2. According to Kenko, facing death should be like what?
(a) Enjoying company with an old friend.
(b) Charging into battle.
(c) Kissing a lover.
(d) Begging for mercy.

3. Why prompted Montaigne to retire from his career to pursue writing?
(a) His own bankruptcy.
(b) The birth of his first child.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) The death of his best friend.

4. Which of the following subjects is NOT discussed in Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay?
(a) Death.
(b) Vice.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Disease.

5. Where is Plutarch traveling when he writes "Consolation to His Wife?"
(a) Germany.
(b) Gaul.
(c) North Africa.
(d) Tanagra.

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

7. Why did William Hazlitt decide to abandon painting for poetry?
(a) His wife died, and he suffered a mental breakdown.
(b) He met two famous poets.
(c) He met a snobbish painter who disillusioned him.
(d) His father forbade him to practice painting.

8. Plutarch is known for his tenderness towards which group of people?
(a) Young women.
(b) Young men.
(c) Children.
(d) Elderly women.

9. In Montaigne's "On Some Verses..." essay, what opinion does he express about the sexes?
(a) Men are made for war, and women are made for love.
(b) Men do not possess emotional excess, which is the chief flaw of women.
(c) Men are far superior to women in all intellectual areas.
(d) Men and women are essentially the same.

10. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
(a) His first book was not of a personal nature.
(b) His first book was the only one of a personal nature.
(c) His first book was the only commercially successful book.
(d) His first book was the only one published in his lifetime.

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

12. In "Hateful Things," Sei Shonagon hates when a mosquito appears at what time?
(a) When one is having sex.
(b) When one is getting ready to eat.
(c) When one is getting ready to take a bath.
(d) When one is falling asleep.

13. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.
(b) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The way a man smells.

14. What BEST describes the writing styles of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison?
(a) Both men are spontaneous.
(b) Addison is polished, while Steele is spontaneous.
(c) Addison is spontaneous, while Steele is polished.
(d) Both men are polished.

15. What does Montaigne conclude in "Of a Monstrous Child?"
(a) Deformed babies should be killed at birth.
(b) Doctors are nothing but charlatans and quacks.
(c) Nothing is contrary to nature; everything is natural.
(d) Towns should pursue an "eye for eye" system of justice.