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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 other artistic skill did James Thurber have, in addition to writing?
(a) He was a sculptor.
(b) He was a cartoonist.
(c) He was a voice over actor.
(d) He was a landscape painter.

2. What political party did Abraham Cowley support?
(a) Tories.
(b) Royalists.
(c) Whigs.
(d) Liberals.

3. Who wrote "This Tool Is Life?"
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Lu Hsun.
(c) Natalia Ginzburg.
(d) Junichiro Tanizaki.

4. What attitude does Seneca have toward slaves in "Slaves?"
(a) He believes slaves are mostly superior to their masters.
(b) He believes slaves are dirty, and should not be let into the house.
(c) He believes slaves are clearly inferior to their masters.
(d) He believes masters and slaves are only separated by fortune.

5. What is Richard Steele's message in his essay "Twenty-four Hours in London"?
(a) One's attitude toward the world should be one of simple enjoyment, rather than desire for material gain.
(b) Hedonism, in the form of drinking and carousing, is the greatest good.
(c) Everything that should be seen in London can be seen in the span of twenty-four hours.
(d) Londoners are cruel, petty people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Once a Tramp, Always..."?

2. When was Lu Hsun born?

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

4. Which trait BEST describes what others thought of Michel de Montaigne in his youth?

5. What tragedy did Charles Lamb's family endure?

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