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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 "Once a Tramp, Always..."?
(a) James Thurber.
(b) M. F. K. Fisher.
(c) Seymour Krim.
(d) Sei Shonagon.

2. Where does Montaigne retire to study and write?
(a) A castle in Scotland.
(b) The family estate.
(c) A flat in Germany.
(d) A boat on the river Seine.

3. Who wrote "An Apology for Idlers?"
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Maria Edgeworth.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

4. How can the writings of H. L. Mencken BEST be described?
(a) Somber.
(b) Centered on race issues.
(c) Irreverent.
(d) Centered on death.

5. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?
(a) To include love poetry for his most important reader, his wife.
(b) To further expand upon points he is making.
(c) To provide fanciful stories that break up the monotony of the personal essay.
(d) To show how inferior other authors' works are to his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?

2. Who wrote "Walking"?

3. What might best describe the attitude of the author in "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

4. Who wrote "Going Out for a Walk?"

5. What is unusual about the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"

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