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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene-Page 479-585.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "For My Brothers and Sisters in the Failure Business?"
(a) G. K. Chesterton.
(b) Seymour Krim.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Gayle Pemberton.

2. What do Seymour Krim and Mary McCarthy have in common?
(a) Both espoused Communist views.
(b) Both lost their parents at a young age.
(c) They were married to each other.
(d) They both have a fascination with food.

3. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
(a) His first book was not of a personal nature.
(b) His first book was the only one of a personal nature.
(c) His first book was the only one published in his lifetime.
(d) His first book was the only commercially successful book.

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

5. According to Montaigne, what is the source of the difference between men and women?
(a) Custom and education.
(b) Divine intervention.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Crack-Up"?

2. How was Montaigne's first book received?

3. What term best describes the type of literature written by Virginia Woolf?

4. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?

5. Henry David Thoreau is well known as being what?

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