Checkup 1

Question 1

Act of Union

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united England, Scotland, and Wales to form Great Britain

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Industrial Revolution

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greatest influence in making Great Britain head of a world empire

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Augustan Age

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1700-1745; synonymous with Neoclassic Age

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Enlightenment

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emphasized man’s reasoning

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satire

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literary technique of attacking some vice or foolishness through ridicule

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periodical essay

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forerunner of modern newspaper

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John Locke

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wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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Joseph Addison, Richard Steele

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wrote The Tatler and The Spectator

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Jonathan Swift

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wrote Gulliver’s Travels

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George III

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was the British monarch during the American War for Independence

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Whigs and Tories

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two political parties of the eighteenth century

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In contrast to seventeenth-century literature, neoclassic literature:

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patterned Roman classical literature, focused on man’s relationships in society rather than on his individuality, included periodical essays and satires

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The danger of Enlightenment thinking

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is its emphasis on man’s reasoning instead of God’s wisdom

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cursory

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hasty

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ligature

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wire

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foible

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fault

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rational

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sensible

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gibe

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scoff

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orifice

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opening

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prodigious

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vast