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

2. What did Kenko become in 1324?
(a) An ambassador.
(b) The emperor of Japan.
(c) A Buddhist monk.
(d) A blacksmith.

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athens.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Zeus.

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

5. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) Charles Lamb.
(b) Maria Edgeworth.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Sei Shonagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

2. "Love Letters" by Richard Steele contains love letters written by which two figures?

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

4. Abraham Cowley's style is said to reflect what type of person?

5. What is Montaigne's view on quoting and crediting other authors?

(see the answer key)

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