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What piece of writing did Jonathan Swift first publish?

When and where did the Enlightenment begin?

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1
When and where did the Enlightenment begin?
In France in 1715
In America during the late 1600s
In England in 1688
In western Europe during the 1300s
2
What piece of writing did Jonathan Swift first publish?
The death of Mrs Johnson
Gulliver's Travels
An essay
A political pamphlet
3
What were some literary devices that became especially popular during the Enlightenment?
Metaphors/Symbolism
Euphemisms/Foreshadowing
Personification/Similes
Rhyming/Similes
4
What are some characteristics of the Enlightenment?
To critically analyze society
To explain the world through facts and evidence
All of the above
To rebell against authority
5
What were some places where ideas spread during the Enlightenment?
All of the above
Police stations
Cofee shops
Newspapers
6
What makes Gulliver's Travels an Enlightenment text?
The fact that it critically analyzes society, religion and, morality
The fact that it includes travelling
The fact that it shows humans as naturally sinful
7
People from Luggnag in Gulliver's Travels are tiny compared to Gulliver.
True
False