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Multiple Choice：A(n) ____ is a piece of writing which is often written from an authors personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. A.poem B. novel C. essay D. drama Which is written by Jane Austen? Persuasion Waiting for Godot Nature The Old Man and the Sea The following sentences are taken from_______ “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it.” A. Nature B. The Self-reliance C. The Sun Also Rises D. The American Scholar Samuel Beckett’s work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on____, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour. human nature love death life The following is taken from_______ “Nay there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises.” A. “My Heart’s in Highlands” B. “Mending Wall” C. “Of Study” D. “The Sun Rising” The following sentence is taken from_______ “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” A. Nature B. The Old Man and the Sea C. Waiting for Godot D. Pride and Prejudice The following is taken from_______ “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” A. “The Road Not Taken” B. “A Red, Red Rose” C. “Of Study” D. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening” The following is taken from_______ “So if a mans wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again.” A. “Of Study” B. “A Red, Red Rose” C. Nature D. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening” The following is taken from_______ “Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and dis