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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. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(b) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(c) The way a man smells.
(d) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.

2. When was Maria Edgeworth born?
(a) 895 A.D.
(b) 1897 A.D.
(c) 1512 A.D.
(d) 1768 A.D.

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

4. How did Montaigne's father treat Montaigne?
(a) He forced him to work in a linen factory at age 8.
(b) He abandoned him, and Montaigne was raised by his grandparents mostly.
(c) He whipped him cruelly for minor offenses.
(d) He indulged and spoiled him.

5. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 1007 A.D.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 1113 B.C.
(d) 208 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to a personal essayist, what kind of essayist is Samuel Johnson.

2. Who wrote "Nicolini and the Lions?"

3. Who wrote "An Hour or Two Sacred to Sorrow?"

4. What tragedy did Charles Lamb's family endure?

5. What is Richard Steele's message in his essay "Twenty-four Hours in London"?

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