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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The American Scene: Page 586-770.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Richard Rodriguez born and raised?
(a) Milan.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) San Francisco.

2. According to Montaigne, what is the source of the difference between men and women?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Divine intervention.
(c) Custom and education.
(d) Genetics.

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

4. Who is Hsun addressing in his essay "Death?"
(a) His family.
(b) America.
(c) Death himself.
(d) The emperor of China.

5. How was Montaigne's first book received?
(a) It was largely ignored by the public.
(b) It was scorned, and vilified in the newspapers.
(c) It enjoyed a great deal of success.
(d) It was self-published, and only three people got to see it at the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the implicit message of "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification?"

2. What nickname is given to Max Beerbohm?

3. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?

4. What do Seymour Krim and Mary McCarthy have in common?

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

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