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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. Before attempting personal essays, what kind of writer was Seymour Krim?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Newspaper reporter.
(c) Critic.
(d) Copywriter.

2. At which university did Abraham Cowley study?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) The University of Paris.
(d) Oxford.

3. What political party did Abraham Cowley support?
(a) Liberals.
(b) Whigs.
(c) Tories.
(d) Royalists.

4. Robert Louis Stevenson is today best known for what type of writings?
(a) Diary entries.
(b) Novels.
(c) Poems.
(d) Essays.

5. Who wrote "The Ring of Time?"
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Gore Vidal.
(c) Wendell Berry.
(d) E. B. White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a well-known story written by Robert Louis Stevenson?

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

3. Who wrote "An Apology for Idlers?"

4. What term best describes the type of literature written by Virginia Woolf?

5. How does Lu Hsun's work create trouble for him?

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