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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene: Page 586-770.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Cato the Elder.
(d) Aristotle.

2. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?
(a) Proto-feminist.
(b) Ultra-conservative.
(c) Deconstructivist.
(d) Anti-individualist.

3. How does Lu Hsun's work create trouble for him?
(a) His work revealed money laundering schemes that led to his arrest.
(b) His work is criticized by the Communist government.
(c) His work revealed that he had a mistress, causing his wife to leave him.
(d) His work caused him to be ridiculed by members of his home town.

4. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?
(a) Both his father and mother's families were well-off and prominent.
(b) His father was rich, but his mother came from a poor family.
(c) Montaigne came from a poor background.
(d) His mother was rich, but his father came from a poor family.

5. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?
(a) Young men.
(b) Children.
(c) Elderly women.
(d) Young women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote "How to Start to Write?"

3. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?

4. Who wrote "For My Brothers and Sisters in the Failure Business?"

5. What tragedy did Charles Lamb's family endure?

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