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

2. What term best describes the type of literature written by Virginia Woolf?
(a) Epic poetry.
(b) Nonfiction.
(c) Modern fiction.
(d) Fables.

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

4. Under what circumstances did Walter Benjamin die?
(a) He fell off a building.
(b) He died of old age.
(c) He was shot by a soldier.
(d) He committed suicide.

5. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Happy and free.
(b) Cautious, and paranoid.
(c) Miserable and suicidal.
(d) Thoughtful, and wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?

2. When was Maria Edgeworth born?

3. What did George Orwell renounce, along with his former life?

4. Who wrote "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

5. When was Seneca the Younger born?

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