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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. Why did William Hazlitt decide to abandon painting for poetry?
(a) His wife died, and he suffered a mental breakdown.
(b) He met two famous poets.
(c) His father forbade him to practice painting.
(d) He met a snobbish painter who disillusioned him.

2. What tragedy did Charles Lamb's family endure?
(a) Charles' mother was arrested for armed robbery.
(b) Charles' mother was killed by his sister.
(c) Charles' father died from cancer.
(d) Charles' father had an incestuous relationship with his sister.

3. Which place did Charles Lamb occupy amongst his siblings?
(a) He was an only child.
(b) He was the eldest.
(c) He was the middle child.
(d) He was the youngest.

4. In addition to a personal essayist, what kind of essayist is Samuel Johnson.
(a) Moral essayist.
(b) Progressive essayist.
(c) Anti-intellectual essayist.
(d) Impersonal essayist.

5. At which university did Abraham Cowley study?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) The University of Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasoning does Plutarch offer in "Consolation to His Wife?"

2. How did Montaigne's father treat Montaigne?

3. What is a typical Virginia Woolf focus in her essays?

4. What accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?

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

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