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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene-Page 479-585.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Montaigne's general view of humanity?
(a) Humans are courageous and bold.
(b) Humans are murderous animals.
(c) Humans are noble and wise.
(d) Humans are vain and shameful.

3. Under what circumstances did Walter Benjamin die?
(a) He was shot by a soldier.
(b) He died of old age.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He fell off a building.

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

5. What subject chiefly interests George Orwell?
(a) Unexplained phenomenon.
(b) Love.
(c) America.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?

2. Who wrote "Leaving the Movie Theater?"

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

4. When does the execution take place in "The Execution of Tropmann?"

5. What accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?

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