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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. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?
(a) Anti-Semitic.
(b) Platonic.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Optimistic.

2. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Tanagra.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Germany.
(d) North Africa.

3. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?
(a) Max Beerfest.
(b) The Late Great Captain Max.
(c) Maximum Writer.
(d) The Incomparable Max.

4. What is a typical Virginia Woolf focus in her essays?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Death.
(c) The bounty of nature.
(d) Joy.

5. At which newspaper did H.L. Mencken work?
(a) The New York Post-Gazette.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Baltimore Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject chiefly interests George Orwell?

2. Who wrote "The Crack-Up"?

3. Which of the following labels BEST describe the writings of Montaigne?

4. In "Of Books," why does Montaigne quote other writers?

5. What is ironic about the Montaigne essay title, "Of a Monstrous Child?"?

(see the answer key)

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