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Enlightenment Literature Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name ONE major idea of the Enlightenment period.

(a)  

2.

Which of these writers dominated the Enlightenment?

a)

Voltaire, though not well remembered

b)

John Milton

c)

Alexander Pope

d)

None of the Above.

3.

The purpose of satire is to...

a)

draw attention to flaws in society.

b)

poke fun at another person.

4.

Who wrote "A Modest Proposal"?

a)

John Milton

b)

Alexander Pope

c)

Johnathan Swift

d)

Voltaire

5.

What was the setting of "A Modest Proposal"?

a)

Sweden

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

France

6.

What major problem did the writer discuss in "A Modest Proposal"?

a)

Too many poor people.

b)

Immigrants not paying taxes.

c)

A shortage of food.

d)

Women and children obnoxiously begging.

7.

What was the writer's proposed solution in "A Modest Proposal"?

a)

To eat the women and children

b)

To banish the poor from Ireland

c)

To use their skin as leather

d)

To open a shelter

8.

Would "A Modest Proposal" be considered Satire or Parody?

a)

Parody

b)

Satire

9.

Who wrote the poem "Know Then Thyself"?

a)

Johnathan Swift

b)

Alexander Pope

c)

John Milton

d)

Voltaire

10.

A modern version of "A Modest Proposal" where they use the children for free labor is an example of...

a)

Satire

b)

Parody

c)

Juxtaposition

d)

Sarcasm

11.

Placing two objects side by side in order to prove a point is an example of...

a)

Parody

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Irony

d)

Sarcasm

12.

The quote "I can resist anything but temptation" is an example of...

a)

Juxtaposition

b)

Paradox

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Satire

13.

Imitating another writer's work for the purpose of poking fun is an example of...

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Satire

c)

Parody

d)

Juxtaposition

14.

Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?

a)

Alexander Pope

b)

John Milton

c)

Johnathan Swift

d)

None of the above.

15.

What is the significance of the name "Gulliver"?

(a)  

16.

How many voyages were disclosed in our text?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

6

17.

What was interesting about the Lilliputians?

(a)  

18.

Was Gulliver a giant?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

What's going on between the Lilliputians and the Blefuscudians?

a)

They are trying to start a new nation.

b)

They are at war.

c)

They are trying to claim land.

20.

What's significant about the Blefuscudians?

(a)  

21.

Who does the Blefuscudian farmer take Gulliver to see?

a)

The Queen

b)

His father

c)

His servants

d)

None of the above

22.

Where does the farmer's daughter keep Gulliver while in Blefuscu?

a)

in a doll house

b)

in a box with a peep hole

c)

in a small cage

d)

in the attic

23.

How does Gulliver get home?

a)

A passing ship rescues him.

b)

He swims to the shore of England.

c)

He doesn't; Gulliver dies.

d)

None of the above.

24.

Who wrote "A Letter to Her Daughter?"

a)

Aphra Behn

b)

Johnathan Swift

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mary Montagu

25.

What was the author's purpose for writing "A Letter to Her Daughter"?

a)

To point out high crime against women

b)

To point out inequities in women's education

c)

To justify women's inferiority to men

d)

None of the above