Notes: (a) check the latest version of the required reading and study questions, posted on my Engl. 1101 webpage at the same time as this test; (b) if you do not have a Scantron, bring an answer sheet numbered as the test below with your one-letter answer for each question; then when you receive a Scantron, quickly transfer your answers from your numbered list to the Scantron, making sure your name is on your Scantron sheet; (c) the test is due at the beginning of the class to discuss the reading

1. In Dr. Prinsky's introduction, the Restoration refers to: (a) the Inquisition (b) religion in eighteenth-century America (c) Charles II (d) Peter the Great (e) Louis XIV

2. In Dr. Prinsky's introduction, Samuel Johnson, as described, could best be described as all the following except which one: (a) formally- schooled (b) multi-talented (c) deeply learned (d) energetic (e) productive

3. In Dr. Prinsky's introduction, one of the hallmarks of Samuel Johnson's prose style, balanced antithesis (explained in the composition handbook and your collegiate dictionary), is related to Johnson's habit of: (a) joking (b) alluding (c) describing (d) weighing

4. In Dr. Prinsky's introduction, Samuel Johnson's preference for abstract words or abstract diction in his prose style, is related to Johnson's emphasis on: (a) literature (b) the visual arts (c) philosophy (d) the physical sciences

5. Overall, the emphasis in Johnson's essay Idler 23 is: (a) describing (b) narrating (c) explaining (d) arguing

6. In the first paragraph of Johnson's essay, the thesis sentence for the whole essay is: (a) sentence 1 (b) sentence 2 (c) sentence 3 (d) sentence 4

7. In the first paragraph of Johnson's essay, the stylistic device in Johnson's "ardor . . . abated . . . criminal . . . contemptible" is: (a) chiasmus (b) anaphora (c) polysyndeton (d) alliteration

8. At the end of the first paragraph of the essay, Johnson suggests that a main component of friendship is: (a) kindness (b) support (c) enjoyment (d) morality

9. In the essay, paragraphs 2-3 focus on: (a) leisure (b) antagonism (c) evaluation (d) unavailability

10. In the essay, paragraphs 2-3 focus on: (a) money and corruption (b) change and replacement (c) politics and religion (d) monotony and boredom

11. In the essay, paragraph 4 focuses on: (a) business dealings (b) overt conflict (c) recreational activities (d) covert conflict

12. According to paragraph 4 of the essay, someone could be most hurt by a friend's: (a) not tasting his friend's chocolate cake made from scratch (b) not even stopping by to taste his friend's chocolate cake made from scratch (c) not complimenting how great is his friend's chocolate cake made from scratch (d) criticizing his friend's chocolate cake made from scratch

13. The causes of the problem discussed in paragraphs 2-4 of the essay happen over a time that is: (a) long (b) tranquil (c) short (d) hectic

14. According to paragraph 5, a problem can arise from: (a) a playful insult (b) a long illness (c) a joking disagreement (d) an overture to the other's girlfriend

15. The same figure of speech repeated in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the essay is: (a) metaphor (b) pun (c) simile (d) paradox

16. The same figure of speech repeated in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the essay shares a reference to: (a) wind (b) heat (c) flying (d) water

17. The same figure of speech repeated in paragraphs 4 and 5 is appropriate in having the connotation of: (a) apathy (b) love (c) freedom (d) anger

18. Different problems discussed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the essay share an underlying cause of: (a) food (b) rivalry (c) money (d) women

19. The focus of paragraph 6 of the essay is on what cause of the problem: (a) irritability (b) obsessiveness (c) temperament (d) respectability

20. The figure of speech used in the first sentence of paragraph 7 of the essay is: (a) personification (b) simile (c) understatement (d) hyperbole

21. The figure of speech referred to in the immediately preceding question implies a cause of the problem that happens over time that is: (a) short (b) hectic (c) long (d) pleasant

22. A good overall title for the Samuel Johnson's Idler 23 would be: (a) Life (b) Friendship (c) Enmity (d) Reasons Friendships Decay (e) The Value of Friendship

23. The word belles-lettres (intro, par. 1) means: (a) periodic journal (b) French bell towers (c) humorous, sophisticated writings (d) objects used to seal envelopes

24. The abbreviation LL.D (intro, par. 2) refers to a doctor of: (a) literature (b) law (c) licensing (d) leagues

25. The word lexicographer (intro, par. 2) refers to a: (a) dictionary maker (b) sexual felon (c) advertising-copy artist (d) map manufacturer

26. The word suffuse (intro, par. 3) means to: (a) make many of something (b) break into equal parts (c) utilize completely (d) spread through or over

27. The word epigrammatic (intro, par. 4) means: (a) cleverly concise (b) thoroughly extensive (c) overly prolonged (d) most essential

28. The word sublime (par. 1) means: (a) not at all slick (b) particular species of mineral (c) horrible (d) grand

29. The word impaired (par. 1) means: (a) made less than perfect (b) separated (c) made into two parts (d) turned ordinary

30. The word duration (par. 1) means: (a) hardness of something (b) time something lasts (c) a meal portion of two parts (d) difficult physical exercise

31. The word exalted (par. 1) means: (a) depleted of energy (b) enthusiastically thanked (c) raised up (d) salt free

32. The word perpetuity (par. 1) means: (a) flawlessness (b) up-and- down orientation, rather than horizontal (c) love of domestic animals (d) unending time

33. The word unalienable (par. 1) means: (a) native (b) inseparable (c) prejudiced (d) indefensible

34. The word contrariety (par. 1) means: (a) spontaneous (b) opposing (c) various (d) infamous

35. The word ardor (par. 1) means: (a) emotional warmth (b) lack of ornament (c) large entrance (d) bad smell

36. The word abated (par. 1) means: (a) contested (b) reduced (c) tempted (d) divided

37. The word contemptible (par. 1) means: (a) satisfied (b) enticing (c) scorned (d) overbearing

38. The word wonted (par. 2) means: (a) denied (b) desired (c) lacked (d) accustomed

39. The word gratification (par. 2) means: (a) compensation (b) satisfaction (c) irritation (d) magnification

40. The word expedients (par. 2) means: (a) means to an end (b) quick scoutings (c) additional components (d) small pushings-in

41. The word coalition (par. 2) means: (a) mining (b) partnership (c) lawsuit (d) conspiracy

42. The word similitude (par. 3) means: (a) crowd (b) peak (c) delight (d) likeness

43. The word sentiment (par. 3) means: (a) message (b) aroma (c) feeling (d) prophecy

44. The word approbation (par. 3) means: (a) commendation (b) pardon (c) sentence (d) restriction

45. The word ponderous (par. 4) means: (a) watery (b) heavy (c) fluid (d) exciting

46. The word attainments (par. 4) means: (a) arrests (b) annoyances (c) abbreviations (d) achievements

47. The word petty (par. 4) means: (a) beautiful (b) trained (c) small (d) affectionate

48. The word wanton (par. 4) means: (a) unrestrained (b) devious (c) burdensome (d) lacking (e) dumpling

49. The word petulance (par. 4) means: (a) cared-for condition (b) vehicle for household animals (c) crazed affection (d) ill-temper

50. The word malignity (par. 5) means: (a) aristocratic rank (b) lacking money (c) proud bearing (d) ill effect

51. The word obviate (par. 5) means: (a) climb up (b) untie (c) remove (d) travel

52. The word tumult (par. 5) means: (a) cancerous growth (b) confusion (c) celebration (d) circulation

53. The word reciprocation (par. 6) means: (a) argument (b) cooking directions (c) fault (d) exchange

54. The word civility (par. 6) means: (a) state government (b) arrogance (c) politeness (d) desire to serve

55. The word beneficence (par. 6) means: (a) granted in a will (b) kindness (c) recipient of insurance (d) impressiveness

56. The word exacted (par. 6) means: (a) not acted upon (b) measured (c) pretended (d) required

57. The word recompense (par. 7) means: (a) observation (b) thinking over (c) payment (d) recalculating

58. The word languor (par. 7) means: (a) great extent (b) weariness (c) intoxicating beverage (d) passion