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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. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Charles Lamb's writing?
(a) Mockery.
(b) Exaggerated metaphors.
(c) Excessive moralizing.
(d) Pen names.

2. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) Charles Lamb.
(b) Sei Shonagon.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Maria Edgeworth.

3. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?
(a) Young men.
(b) Elderly women.
(c) Young women.
(d) Children.

4. What was George Orwell's real name?
(a) Tom Hanson.
(b) Eric Blair.
(c) Michael Montgomery.
(d) Edward Byfuglien.

5. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?
(a) When one is falling asleep.
(b) When one is getting ready to take a bath.
(c) When one is getting ready to eat.
(d) When one is having sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Seneca die?

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

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

4. How was Montaigne's first book received?

5. What does Tanizaki talk about in "In Praise of Shadows?"

(see the answer key)

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