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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 "He and I"?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) Natalia Ginzburg.
(c) Richard Steele.
(d) Plutarch.
2. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 525 A.D.
(b) 1420 A.D.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 3 A.D.
3. Who wrote "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?
(a) Sei Shonagon.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) William Hazlitt.
(d) Richard Steele.
4. When does the execution take place in "The Execution of Tropmann?"
(a) 1547 A.D.
(b) 345 A.D.
(c) 1870 A.D.
(d) 1952 A.D.
5. What is ironic about the Montaigne essay title, "Of a Monstrous Child?"?
(a) The "monster" is a man who only behaves like a child.
(b) Montaigne is in fact arguing that nothing is "monstrous" by nature.
(c) Montaigne is obliquely refer to gluttony, stating that it is born "of a monstrous child."
(d) The child talked about is in fact saintly and kind.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote "Nicolini and the Lions?"
2. What place does Seneca describe in "Scipio's Villa?"
3. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?
4. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?
5. Where did Walter Benjamin keep a library?
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