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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene-Page 479-585.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) A man who grows too much hair like a wolf.
(b) A man who claimed to see demons in his sleep.
(c) A woman who sleeps with men and then steals their money.
(d) A man in his thirties with no genitalia.

2. Which famous author is mentioned in the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"
(a) Chaucer.
(b) Jonathan Swift.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. Which is NOT one of the essays written by Ou-Yank Hsiu?
(a) "Farewell to Yang Shih"
(b) "My Three Zithers"
(c) "Old Drunkard's Pavilion"
(d) "Essays in Idleness"

4. What is Jose Luis Borges' attitude in "Blindness?"
(a) Outraged.
(b) Despairing.
(c) Appreciative.
(d) Shocked.

5. Why did William Hazlitt decide to abandon painting for poetry?
(a) His father forbade him to practice painting.
(b) His wife died, and he suffered a mental breakdown.
(c) He met two famous poets.
(d) He met a snobbish painter who disillusioned him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasoning does Plutarch offer in "Consolation to His Wife?"

2. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?

3. Where does Montaigne retire to study and write?

4. M.F.K. Fisher's writing revolves around what subject?

5. When does the execution take place in "The Execution of Tropmann?"

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