Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question.
1. What is Pope’s purpose in writing the excerpt from An Essay on Man? (1 point)
to explore the range of human emotions
to poke fun at human relations
to expose corruption in government
to examine human nature
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a mock epic that you find in The **** of the Lock? (1 point)
a historic event
an amusing tone
a high-level style
a serious subject
3. In The **** of the Lock, the baron calls out, “the glorious prize is mine!” What is the prize? (1 point)
the game of cards
the reputation of a lord
a lock of Belinda’s hair
Belinda’s heart
4. What is the main theme of The **** of the Lock? (1 point)
the dangers of too much gambling
the skills needed in army officers
the pettiness of the upper classes
the care of young children
5. In Gulliver’s Travels, what are the Lilliputians quarreling about that leads to war? (1 point)
what to do with Gulliver
which end of an egg to break open
who owns the island of Blefuscu
how to elect political leaders
6. What is Swift satirizing in the story of the dispute between the Big-Endians and the Little-Endians in Gulliver’s Travels? (1 point)
arguments over unimportant things
the inability to learn how others think
the superiority of the upper class
stubbornness against trying new ideas
7. In Gulliver’s Travels, what is Swift satirizing when he writes about the Lilliputian wars? (1 point)
religious wars
land wars
political wars
family conflicts
8. In Gulliver’s Travels, the king of Brobdingnag listens carefully to Gulliver’s stories of England. What does the king conclude about the English? (1 point)
They are a powerful group.
They are democratic people.
They are disgusting vermin.
They are a civilized race.
9. What is Pepys’s method for describing events in The Diary? (1 point)
He presents philosophical ideas.
He gives details and examples.
He provides advice about fires.
He introduces broad generalities.
10. What is the main idea of the first part of Pepys’s diary, titled “The Plague”? (1 point)
The plague could be controlled with enforcement of the laws.
Many people died from the plague, but they were mainly the very poor.
The sick were everywhere, and many people Pepys knew had died.
Although many died, most people saw little evidence of it.

Odette

4 Responses to “Restoration and Enlightenment?”

1. TMK*&* on December 1st, 2008 4:18 am

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2. The Yeti on December 3rd, 2008 9:03 pm

   do your own homework. you might learn something.

3. Backatchababy on December 6th, 2008 3:30 pm

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