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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 "A Chapter on Ears?"
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Charles Lamb.
(c) Maria Edgeworth.
(d) Abraham Cowley.

2. Abraham Cowley's style is said to reflect what type of person?
(a) The aristocrat.
(b) The common man.
(c) The lawyer.
(d) The soldier.

3. What kind of social company does Sei Shonagon express hatred for in "Hateful Things?"
(a) Company that eats all of one's food.
(b) Company that asks prying questions.
(c) Company that will not leave.
(d) Company that does not talk.

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

5. What term best describes the type of literature written by Virginia Woolf?
(a) Nonfiction.
(b) Fables.
(c) Modern fiction.
(d) Epic poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beyond essays, Samuel Johnson is famous for which text?

2. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"

3. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?

4. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?

5. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?

(see the answer key)

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