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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. When did Plutarch die?
(a) 800 B.C.
(b) 297 B.C.
(c) 345 A.D.
(d) 120 A.D.

2. "Love Letters" by Richard Steele contains love letters written by which two figures?
(a) Careless and Constant.
(b) Lust and Affection.
(c) Stubborn and Easy-going.
(d) Love and Hate.

3. From his second book on, what subject did Montaigne promise to pursue?
(a) His wife.
(b) Death.
(c) Nature.
(d) Himself.

4. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?
(a) Foreign diplomats.
(b) Masters of classical prose.
(c) Famous outlaws.
(d) Master playwrights.

5. Which famous author does Michel de Montaigne rely upon for several quotations in the final essay in the volume?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Cato the Elder.
(d) Seneca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George Orwell renounce, along with his former life?

2. What political party did Abraham Cowley support?

3. When was Maria Edgeworth born?

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

5. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?

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