Age of reason

Question 1

who signed the English Bill of Rights and denounced the “device right of kings”?

Answer 1

William and Marry

Question 2

What brought the plague’s return to London?

Answer 2

Fleas, rats, and dutch ships

Question 3

Defoe’s Journal of the Plague year is

Answer 3

fiction

Question 4

Some infected with the plague were ___ until ___ appeared on their flesh

Answer 4

asymptomatic; tokens

Question 5

the ___ was nearly buried to death in the communal burial pit

Answer 5

piper

Question 6

was there a quarantine during London’s plague?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

A communal burial pit was necessary, in part, because …

Answer 7

there were too few coffins

Question 8

was someone cured by swimming in the river Thames?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

The plague was largely eradicated when…

Answer 9

the terrible fire burned many wooden structure in London

Question 10

A patient’s chance of survival increased if …

Answer 10

their swellings digested, or ran

Question 11

How long did the plague last

Answer 11

over 3.5 years

Question 12

2 political opponents

Answer 12

Whigs and Torries

Question 13

Scotsman, … is known for his biography of Samuel Johnson

Answer 13

James Boswell

Question 14

A change of power takes place in the … when … ascend/s to the throne

Answer 14

glorious revolution; William and marry

Question 15

Age of reason pushed for a language comprised of …

Answer 15

uniform spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation

Question 16

the city of London was known for its … where informed men …

Answer 16

coffee houses; listened to and answered discussed news

Question 17

age of reason emphasized …

Answer 17

science and logic

Question 18

the royal society was committed to …

Answer 18

applying the scientific method

Question 19

in addition to “A Modest Proposal” Swift Wrote…

Answer 19

Gulliver’s Travels

Question 20

Samuel Pepys’ diary … but it shows the … during London’s Great Fire of 1666

Answer 20

was never meant to be read; vast destruction & hoplessness

Question 21

Swift proposes that his nation should practice … by …

Answer 21

cannibalism, eating infants

Question 22

The great fire burned somewhere between …

Answer 22

4 days to one week

Question 23

Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” … the …

Answer 23

criticizes; politicians and the rich

Question 24

the tower of london crumbled to the ground due to the great fire

Answer 24

false

Question 25

why is "A modest Proposal" convincing

Answer 25

data and statistics, cited sources, formal style

Question 26

Another name for the age of reason

Answer 26

Neoclassical age enlightenment

Question 27

Was Samuel Johnson a harsh critic of London?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

What did London experience during the age of reason?

Answer 28

great fire and a plague

Question 29

... uses of ... earns him the title "father of the modern novel"

Answer 29

Daniel Defoe's; verisimilitude

Question 30

The age of reason is known for its ...

Answer 30

literary periodicals, biographies, and satires

Question 31

... and ... published The Tatler and The Spectator, which were literary periodicals, or the first ...

Answer 31

Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, newspapers

Question 32

one popular topic addressed by writers of the era included...

Answer 32

unfair treatment of women

Question 33

Samuel Johnson is also known for writing...

Answer 33

Biographies

Question 34

an infographic is

Answer 34

a visual image with charts and diagrams to represent data

Question 35

Samuel Johnson is responsible for ...

Answer 35

compiling the first dictionary of the English Language

Question 36

One added "benefit" to Swift's proposal is ...

Answer 36

fewer Catholics

Question 37

It is evident in Pepys' diary that both are true: ... and ...

Answer 37

Pepys' was important; Londoners hated to leave their homes

Question 38

Swift's satire makes use of both ... and ...

Answer 38

Irony, hyperbole

Question 39

Swift's work is a/an ... whose purpose is to ...

Answer 39

satire; entertain and inspire change

Question 40

Swift briefly identifies sincere solutions including

Answer 40

raising taxes and buying Made-in-Ireland goods

Question 41

The age of reason emphasized

Answer 41

rationalism

Question 42

From the breakage Pepys took home ...

Answer 42

a piece of melted glass from the church

Question 43

how was the fire stopped

Answer 43

officials resort to using gunpowder

Question 44

A sense of community can be seen in pepys' diary as citizens ..

Answer 44

friends offer to store each other's possesions

Question 45

Aside from food what did Swift suggest infants could be used for?

Answer 45

gloves and boots

Question 46

according to Swift what age range is the greatest burden and why

Answer 46

1-6 years because they can't steal yet

Question 47

what is swift's silver lining?

Answer 47

less Catholics