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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Deformed babies should be killed at birth.
(b) Doctors are nothing but charlatans and quacks.
(c) Nothing is contrary to nature; everything is natural.
(d) Towns should pursue an "eye for eye" system of justice.

2. Where did Maria Edgeworth get her nontraditional views from?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her Sunday School teacher.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

3. Plutarch was a priest of which temple?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Athens.
(d) Apollo.

4. Abraham Cowley's style is said to reflect what type of person?
(a) The soldier.
(b) The aristocrat.
(c) The lawyer.
(d) The common man.

5. What is the disposition of the eunuch Montaigne describes in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Miserable and suicidal.
(b) Happy and free.
(c) Cautious, and paranoid.
(d) Thoughtful, and wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?

2. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?

3. Who wrote "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"

4. What colorful phrase does Seneca provide as another way to describe asthma?

5. To what character may many of Montaigne's writings may be considered similar to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide some biographical information on Plutarch? What was his contribution to world literature?

2. What is the subject of Montaigne's "Of Books?"

3. What idea sparks Montaigne to write after his first book is a success?

4. What accounts for Maria Edgeworth's nontraditional views of male/female relationships? How are these views represented in "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification"?

5. What is the subject of "Pleasure Boat Studio?"

6. As expressed in "On Some Verses of Virgil," what does Montaigne have to say about the nature of the sexes?

7. What subjects are talked about in "On Some Verses of Virgil?"

8. Describe the "monstrous child" Montaigne speaks of in "Of a Monstrous Child."

9. What caused Michel de Montaigne to start writing?

10. To what extent were Charles Lamb's personal essays influenced by his family background? Describe that family background.

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