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

2. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?
(a) The novel.
(b) The play.
(c) The portrait painting.
(d) The essay.

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

4. How did Seneca die?
(a) He choked on a chicken bone.
(b) He died from an asthma attack.
(c) He took his own life.
(d) He died in old age of natural causes.

5. What physical condition does Seneca discuss in a titular essay?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Rickets.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Beyond the Monstrous Child, who else is discussed in "Of a Monstrous Child?"

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

4. In "Slaves," what accounts for the bad behavior of slaves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the writings of Montaigne structured?

2. For what style is Abraham Cowley known for?

3. What is the subject of Abraham Cowley's "Of Greatness"? What point does Abraham Cowley make?

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

5. Why are Richard Steele and Joseph Addison so often presented as a literary pair, as they are in this volume?

6. Why is Samuel Johnson famous? What kind of essays did he write?

7. What position on slaves does Seneca take in his essay "Slaves?"

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

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

10. 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"?

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