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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 "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?
(a) Sei Shonagon.
(b) Richard Steele.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) William Hazlitt.

2. When was Virginia Woolf born?
(a) 1772 A. D.
(b) 1616 A. D.
(c) 1882 A. D.
(d) 1475 A. D.

3. What might best describe the attitude of the author in "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?
(a) Joyous and spontaneous.
(b) Thoughtful and optimistic.
(c) Depressed and suicidal.
(d) Angry and pessimistic.

4. What other artistic skill did James Thurber have, in addition to writing?
(a) He was a sculptor.
(b) He was a voice over actor.
(c) He was a landscape painter.
(d) He was a cartoonist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the writings of H. L. Mencken BEST be described?

2. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?

3. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?

4. Robert Louis Stevenson is today best known for what type of writings?

5. What tragedy did Seymour Krim endure as a child?

(see the answer key)

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