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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene: Page 586-770.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In addition to a personal essayist, what kind of essayist is Samuel Johnson.
(a) Impersonal essayist.
(b) Anti-intellectual essayist.
(c) Moral essayist.
(d) Progressive essayist.

4. Who wrote "My Confession?"
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Mary McCarthy.
(c) Charles Lamb.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

5. What did Mencken call his collection of writings?
(a) "The Ruin of an Otherwise Perfect Day."
(b) "Prejudices."
(c) "Sweet Treats."
(d) "Brain Scribblings."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Alas Poor Richard?"

2. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"

3. What physical condition does Seneca discuss in a titular essay?

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

5. What is a frequent subject of Lu Hsun's work?

(see the answer key)

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