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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Rise of the English Essay-Page 212-302.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Street Haunting?"
(a) Phillip Lopate.
(b) Michel de Montaigne.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Germany.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Tanagra.

3. In Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay, what opinion does he express about the sexes?
(a) Men are made for war, and women are made for love.
(b) Men are far superior to women in all intellectual areas.
(c) Men and women are essentially the same.
(d) Men do not possess emotional excess, which is the chief flaw of women.

4. When was Charles Lamb born?
(a) 1175 A. D.
(b) 847 A.D.
(c) 1775 A. D.
(d) 1903 A. D.

5. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 10th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Montaigne's general view of humanity?

2. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?

3. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?

4. What is the name of Montaigne's best friend?

5. Which of the following is NOT a well-known story written by Robert Louis Stevenson?

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