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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. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 1113 B.C.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 1007 A.D.
(d) 208 A.D.

2. How did Charles Lamb sign many of his essays?
(a) He published most of his work anonymously.
(b) Chuck Lamb (both of those words referring to a type of meat).
(c) Charles S. Lamb.
(d) Lamb used a variety of pen names.

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

4. Who wrote "He and I"?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Samuel Johnson.
(c) Natalia Ginzburg.
(d) Richard Steele.

5. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The way a man smells.
(b) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?

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

3. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?

4. Who wrote "How to Start to Write?"

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

(see the answer key)

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