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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. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Phenomenology.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Nihilism.
(d) Agrarianism.

2. "Love Letters" by Richard Steele contains love letters written by which two figures?
(a) Lust and Affection.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) Careless and Constant.
(d) Stubborn and Easy-going.

3. Why did William Hazlitt decide to abandon painting for poetry?
(a) His wife died, and he suffered a mental breakdown.
(b) He met a snobbish painter who disillusioned him.
(c) He met two famous poets.
(d) His father forbade him to practice painting.

4. What does Montaigne have in common with Saint Augustine?
(a) They were both deeply religious men.
(b) They both wrote books about themselves.
(c) They both wrote books about nature.
(d) They both wrote books about death.

5. Which is NOT one of the essays written by Ou-Yank Hsiu?
(a) "Old Drunkard's Pavilion"
(b) "Essays in Idleness"
(c) "My Three Zithers"
(d) "Farewell to Yang Shih"

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Seneca the Younger's father?

2. What BEST describes the writing styles of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison?

3. How did Charles Lamb sign many of his essays?

4. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"

5. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?

(see the answer key)

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