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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 113-211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 1420 A.D.
(b) 525 A.D.
(c) 3 A.D.
(d) 300 B.C.

2. What accounts for the lack of structure in Montaigne's writing?
(a) Montaigne follows his thoughts wherever they lead him.
(b) The traditional manner in which academics have structured the papers is nearly nonsensical.
(c) Montaigne constantly goes on tangents in which he expresses his love for his wife.
(d) Many of Montaigne's original writings were burned in a fire.

3. What career did Montaigne have prior to writing?
(a) He was an attorney.
(b) He was a tanner.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a court clerk.

4. Which trait BEST describes what others thought of Michel de Montaigne in his youth?
(a) Hard-working.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Miserly.
(d) Austere.

5. When did Plutarch die?
(a) 345 A.D.
(b) 120 A.D.
(c) 297 B.C.
(d) 800 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Montaigne retire to study and write?

2. How was Montaigne's first book received?

3. Plutarch is known as the first great what?

4. Which place did Charles Lamb occupy amongst his siblings?

5. In Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay, what opinion does he express about the sexes?

(see the answer key)

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