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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 accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?
(a) Montaigne follows his thoughts wherever they lead him.
(b) The traditional manner in which academics have structured the papers is nearly nonsensical.
(c) Many of Montaigne's original writings were burned in a fire.
(d) Montaigne constantly goes on tangents in which he expresses his love for his wife.

2. Where did Maria Edgeworth get her nontraditional views from?
(a) Her Sunday School teacher.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

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

4. Who wrote "A Chapter on Ears?"
(a) Maria Edgeworth.
(b) Abraham Cowley.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Charles Lamb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?

2. Who wrote "Nicolini and the Lions?"

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

4. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?

5. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?

(see the answer key)

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