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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. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(b) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The way a man smells.

2. James Thurber is said to have inspired what, in American essay prose?
(a) Discussion of race issues.
(b) Seriousness.
(c) Nonsense.
(d) Pregnant pauses.

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

4. What did Kenko become in 1324?
(a) A Buddhist monk.
(b) An ambassador.
(c) The emperor of Japan.
(d) A blacksmith.

5. When was Walter Benjamin Born?
(a) 1472 A.D.
(b) 1705 A.D.
(c) 1892 A.D.
(d) 1962 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?

2. What is Cowley's message in his essay "Of Greatness"?

3. Who wrote "The Crack-Up"?

4. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?

5. Who wrote "How to Start to Write?"

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