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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. Who wrote "Beside the Nore?"
(a) E.M. Cioran.
(b) Sei Shonagon.
(c) Hubert Butler.
(d) Seneca.

2. What kind of social company does Sei Shonagon express hatred for in "Hateful Things?"
(a) Company that will not leave.
(b) Company that asks prying questions.
(c) Company that eats all of one's food.
(d) Company that does not talk.

3. What does Tanizaki talk about in "In Praise of Shadows?"
(a) The intensity of beauty.
(b) The dying of the old ways.
(c) The birth of his daughter.
(d) The horror of blindness.

4. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(b) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(c) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(d) The way a man smells.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the subject of Chapter 2 in the book?

2. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

3. What BEST describes the writing styles of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison?

4. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Charles Lamb's writing?

5. At which university did Abraham Cowley study?

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