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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colorful phrase does Seneca provide as another way to describe asthma?
(a) Sucking wind.
(b) Rehearsing death.
(c) Hellish hiccups.
(d) Speechless sweeps.

2. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?
(a) Foreign diplomats.
(b) Masters of classical prose.
(c) Famous outlaws.
(d) Master playwrights.

3. What is Montaigne's view on quoting and crediting other authors?
(a) Montaigne plagiarizes large portions of his essays, and does not credit the original author.
(b) Montaigne feels it is a weakness to quote others; one's work should be the product of original thought.
(c) Montaigne quotes others' works, but he frequently confuses the author or mangles the original quotation.
(d) Montaigne relies upon other authors' works, and quotes them regularly.

4. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?
(a) The death of his wife.
(b) The birth of his first child.
(c) His own bankruptcy.
(d) The death of his best friend.

5. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?
(a) Their diet.
(b) Their confined quarters.
(c) Their innate barbarity.
(d) The bad treatment they receive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?

2. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?

3. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?

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

5. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"

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