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SALTEnglishLitTest
Preparation for English Lit Test on Restoration & 18th Century
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the three most important literary contributions of the Restoration Age? | prose satire, journalism, and the novel |
| "A Song for St. Cecelia's Day" uses what type of lyrical poetry? | ode |
| What writing device is employed in "A Song for St. Cecelia's Day"? | onomatopoeia |
| What is the name of the European movement characterized by an interest in an imitation of classical works and styles, emphasizing conformity to fixed literary standards, proper patterns of outward social conduct, formality, restraint, polish and elegance? | Neoclassicism |
| Which American modeled his own writing after Addison and Steele? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who wrote the epigram "To err is human, to forgive divine"? | Alexander Pope |
| Who wrote the epigram "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"? | Alexander Pope |
| Daniel Defoe claimed that Robinson Crusoe was not a novel, but instead a(n) ___? | allegory |
| Plot, setting, characterization and theme are the elements of what writing style? | Novel |
| Who was the most important author of the Restoration Age? | John Dryden |
| Who was the only poet of note during the Restoration Age? | Alexander Pope |
| What rose to prominence during the eighteenth century as a place for social and literary meetings? | Coffeehouses |
| Which group forcibly opposed any type of fiction, considering it to be a collection of blatant lies? | Puritans |
| How many times did Daniel Defoe find wealth and lose it? | Thirteen |
| Why did Daniel Foe change his surname to Defoe? | To avoid creditors |
| What was Jonathan Swift's greatest satire? | Gulliver's Travels |
| What was the first English novel to get worldwide recognition? | Robinson Crusoe |
| What was the writing style of Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and Samuel Johnson? | journalism |
| What was the name of the aristocratic woman who helped train evangelical preachers? | Countess Selina Huntingdon |
| Author of A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life | William Law |
| Who compiled a monumental English dictionary? | Samuel Johnson |
| What literary form reached its lowest point during the Restoration? | drama |
| Four kings with the same name who ruled during the 18th and 19th centuries? | George |
| What two disastrous events occurred during the reign of Charles II? | bubonic plague and great fire |
| What relates to the joining of Scotland to England and Wales in 1707 to form the new state of Great Britain? | The Act of Union |
| What was the effect of the Restoration of 1660? | the return of Charles Stuart to England |
| Who ascended the British throne during the Glorious, or Bloodless, Revolution in 1688? | William and Mary |
| Who became the first "prime minister" of Great Britain under the reign of George II? | Robert Walpole |
| Who is the dominant church character mocked and praised in The Spectator? | Sir Roger de Coverley |
| Definition: central idea which gives a work meaning; in a story it is the interpretation of the events (plot) and persons (characters) from which some truth of human experience is learned. | Theme |
| Definition: the portrayal of the imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot in a novel or story. | Characterization |
| Definition: the physical background against which the events of a story take place. | Setting |
| Definition: the arrangement of events in a story or play; the sequence of related actions. | Plot |
| Definition: ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it. | Satire |
| Definition: a belief in an impersonal God, who, after creating the world, left it to run by natural laws and who left man to take care of himself by using his intellect. | Deism |
| According to Blackstone, with what two qualities is man endowed? | reason and free will |
| How does Blackstone define law? | a rule of action |
| According to Blackstone, where is revealed law found? | Holy Scriptures |
| Definition: presenting characters, dialogue, and events that prepare the reader for action that will take place later in the story. | foreshadowing |
| How long had Robinson Crusoe been gone from England? | 35 years |
| What did Robinson Crusoe see on the beach that caused him to think the devil was after him? | footprint |
| Who became Robinson Crusoe's servant on the island? | Friday |
| Who practiced paganism before he met Crusoe? | Friday |
| Which American modeled his own writing after Addison and Steele? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What animal did Crusoe raise for meat, milk and hide on the island? | goats |
| How does Robin Crusoe first grow grain on the island? | He throws seeds by accident when he discards cornhusks |
| To what does the name Benamuckee refer? | Friday's god |
| To what does the name "Poll" refer? | a pet bird |
| Crusoe’s father wishes his son to go into which profession? | law |
| The cross that Crusoe erects on the island serves as what? | a calendar |
| Which type of fruit does Crusoe learn how to dry? | grapes |
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