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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Other Cultures, Other Continents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness did Virginia Woolf have to deal with at several times in her life?
(a) Impetigo.
(b) Paranoid Schizophrenia.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Depression.

2. What nationality is Walter Benjamin?
(a) Belgian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

3. Which of Lu Hsun's family members died when he was young?
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

4. What was the profession of Seneca the Younger's father?
(a) Gladiator.
(b) Writer.
(c) General.
(d) Moneychanger.

5. What is the implicit message of "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"
(a) Even the greatest vices can be rationalized by the diseased mind.
(b) Humans live in a constant state of denial.
(c) Women, like children, should be seen and not heard.
(d) A woman should be allowed to express her opinion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "On Noise," what is necessary for a person to ignore the noise of the outside world?

3. What is the subject of "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

4. Who wrote "Beside the Nore?"

5. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?

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