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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. Where did Walter Benjamin keep a library?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Frankfurt.

2. What does Montaigne admit in "Of Books?"
(a) He admits to cheating on his wife.
(b) No one has more educated views than himself.
(c) There are a lot of people with more educated views than himself.
(d) He has not learned to read Latin, but intends to someday.

3. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?
(a) Proto-feminist.
(b) Anti-individualist.
(c) Deconstructivist.
(d) Ultra-conservative.

4. When was Lu Hsun born?
(a) 1881 A.D.
(b) 1312 A.D.
(c) 1775 A.D.
(d) 340 B.C.

5. What was George Orwell's real name?
(a) Edward Byfuglien.
(b) Tom Hanson.
(c) Eric Blair.
(d) Michael Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"

2. When did Plutarch die?

3. Henry David Thoreau is well known as being what?

4. Who wrote "Walking"?

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

(see the answer key)

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