Unit 5 Notes

Question 0

How did England dominate the seas?

Answer 0

By crowding out the French, Dutch, and Spanish from valuable markets and sources Of raw materials

Question 1

Why was the neoclassical period of England’s history was difficult for the common man?

Answer 1

England was in tradition from an agricultural to an industrial society

Question 2

What ideas did deists reject from Scripture?

Answer 2

1. The deity of Christ
2. Christ’s death and bodily resurrection
3. Miracles of Scripture

Question 3

What dulled the ill effects of the industrial revolution?

Answer 3

The influence f Wesleyanism taught otherworldly values and compassion for the down trodden and brought an evangelical conscience to England

Question 4

Who was called the “first of the moderns”?

Answer 4

John Dryden

Question 5

Why was Dryden called the “first of the moderns”?

Answer 5

Because he foresaw a new age of reasonableness and scientific progress

Question 6

John Dryden’s satirical work “________ and __________” stunned London because of its political impact.

Answer 6

Absalom and Achitophel

Question 7

In Defoe’s “The Shortest with Dissenters” he uses irony to show what?

Answer 7

The absurdity of Tory punishments for nonconformity by recommending using harsh punishments when he really believed in not using them

Question 8

____________ ________ was one of Defoe’s most lasting contribution to the novel.

Answer 8

Journalistic realism

Question 9

In “Robinson Crusoe”, Crusoe missed what the most while on the island?

Answer 9

Conversation

Question 10

Crusoe resigned himself to the _____ ___ ____ in order to compose his mind and keep his sanity while on the island.

Answer 10

Will of God

Question 11

Who wrote what was considered the first true novel in Englishman?

Answer 11

Daniel Defoe

Question 12

Like “The Review”, “____ _________” became a periodical of commentary.

Answer 12

The Tattler

Question 13

The essays found in “The Tattler” and “The Spectator” are much like our present-day ____________.

Answer 13

Editorials

Question 14

In “White’s Chocolate House” how did Addison and Steele point out the superior of reason over emotion?

Answer 14

By exaggerating the young man’s preoccupation with the young lady

Question 15

In “Spectator 34”, Steele lets the reader know that he has a great respect for ___________ ________ and _______.

Answer 15

Traditional religion

Clergy

Question 16

Jonathan Swift’s series of pamphlets denouncing the exploitation of Ireland by Parliament, suggested:

Answer 16

1. The rejection of new copper coinage for Ireland
2. The boycott of English goods
3. An ironic solution to overpopulation and starvation in Ireland

Question 17

What was the purpose of “A Modest Proposal”?

Answer 17

To get Parliament’s attention concerning the means for relieving the ills of the Irish

Question 18

What was the purpose of “Gulliver’s Travels”?

Answer 18

To vex the world rather than to entertain it

Question 19

In “Gulliver’s Travels”, how did Swift show the absurdity of England’s conflicts?

Answer 19

By satirizing a very trivial issue and having the breaking of an egg result in extreme consequences

Question 20

“An Essay on Man” seeks to answer the question?

Answer 20

“Why does evil exist”?

Question 21

“An Essay on Man” set readers on a direct path to modern _________ ___________.

Answer 21

Secular Humanism

Question 22

In “An Essay on Criticism” how does Pope illustrates the importance of his belief that the sound must seem an echo to the sense?

Answer 22

He writes a series of lines that sound like the good and bad writing techniques he is humorously espousing and deriding

Question 23

Why did the 18th century become a great age of hymnody?

Answer 23

1. Hymns provided a response to the neoclassical emphasis on rational control
2. The neoclassical qualities important to good writing were important to writing a good hymn

Question 24

Whose great contributions to hymn writing influenced the growth of hymnody?

Answer 24

Isaac Watts

Question 25

True or False: "Heavenly Joy on Earth" the theme-heavenly joy should begin before the Christian reaches heaven

Answer 25

True

Question 26

In "Against Idleness and Mischief" a _____ is used as an example in illustrating truth taught.

Answer 26

Bee

Question 27

The popularity of "The Seasons" indicated a new demand for poems of __________ ___________ and ____________ __________.

Answer 27

Natural Description | Sentimental Reflection

Question 28

From the poem "Winter", "Thither the household feathery people crowd" is an example of _____________.

Answer 28

Periphrasis

Question 29

Who was a Calvinist used by God as a catalyst for the Great Awakening of 1735-50?

Answer 29

George Whitfield

Question 30

John Wesley's work as an author was the outgrowth of the ___________, __________, boarding school.

Answer 30

Kingswood ,Bristol

Question 31

Charles Wesley wrote the following hymns:

Answer 31

1. "And Can It Be That I Should Gain" 2. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" 3. "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" 4. "Behold the Man!" 5. "The Beatific Sight"

Question 32

In the journal entry for February 3,1770, Wesley attributes Rousseau's shortcomings to?

Answer 32

His disdain for the bible

Question 33

Why is "Behold the Man" a unique in English hymnody?

Answer 33

It's dramatic-allegorical narrative quality

Question 34

Who said "I look upon the world as my parish"?

Answer 34

John Wesley

Question 35

Charles Wesley is credited with writing how many hymns?

Answer 35

9,000

Question 36

The Wesleys and Whitfields sharply disagreed upon what?

Answer 36

The Calvinistic doctrine of limited atonement

Question 37

According to John Wesley's "Journal", he had a grasp of ________ and enjoyed __________ as well as _________ reading.

Answer 37

Greek Secular Sacred

Question 38

Who was best known as "A Dictionary of the English Language"?

Answer 38

Samuel Johnson

Question 39

In "Rambler 61" who was the least tolerable of the tenants?

Answer 39

The author

Question 40

What is the truth behind Johnson's statement "that a single house will show whatever is done or suffered in the world"?

Answer 40

Insight and instruction can be gained from the observation of those around you since human characteristics are universal

Question 41

According to Johnson, Dryden lacked Pope's characteristic of __________.

Answer 41

Diligence

Question 42

As a result of traveling with Johnson, Boswell wrote which book?

Answer 42

"journal of a tour to the Hebrides"

Question 43

It was difficult for Boswell to meet Johnson because Johnson's lifestyle was _________.

Answer 43

Irregular

Question 44

Johnson's _____________ abilities overshadow his shortcomings.

Answer 44

Conversational

Question 45

At the end of his life Johnson's bias for salvation was _______ ______.

Answer 45

Christ's death

Question 46

What was the purpose of a young man going on a "grand tour"?

Answer 46

To broaden his viewpoint by making it more cosmopolitan

Question 47

Who was a dauntless hero worshipper who sought to meet many famous people?

Answer 47

Boswell

Question 48

"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" has neoclassical elements:

Answer 48

1. It's subject-man 2. It's heavy moralization 3. It's artificial poetic diction

Question 49

"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" has a romantic elements:

Answer 49

1. It's description of rural landscape 2. It's idealization of humble life 3. It's use of natural description to generate a mood 4. It's solitary meditation

Question 50

The lines "Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile/ The short and simple annals of the poor" is an example of ______________.

Answer 50

Personification

Question 51

"She Stoops to Conquer" combines what tow elements?

Answer 51

The wit of earlier comedy and the morality of the current sentimental comedy

Question 52

"The Deserted Village" uses _________ _________.

Answer 52

Heroic couplets

Question 53

In "The Deserted Village" the cottages were given opportunities after enclosure came to their land:

Answer 53

1. Emigrate to America 2. To become a factory hand 3. To stay in the village as a laborer

Question 54

"Walking with God" is Cowper's prayer to _____ for restored ___________.

Answer 54

God | Fellowship

Question 55

Who wrote the hymn "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood"?

Answer 55

Cowper

Question 56

True or false :Cowper abandoned himself in his times of mental distress

Answer 56

False, Cowper abandoned himself in his times of spiritual distress

Question 57

Robert Burns can best be classified as a ___________ poet.

Answer 57

Nationalist

Question 58

Who was known as the "Heaven-taught plowman"?

Answer 58

Robert Burns

Question 59

__________ is the poetic device used in both "To a Mouse" and "To a Louse"

Answer 59

Apostrophe

Question 60

In "To a Mouse" why does the speaker say that the mouse is more fortunate than man?

Answer 60

The mouse has to deal with the present only whereas man has to deal with the past, the present, and the future