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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Other Cultures, Other Continents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is Walter Benjamin?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Belgian.

2. In addition to a personal essayist, what kind of essayist is Samuel Johnson.
(a) Moral essayist.
(b) Impersonal essayist.
(c) Progressive essayist.
(d) Anti-intellectual essayist.

3. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Nothing is contrary to nature; everything is natural.
(b) Towns should pursue an "eye for eye" system of justice.
(c) Deformed babies should be killed at birth.
(d) Doctors are nothing but charlatans and quacks.

4. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?
(a) He was a court clerk.
(b) He was an attorney.
(c) He was a tanner.
(d) He was a teacher.

5. What is Montaigne's general view of humanity?
(a) Humans are murderous animals.
(b) Humans are noble and wise.
(c) Humans are vain and shameful.
(d) Humans are courageous and bold.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What illness did Virginia Woolf have to deal with at several times in her life?

4. Who wrote "He and I"?

5. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

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