Seneca.

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athens.

4. What is Cowley's message in his essay "Of Greatness"?
(a) Wealth and power are the two factors that influence happiness.
(b) Men are either born great, or they have greatness thrust upon them.
(c) One should be content with little things.
(d) Large things are impressive to the senses, and create awe.

5. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"
(a) The palace.
(b) The farm.
(c) The arena.
(d) The temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Love Letters" by Richard Steele contains love letters written by which two figures?

2. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"

3. What colorful phrase does Seneca provide as another way to describe asthma?

4. What does Montaigne admit in "Of Books?"

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

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