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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Forerunners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Pleasure Boat Studio" refer to?
(a) A studio in which Ou-Yank Hsiu loves to paint seascapes.
(b) The nickname for a room in a governmental office.
(c) A ship that houses several prostitutes.
(d) A private place in the park by the pond.

2. What reasoning does Plutarch offer in "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) There is no sense in mourning someone who was released quickly from their earthly prison.
(b) Memories are nearly as good as the real person.
(c) There is little sense in praying, as there are no gods.
(d) There is no sense in mourning such a bad person.

3. Plutarch is known as the first great what?
(a) Personal essayist.
(b) Playwright.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Storyteller.

4. To Plutarch, what is the greatest human bond?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The relationship between brother and sister.
(c) Friendship.
(d) The relationship between emperor and citizen.

5. Seneca the Younger adheres to which school of philosophy?
(a) Nihilism.
(b) Phenomenology.
(c) Agrarianism.
(d) Stoicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the essays written by Ou-Yank Hsiu?

2. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?

3. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?

4. On what subject is Sei Shonagon particularly frank?

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

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