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Progress Test 3 Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. It will cover Unit 4 and Unit 5. It is important that you do your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Why did the fallen angels in Paradise Lost build Pandemonium out of gold? A. They found the gold in Hell and liked how it looked. B. To attempt to match the wealth of Heaven. C. Out of spite for God, who threw them into Hell. ____ 2. Salvation is seen through Pliable's attitude towards it in The Pilgrim's Progress as that of A. if it requires too much effort, Pliable is not interested. B. Pliable is willing to do anything to achieve it. C. Pliable would work hard for it if he were sure he could get it. ____ 3. Samuel Johnson conferred with Parliament before putting some of the words in his Dictionary of the English Language . A. True B. False ____ 4. What is Addison saying about philosophy in the following lines: "I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea tables and in coffeehouses." A. Addison has begun teaching philosophy in schools and colleges. B. Addison has made philosophy popular with ordinary people. C. Addison thinks philosophy is a waste of time for most people. ____ 5. Which of the following is a characteristic of a mock epic that you find in The Rape of the Lock ? A. a historic event B. an accusatory tone C. a high-level style ____ 6. By stating that “Love is rather deaf than blind” in “My Picture Left in Scotland,” the speaker feels that A. He feels that his appearance is more important than his words. B. He finds that giving his love gifts rather than talking to her is more effective. C. He implies that love is a foolish concept and one that should not be dwelt on. ____ 7. Depression and hopelessness are human emotions represented by the Slough of Despond in The Pilgrim's Progress . A. True

B. False ____ 8. The speaker's love in "To His Coy Mistress" is urged to run away with him. A. True B. False ____ 9. To say "unkindly kind" as found in Donne's "Song" is paradoxical because A. it repeats itself. B. it implies that the lover is being kind and cruel at the same time. C. it is an exaggerated way of speaking. ____ 10. In The Pilgrim's Progress , the Slough of Despond is ordered to be destroyed. A. True B. False ____ 11. When Gulliver offers the king of Brobdingnag the technology to make gunpowder and the king refuses is a satire about A. the inability of rulers to accept change. B. the wisdom of European leaders. C. the inhumanity of modern warfare. ____ 12. The section of The Task titled “A Landscape Described, Rural Sounds” uses the romantic quality of A. Supernaturalism B. Liberty and Freedom C. Interest in the Natural World ____ 13. Donne uses “Holy Sonnet 10” to describe Death A. as a benevolent creature. B. as weak and non-threatening. C. as a terrifying force to be feared. ____ 14. The Rape of the Lock concludes by saying that Belinda has achieved fame by undergoing her humiliation. A. True B. False ____ 15. The _____________________ is an important social issue in Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village . A. enclosure of land by the wealthy B. English refusal to urbanize C. increase of migration to rural areas

____ 16. How did Satan come to rule in Hell, according to the excerpt from Paradise Lost ? A. He betrayed Beelzebub. B. He led a rebellion against God. C. He wanted his own realm. ____ 17. "But at my back I always hear / Time's winged chariot hurrying near . . . " from "To His Coy Mistress" means A. death is approaching quickly. B. the speaker is rushing to meet another woman. C. rivals may soon win his mistress's heart. ____ 18. A reason for reading Johnson's "The Preface" to his dictionary would be A. to learn why he wrote the dictionary. B. to learn about his life. C. to learn how people reacted to it. ____ 19. Herrick’s work “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” utilizes the theme of carpe diem . A. True B. False ____ 20. The main idea of __________ is found in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." A. all lives, no matter how great or unknown, end in death B. once powerful kings lie buried in country churchyards C. ordinary people live and die, and no one notices ____ 21. An Essay on Man's excerpt's main idea is people A. emotional when they should be logical. B. have many strengths and weaknesses. C. are more like beasts than angels. ____ 22. What does this excerpt from Pepys's Diary reveal about his position in the community? “…and word was carried in to the King, so I was called for and did tell the King and Duke of York what I saw, and that unless his Majesty did command houses to be pulled down, nothing could stop the fire.” A. He is one of the decision-makers and leaders of the community. B. He is a doctor whose opinion is valued. C. He takes orders from the justices of the peace. ____ 23. Paradise Lost is considered a

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A. literary epic. B. Homeric epic. C. folk epic. ____ 24. A reoccurring symbol in "Mediation 17" is a choir singing. A. True B. False ____ 25. In "Meditation 17," what is meant by the statement "when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language"? A. When we die, we do not cease to exist but instead achieve eternal life. B. Through our deaths, others learn how to live better lives. C. The church records both the lives and deaths of its members. ____ 26. In The Pilgrim's Progress , what is the allegorical significance of the Slough of Despond? A. It represents obstacles in the path to Christian salvation. B. It represents any difficulty in life. C. It represents financial setbacks. ____ 27. Boswell has the highest praise for Johnson's __________ in his excerpt from the Life of Samuel Johnson . A. thinking abilities B. strength of character C. sense of humor ____ 28. A comparison is made in "Meditation 17." What is it? A. God to a bell. B. God to an island. C. God to a publisher. ____ 29. Satan wants to __________ as he sits in Hell, according to the Paradise Lost excerpt. A. deceive Adam and Eve B. create evil out of all good C. to forget about God forever ____ 30. The following lines from "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" "Our two souls

therefore, which are one, / Though I must go, endure not yet / A breach, but an expansion . . ." contain an example of A. paradox. B. conceit. C. conclusion. ____ 31. What is the speaker saying in the following quote from "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"? "Dull sublunary lovers' love / (Whose soul is sense) cannot admit / Absence, because it doth remove / Those things which elemented it." A. People should appreciate earthly love because it is all they can know. B. Unlike physical love, spiritual love can withstand absence. C. Love does not need divine approval. ____ 32. Night is described as a time __________ in "A Nocturnal Reverie." A. for recovery and celebration B. filled with dread over what the next day will bring C. when all living things sleep in peace ____ 33. A person reading Pepys's Diary would understand A. it was intended to be read by the public. B. it was written to support a revolution against the king. C. the conditions in London in 1666 by seeing firsthand what happened. ____ 34. In Paradise Lost , Satan wants to sabotage God's plans by spreading evil. A. True B. False ____ 35. In "On My First Son," the speaker when he says "My sin was too much hope of thee, loved boy." A. regrets how he treated his son B. is sorry for disappointing his son C. sin was in wanting too much for his son ____ 36. The main theme of "Meditation 17" can be found in the line A. " . . . he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill as that he knows not it tolls for him . . . " B. "Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind . . . " C. " . . . some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war . . . " ____ 37. The "steps" that Help refers to in The Pilgrim's Progress are A. stairs cut into the ground beneath the slough.

B. pathways to salvation and grace. C. flat rocks forming a pathway near the slough. ____ 38. In Gulliver's Travels , war breaks out when the Lilliputians quarrel. What is the quarrel about? A. which end of an egg to break open B. what to do with Gulliver C. how to elect political leaders ____ 39. The speaker __________ at the end of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." A. is told to stop visiting the graveyard B. becomes famous and moves away C. dies and is buried in the graveyard ____ 40. The speaker __________ in "On My First Son" which is the main idea of the poem. A. recalls his son's birth B. celebrates his son's birth C. mourns the death of his son ____ 41. John Donne wrote on themes such as life, religious faith, and Death. A. True B. False ____ 42. Drinking does not play a role in “Song: To Celia.” A. True B. False ____ 43. "The Aims of The Spectator " has a purpose to A. ask Addison's audience to submit ideas for topics. B. describe Addison's philosophies about working. C. explain Addison's goal for the paper. ____ 44. "Song: To Celia" was perhaps written by Jonson to

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A. describe the courtship of lovers. B. remember his lost love. C. show how silly lovers can be. ____ 45. A theme found in Johnson's "The Preface" is A. it is a first try; his next dictionary will be better. B. it might not be perfect, but no one else has even completed one. C. not everyone has a chance to write the first dictionary for a language. ____ 46. Determine the meaning of the following quote from “The Stricken Deer” in The Task : “Since then, with few associates, in remote / And silent woods I wander, far from those / My former associates, and not wishing more.” A. The speaker is considering rejoining society after a long separation. B. The speaker is discussing his walk through the forest. C. The speaker is discussing his separation from most of society. ____ 47. The "Little-enders/Big-enders" controversy in Gulliver's Travels symbolizes the controversy between the king and parliament. A. True B. False ____ 48. What is Goldsmith saying about Auburn in the following lines: “Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn; / Amidst thy bowers the tyrant’s hand is seen, / And desolation saddens all thy green.” A. Famine has devastated the countryside and village of Auburn. B. The countryside is no longer the idyllic place of the past. C. The king has ordered the destruction of Auburn and the surrounding countryside. ____ 49. Which of the following themes is best shown by the excerpt “London Reborn” from John Dryden’s Annus Mirabilis ? A. The glory of the English nation. B. The vulnerability of the English. C. The decline of the King’s power. ____ 50. In the opening lines of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," the speaker is A. visiting with friends in the country. B. attending the funeral of an older relative. C. wandering in the countryside after dark.

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