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

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

3. Plutarch is known as the first great what?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Personal essayist.
(c) Storyteller.
(d) Biographer.

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

5. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?
(a) Begging for mercy.
(b) Kissing a lover.
(c) Enjoying company with an old friend.
(d) Charging into battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person in Virginia Woolf's life died when Woolf was very young?

2. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?

3. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?

4. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"

5. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?

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