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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Fountainhead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
(a) His first book was the only one of a personal nature.
(b) His first book was the only one published in his lifetime.
(c) His first book was not of a personal nature.
(d) His first book was the only commercially successful book.

2. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?
(a) To show how inferior other authors' works are to his own.
(b) To provide fanciful stories that break up the monotony of the personal essay.
(c) To further expand upon points he is making.
(d) To include love poetry for his most important reader, his wife.

3. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 3 A.D.
(b) 525 A.D.
(c) 1420 A.D.
(d) 300 B.C.

4. How did Seneca die?
(a) He took his own life.
(b) He died in old age of natural causes.
(c) He died from an asthma attack.
(d) He choked on a chicken bone.

5. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Phenomenology.
(c) Agrarianism.
(d) Nihilism.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?

2. Which is NOT one of the essays written by Ou-Yank Hsiu?

3. What is ironic about the Montaigne essay title, "Of a Monstrous Child?"?

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

5. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?

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