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WorksheetsEnlightenment Literature Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name ONE major idea of the Enlightenment period.
(a)
Which of these writers dominated the Enlightenment?
Voltaire, though not well remembered
John Milton
Alexander Pope
None of the Above.
The purpose of satire is to...
draw attention to flaws in society.
poke fun at another person.
Who wrote "A Modest Proposal"?
John Milton
Alexander Pope
Johnathan Swift
Voltaire
What was the setting of "A Modest Proposal"?
Sweden
Ireland
England
France
What major problem did the writer discuss in "A Modest Proposal"?
Too many poor people.
Immigrants not paying taxes.
A shortage of food.
Women and children obnoxiously begging.
What was the writer's proposed solution in "A Modest Proposal"?
To eat the women and children
To banish the poor from Ireland
To use their skin as leather
To open a shelter
Would "A Modest Proposal" be considered Satire or Parody?
Parody
Satire
Who wrote the poem "Know Then Thyself"?
Johnathan Swift
Alexander Pope
John Milton
Voltaire
A modern version of "A Modest Proposal" where they use the children for free labor is an example of...
Satire
Parody
Juxtaposition
Sarcasm
Placing two objects side by side in order to prove a point is an example of...
Parody
Juxtaposition
Irony
Sarcasm
The quote "I can resist anything but temptation" is an example of...
Juxtaposition
Paradox
Sarcasm
Satire
Imitating another writer's work for the purpose of poking fun is an example of...
Sarcasm
Satire
Parody
Juxtaposition
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
Alexander Pope
John Milton
Johnathan Swift
None of the above.
What is the significance of the name "Gulliver"?
(a)
How many voyages were disclosed in our text?
3
1
2
6
What was interesting about the Lilliputians?
(a)
Was Gulliver a giant?
Yes
No
What's going on between the Lilliputians and the Blefuscudians?
They are trying to start a new nation.
They are at war.
They are trying to claim land.
What's significant about the Blefuscudians?
(a)
Who does the Blefuscudian farmer take Gulliver to see?
The Queen
His father
His servants
None of the above
Where does the farmer's daughter keep Gulliver while in Blefuscu?
in a doll house
in a box with a peep hole
in a small cage
in the attic
How does Gulliver get home?
A passing ship rescues him.
He swims to the shore of England.
He doesn't; Gulliver dies.
None of the above.
Who wrote "A Letter to Her Daughter?"
Aphra Behn
Johnathan Swift
Voltaire
Mary Montagu
What was the author's purpose for writing "A Letter to Her Daughter"?
To point out high crime against women
To point out inequities in women's education
To justify women's inferiority to men
None of the above
