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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene-Page 479-585.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Seneca die?
(a) He died from an asthma attack.
(b) He choked on a chicken bone.
(c) He took his own life.
(d) He died in old age of natural causes.

2. What kind of family background did Montaigne come from?
(a) His mother was rich, but his father came from a poor family.
(b) Both his father and mother's families were well-off and prominent.
(c) His father was rich, but his mother came from a poor family.
(d) Montaigne came from a poor background.

3. What does Montaigne admit in "Of Books?"
(a) No one has more educated views than himself.
(b) There are a lot of people with more educated views than himself.
(c) He admits to cheating on his wife.
(d) He has not learned to read Latin, but intends to someday.

4. 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) There is little sense in praying, as there are no gods.
(c) Memories are nearly as good as the real person.
(d) There is no sense in mourning such a bad person.

5. When was Junichiro Tanizaki born?
(a) 1052 A.D.
(b) 1886 A.D.
(c) 30 B.C.
(d) 342 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Lu Hsun abandon to become a writer?

2. Who wrote "How to Start to Write?"

3. Who wrote "My Confession?"

4. What art form is Seneca considered the founder of?

5. What was George Orwell's real name?

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