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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. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Cautious, and paranoid.
(b) Thoughtful, and wise.
(c) Miserable and suicidal.
(d) Happy and free.

2. What did George Orwell renounce, along with his former life?
(a) Poetry.
(b) The Catholic church.
(c) The English legal system.
(d) The class system.

3. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?
(a) They both wrote books about nature.
(b) They were both deeply religious men.
(c) They both wrote books about themselves.
(d) They both wrote books about death.

4. Which person in Virginia Woolf's life died when Woolf was very young?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her priest.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. Who wrote "The Crack-Up"?
(a) Edward Hoagland.
(b) Ou-Yank Hsiu.
(c) E. B. White.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?

2. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?

3. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?

4. What is the subject of "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

5. How was Montaigne's first book received?

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