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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Her father died.
(b) Their daughter died.
(c) Their son died.
(d) Her mother died.

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

3. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?
(a) Anti-Semitic.
(b) Stoic.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Platonic.

4. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"
(a) The child was born badly deformed.
(b) The child was born with three eyes.
(c) The child is a criminal and menace to the town.
(d) The child had both male and female sexual organs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?

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

3. What kind of social company does Sei Shonagon express hatred for in "Hateful Things?"

4. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?

5. How was Montaigne's first book received?

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