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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. From his second book on, what subject did Montaigne promise to pursue?
(a) Death.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) Nature.

2. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?
(a) 6th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 10th century.

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

4. What is Richard Steele's message in his essay "Twenty-four Hours in London"?
(a) Hedonism, in the form of drinking and carousing, is the greatest good.
(b) Londoners are cruel, petty people.
(c) Everything that should be seen in London can be seen in the span of twenty-four hours.
(d) One's attitude toward the world should be one of simple enjoyment, rather than desire for material gain.

5. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?
(a) To include love poetry for his most important reader, his wife.
(b) To show how inferior other authors' works are to his own.
(c) To further expand upon points he is making.
(d) To provide fanciful stories that break up the monotony of the personal essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Seneca the Younger born?

2. How did Seneca die?

3. What physical condition does Seneca discuss in a titular essay?

4. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"

5. Which place did Charles Lamb occupy amongst his siblings?

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