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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following subjects is NOT discussed in Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay?
(a) Death.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Disease.
(d) Vice.

2. According to Montaigne, what is the source of the difference between men and women?
(a) Divine intervention.
(b) Custom and education.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Emotion.

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

4. Which is NOT one of the essays written by Ou-Yank Hsiu?
(a) "Farewell to Yang Shih"
(b) "Essays in Idleness"
(c) "Old Drunkard's Pavilion"
(d) "My Three Zithers"

5. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"
(a) The temple.
(b) The palace.
(c) The arena.
(d) The farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?

3. What was the profession of Seneca the Younger's father?

4. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?

5. Plutarch is known as the first great what?

(see the answer key)

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