The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present Quiz Questions | Quiz:

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Who wrote "This Tool Is Life?"
a) Junichiro Tanizaki.
b) Virginia Woolf.
c) Lu Hsun.
d) Natalia Ginzburg.

2. Who wrote "Beside the Nore?"
a) Sei Shonagon.
b) E.M. Cioran.
c) Seneca.
d) Hubert Butler.

3. Who wrote "Walking"?
a) Kenko.
b) Seymour Krim.
c) Phillip Lopate.
d) Henry David Thoreau.

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

5. What is the author's opinion of public executions in "The Execution of Tropmann?"
a) Public executions are thrilling.
b) Public executions are necessary for law and order.
c) Public executions are tools of the class system.
d) Public executions should be ended.

Short Answer Questions

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