1.

Question

Which of the following writers were never published in a periodical?

a. Mark Twain
b. Jonathan Swift
c. Henry David Thoreau
d. George Orwell
e. None of the above

2.
Which of the following qualities must a piece of writing have to be considered an essay?

a. it must present the writer's view of a political issue
b. it must be published in a periodical
c. it must present the writer's view of a specific topic or issue
d. it must have at least five paragraphs, with a clear topic sentence at the beginning of each paragraph
e. it must be at least five pages long

3.
Addison and Steele's <<The Spectator and The Tatler>> are considered some of the first:

a. newspapers
b. scientific journals
c. political treatises
d. hypertexts
e. none of the above

4. The opinion-editorial pages in a modern newspaper:

a. usually have little to do with political issues
b. rarely contain essayistic writing
c. rarely contain essays by public officials
d. are usually found on the very last page of the first section
e. none of the above

5.
Which of the following has played a role in the evolution of the essay?

a. an increase over the centuries in the number of people who can read and write
b. the publishing industry
c. the public's desire to know about current events
d. the internet
e. all of the above

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

This was a hard one bc the texts were vague
1e. 2c. 3a. 4e. 5e.