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Quiz about 18th Century French Literature

18th Century French Literature Quiz

Rousseau et al. Ten multiple choice questions on eighteenth century French literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by scotspanlit. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
scotspanlit

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,980

Updated
Dec 13 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. The eighteenth century is often called the Age of Enlightenment. What event is generally considered to have virtually brought it to an end? Hint

Death of Pierre Beaumarchais-1799

The end of Louis XV�s reign-1774

The French Revolution-1789

The American Revolution - 1776

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the most prominent of the French Encyclopaedists? Hint

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jacques Tati

Phillipe de Orleans

Denis Diderot

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the novella "Candide"? Hint

Marivaux

Diderot

Voltaire

Rousseau

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Question 4 of 10

4. Denis Diderot`s "Lettre sur les aveugles" refers to English mathematician Nicholas Saunderson. What condition of Saunderson did he refer to? Hint

That he was insane

That he was deaf

That he was blind

That he was brilliant

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "�mile; Ou De L'Education" in 1762? Hint

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Baron de Montesquieu

C�sar Chesneau Dumarsais

Marie Arouet de Voltaire

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" (Dangerous Liaisons)? Hint

Nicholas Saunderson

Roger Vadim

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Question 7 of 10

7. Baron de Montesquieu's "Persian Letters" is a satirical story about what subject? Hint

how Napoleon's battle strategies were inspired by ancient Persian war tales

a love affair between a Persian princess and a French revolutionary

two Persian brothers traveling through France

the difference between the Persian and French languages in the late 18th century.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Pierre Beaumarchais' "The Barber of Seville" is what type of work? Hint

a play

a novel

an opera

a poem

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the most-read book in 18th century France? Hint

"The Barber of Seville" by Beaumarchais

"Persian Letters" by Baron de Montesquieu

"Confessions" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"The Adventures of Telemachus" by Fran�ois Fenelon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What type of dictionary did Voltaire write in 1764? Hint

French-English Bilingual Dictionary

French Monolingual Dictionary

Philosophical Dictionary

Literary Dictionary

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The eighteenth century is often called the Age of Enlightenment. What event is generally considered to have virtually brought it to an end?

Answer: The French Revolution-1789

The term "eighteenth century French Literature" within the Age of Enlightenment, can be used to describe the period between the death of Louis XIV in 1715 and the French Revolution in 1789. Some consider it to extend to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.

2. Who was the most prominent of the French Encyclopaedists?

Answer: Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a french philosopher and writer. He was the chief editor of the "L'Encyclop�die", one of the most important literary works of the Age of Enlightenment. He spent 26 years of his life on this work. With 17 volumes of text and 11 of illustrations, the Encyclopaedia presented a summary of human learning in one work. It challenged all aspects of French authority including that of the Roman Catholic Church.

3. Who wrote the novella "Candide"?

Answer: Voltaire

Fran�ois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire wrote the satirical short novel "Candide" in 1759. It is one of his most famous works.

4. Denis Diderot`s "Lettre sur les aveugles" refers to English mathematician Nicholas Saunderson. What condition of Saunderson did he refer to?

Answer: That he was blind

Diderot�s philosophical writings include his "Pens�es philosophiques" ("Philosophical Thoughts") (1746) and "Lettre sur les aveugles" ("Letter on the Blind") (1749). Saunderson�s blindness is used to define the image of light for eighteenth century thinkers as a metaphor for knowledge.

5. Who wrote "�mile; Ou De L'Education" in 1762?

Answer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78). A philosopher and political theorist and a member of Diderot's circle, he was one of the great figures of the French enlightenment and re-wrote the laws for educating children of both sexes. He was one of the most significant thinkers to shape post French Revolution thinking.

6. Who wrote the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" (Dangerous Liaisons)?

Answer: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

"Les Liaisons dangereuses" ("Dangerous Liaisons") is a famous French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in 1782. It depicts the decadence of the French aristocracy shortly before the French Revolution. It thereby exposes the perversions of the "Ancien R�gime".

7. Baron de Montesquieu's "Persian Letters" is a satirical story about what subject?

Answer: two Persian brothers traveling through France

This 1721 story is about two Persian brothers, Usbek and Rica, who travel through France. Told in epistolary form, it consists of 161 letters dated over a span of nine years from 1711 to 1720. It indicated the barbaric absurdities of contemporary French life and was part of the growing movement towards Enlightenment thinking.

8. Pierre Beaumarchais' "The Barber of Seville" is what type of work?

Answer: a play

"Le Barbier de S�ville" was a French play written by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais in 1775. "The Barber of Seville" was Beaumarchais' first comedy and his first stage success. The play was a great success. Its exploitation of traditional realistic characters, like Figaro, forged a link with audiences and permitted a critical look at contemporary French society. Figaro was so popular that Beaumarchais brought him back in a later work; "The Marriage of Figaro".

9. What was the most-read book in 18th century France?

Answer: "The Adventures of Telemachus" by Fran�ois Fenelon

"The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ulysses" was a novel by Francois F�nelon and first published in 1699. The story is a scathing attack on the French monarchy.

10. What type of dictionary did Voltaire write in 1764?

Answer: Philosophical Dictionary

Voltaire used this dictionary to set out his ideas. There is much criticism of the Catholic Church.

Source: Author scotspanlit

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