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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. How does Lu Hsun's work create trouble for him?
(a) His work revealed that he had a mistress, causing his wife to leave him.
(b) His work caused him to be ridiculed by members of his home town.
(c) His work revealed money laundering schemes that led to his arrest.
(d) His work is criticized by the Communist government.

2. What is the subject of "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?
(a) A humorous "adventure" of chasing a lost piece of chalk.
(b) An account of time spent in preparatory school.
(c) Joy taken in the littlest and simplest things.
(d) A town flood.

3. Which place did Charles Lamb occupy amongst his siblings?
(a) He was the middle child.
(b) He was the eldest.
(c) He was an only child.
(d) He was the youngest.

4. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?
(a) Their innate barbarity.
(b) Their diet.
(c) The bad treatment they receive.
(d) Their confined quarters.

5. What does Tanizaki talk about in "In Praise of Shadows?"
(a) The dying of the old ways.
(b) The intensity of beauty.
(c) The birth of his daughter.
(d) The horror of blindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Seneca the Younger's father?

2. Ou-Yank Hsiu is considered one of eight what?

3. What might best describe the attitude of the author in "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

4. Where did Walter Benjamin keep a library?

5. From his second book on, what subject did Montaigne promise to pursue?

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