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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Rise of the English Essay-Page 212-302.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Maria Edgeworth born?
(a) 1897 A.D.
(b) 1768 A.D.
(c) 1512 A.D.
(d) 895 A.D.

2. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?
(a) 38.
(b) 25.
(c) 59.
(d) 12.

3. What is Michel de Montaigne considered to be?
(a) The greatest playwright who ever lived.
(b) The greatest poet who ever lived.
(c) The greatest biographer who ever lived.
(d) The greatest essayist who ever lived.

4. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?
(a) The birth of his first child.
(b) The death of his wife.
(c) His own bankruptcy.
(d) The death of his best friend.

5. Who wrote "An Hour or Two Sacred to Sorrow?"
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Richard Steele.
(c) Maria Edgeworth.
(d) Abraham Cowley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Going Out for a Walk?"

2. Who wrote "The Lantern-Bearers"?

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

4. Who wrote "On the Pleasure of Hating"?

5. Why is Plutarch consoling his wife in "Consolation to His Wife?"

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