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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what age did Montaigne begin writing?
2. What attitude does Seneca have toward slaves in "Slaves?"
3. What is unusual about Montaigne's first book, as opposed to any books thereafter?
4. When did Plutarch die?
5. What was the profession of Seneca the Younger's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Michel de Montaigne's background prior to writing?
2. What is the tone of Joseph Addison's "Nicolini and the Lions?" What details of the story account for this tone?
3. What position on slaves does Seneca take in his essay "Slaves?"
4. What accounts for Maria Edgeworth's nontraditional views of male/female relationships? How are these views represented in "An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification"?
5. What is dealt with by Kenko in his essay "Essays in Idleness?"
6. What does Montaigne say in "Of a Monstrous Child" about things or people humans consider "monstrous?"
7. Provide some biographical information on Plutarch? What was his contribution to world literature?
8. Name three things that Sei Shonagon declares her dislike for in "Hateful Things."
9. What personal details are included in Seneca's "Asthma"?
10. What subjects are talked about in "On Some Verses of Virgil?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sei Shonagon in "Hateful Things" and William Hazlitt in "On the Pleasure of Hating" both talk about the nature of hatred.
A) Is hate a healthy emotion, according to either author? Compare their views on the healthiness of hate.
B) What types of things are hated by each author? Are there more useful things than others to hate? What types of things might be too insignificant to hate?
Essay Topic 2
Montaigne provides a number of views and personal opinions in the essays selected for the book.
A) What is Montaigne's view of human nature in general? Cite quotations from "Of Books" to support your assertion.
B) What is Montaigne's view of education? Cite quotations from "Of Books" and "On Some Verses of Virgil" to support your assertion.
C) What is Montaigne's view of abnormality, according to "Of a Monstrous Child"?
Essay Topic 3
"Hashish in Marseilles" by Walter Benjamin and "Under the Influence" by Scott Russell Sanders both speak about substance abuse.
A) How does Benjamin's attitude about substance compare to Sanders'? How might biographical details help to inform us about the formulation of these attitudes?
B) What does each man take away from the substance abuse they have experienced? What might their message for the reader be?
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