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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Other Cultures, Other Continents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Plutarch die?
(a) 120 A.D.
(b) 800 B.C.
(c) 297 B.C.
(d) 345 A.D.

2. What is ironic about the Montaigne essay title, "Of a Monstrous Child?"?
(a) The "monster" is a man who only behaves like a child.
(b) Montaigne is obliquely refer to gluttony, stating that it is born "of a monstrous child."
(c) Montaigne is in fact arguing that nothing is "monstrous" by nature.
(d) The child talked about is in fact saintly and kind.

3. In "On Noise," what is necessary for a person to ignore the noise of the outside world?
(a) Inner peace.
(b) One must venture into the world in order to quiet it.
(c) A goal to concentrate on with singular focus.
(d) Excellent earplugs.

4. Where did Maria Edgeworth get her nontraditional views from?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her Sunday School teacher.
(d) Her mother.

5. What kind of social company does Sei Shonagon express hatred for in "Hateful Things?"
(a) Company that eats all of one's food.
(b) Company that will not leave.
(c) Company that does not talk.
(d) Company that asks prying questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?

2. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

3. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"

4. Plutarch is known as the first great what?

5. How did Charles Lamb sign many of his essays?

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