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How did England dominate the seas?

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

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

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England was in tradition from an agricultural to an industrial society

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What ideas did deists reject from Scripture?

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  1. The deity of Christ
  2. Christ’s death and bodily resurrection
  3. Miracles of Scripture
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What dulled the ill effects of the industrial revolution?

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

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Who was called the “first of the moderns”?

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John Dryden

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

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Because he foresaw a new age of reasonableness and scientific progress

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

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Absalom and Achitophel

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

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

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

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Journalistic realism

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

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Conversation

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

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Will of God

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

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Daniel Defoe

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

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The Tattler

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

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Editorials

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

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

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

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Traditional religion

Clergy

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

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  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
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What was the purpose of “A Modest Proposal”?

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

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

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To vex the world rather than to entertain it

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

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

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

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“Why does evil exist”?

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

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Secular Humanism

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

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

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

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

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Isaac Watts

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

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True

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

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Bee

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

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Natural Description

Sentimental Reflection

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

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Periphrasis

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

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George Whitfield

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

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Kingswood ,Bristol

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Charles Wesley wrote the following hymns:

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

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His disdain for the bible

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Why is “Behold the Man” a unique in English hymnody?

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It’s dramatic-allegorical narrative quality

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Who said “I look upon the world as my parish”?

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John Wesley

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Charles Wesley is credited with writing how many hymns?

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9,000

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The Wesleys and Whitfields sharply disagreed upon what?

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The Calvinistic doctrine of limited atonement

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

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Greek
Secular
Sacred

38
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Who was best known as “A Dictionary of the English Language”?

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Samuel Johnson

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In “Rambler 61” who was the least tolerable of the tenants?

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The author

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

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

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

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Diligence

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

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“journal of a tour to the Hebrides”

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

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Irregular

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Johnson’s _____________ abilities overshadow his shortcomings.

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Conversational

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

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Christ’s death

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

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To broaden his viewpoint by making it more cosmopolitan

47
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Who was a dauntless hero worshipper who sought to meet many famous people?

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Boswell

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“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” has neoclassical elements:

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  1. It’s subject-man
  2. It’s heavy moralization
  3. It’s artificial poetic diction
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“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” has a romantic elements:

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

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Personification

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“She Stoops to Conquer” combines what tow elements?

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

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“The Deserted Village” uses _________ _________.

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Heroic couplets

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

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  1. Emigrate to America
  2. To become a factory hand
  3. To stay in the village as a laborer
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“Walking with God” is Cowper’s prayer to _____ for restored ___________.

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God

Fellowship

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

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Cowper

56
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True or false :Cowper abandoned himself in his times of mental distress

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False, Cowper abandoned himself in his times of spiritual distress

57
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Robert Burns can best be classified as a ___________ poet.

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Nationalist

58
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Who was known as the “Heaven-taught plowman”?

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Robert Burns

59
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__________ is the poetic device used in both “To a Mouse” and “To a Louse”

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Apostrophe

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

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

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