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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. Abraham Cowley's style is said to reflect what type of person?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) The common man.
(c) The aristocrat.
(d) The soldier.

2. Which of the following subjects is NOT discussed in Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay?
(a) Death.
(b) Disease.
(c) Vice.
(d) Divorce.

3. Which place did Charles Lamb occupy amongst his siblings?
(a) He was the youngest.
(b) He was the middle child.
(c) He was an only child.
(d) He was the eldest.

4. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?
(a) Kissing a lover.
(b) Enjoying company with an old friend.
(c) Charging into battle.
(d) Begging for mercy.

5. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 1420 A.D.
(b) 300 B.C.
(c) 3 A.D.
(d) 525 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "On the Pleasure of Hating"?

2. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?

3. At which university did Abraham Cowley study?

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

5. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"

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