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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) Stoicism.
(b) Agrarianism.
(c) Phenomenology.
(d) Nihilism.

2. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?
(a) The greatest biographer who ever lived.
(b) The greatest essayist who ever lived.
(c) The greatest poet who ever lived.
(d) The greatest playwright who ever lived.

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

4. What attitude does Seneca have toward slaves in "Slaves?"
(a) He believes slaves are clearly inferior to their masters.
(b) He believes slaves are dirty, and should not be let into the house.
(c) He believes masters and slaves are only separated by fortune.
(d) He believes slaves are mostly superior to their masters.

5. 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) Montaigne constantly goes on tangents in which he expresses his love for his wife.
(d) Many of Montaigne's original writings were burned in a fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"

3. Which trait BEST describes what others thought of Michel de Montaigne in his youth?

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

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

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