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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?
2. Who wrote "A Chapter on Ears?"
3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Charles Lamb's writing?
4. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
5. In what century did Sei Shonagon live?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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"?
2. How are the writings of Montaigne structured?
3. Provide some biographical information on Plutarch? What was his contribution to world literature?
4. How does Montaigne view human nature?
5. What is Seneca's philosophical background? Why is that background problematic?
6. What is the subject of Richard Steele's "Twenty-four Hours in London"? What point does Steele make in the story?
7. Why are Richard Steele and Joseph Addison so often presented as a literary pair, as they are in this volume?
8. What personal details are included in Seneca's "Asthma"?
9. What is the subject of "Pleasure Boat Studio?"
10. Describe the "monstrous child" Montaigne speaks of in "Of a Monstrous Child."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ambition is the topic of both Abraham Cowley's "Of Greatness" and Seymour Krim's "For My Brothers and Sisters in the Failure Business"?
A) Contrast the tone of each essay. What might tone reveal about the author's own state of mind?
B) What message does each author have the audience? What should the reader take away from the essay?
C) What advice might Cowley have for Krim?
Essay Topic 2
"Hashish in Marseilles" by Walter Benjamin and "Under the Influence" by Scott Russell Sanders both speak about substance abuse.
A) How does Benjamin's attitude about substance compare to Sanders'? How might biographical details help to inform us about the formulation of these attitudes?
B) What does each man take away from the substance abuse they have experienced? What might their message for the reader be?
Essay Topic 3
"Street Haunting" by Virginia Woolf and "Twenty-four Hours in London" by Richard Steele both detail trips around London.
A) How is London characterized by each author? How is this characterization different between the two essays?
B) What is the message that each author wishes to relay? Why is traveling around London a useful thing?
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