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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Rise of the English Essay- Page 113-211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of Chapter 2 in the book?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Michel de Montaigne.
(c) Kenko.
(d) Mark Twain.

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

3. How did Seneca die?
(a) He died from an asthma attack.
(b) He took his own life.
(c) He died in old age of natural causes.
(d) He choked on a chicken bone.

4. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) A woman who sleeps with men and then steals their money.
(b) A man who claimed to see demons in his sleep.
(c) A man who grows too much hair like a wolf.
(d) A man in his thirties with no genitalia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which trait BEST describes what others thought of Michel de Montaigne in his youth?

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

3. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?

4. When was Charles Lamb born?

5. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?

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