The Blazing World Quizzes

The Blazing World Quiz 1

1 Margaret Cavendish was the Duchess of ___.

Newcastle

Montgomery

Kent

Epsom
2 Margaret Cavendish's maiden name was ___.

Smith

Waverly

Sidney

Lucas
3 Cavendish was born in ___.

1599

1623

1666

1601
4 Cavendish was a ___.

writer

scientist

philosopher

all of these
5 Cavendish married ___.

Benjamin Cavendish

William Cavendish

Ned Cavendish

Robert Cavendish
6 During the English Civil War, Duke of Newcastle was a ___.

pacifist

royalist commander

anarchist

parliamentarian
7 In 1644, the Cavendishes ___.

went into exile

moved to Spain

swithed their allegiances

had their first child
8 Where did Cavendish live during the English political conflict of the 1650s?

Spain

France

England

Germany
9 Cavendish served as an attendant for ___.

King Charles I

Marie Antoinette

Queen Anne of Denmark

Queen Henrietta Maria
10 Cavendish was married in ___.

1655

1665

1645

1635
11 Cavendish was a unique writer for her time because ___.

she wrote in Latin

she never published anything

she published under her own name

she circulated her work in manuscripts at court
12 Cavendish's philosophical mode is best described as ___.

feminist

vitalist

divine

Aristotelian
13 Cavendish was the first woman to attend a meeting at ___.

the English Parliament

the Inns of Court

Oxford University

the Royal Society of London
14 Where did Cavendish attend university?

St. Andrew's

She did not attend university.

Cambridge

Oxford
15 Cavendish was the youngest of ___.

10 siblings

12 siblings

5 siblings

8 siblings
16 Cavendish accompanied Queen Henrietta Maria to ___.

Scotland

France

Spain

Ireland
17 Why did Henrietta Maria leave England?

She was pregnant with an illegitimate child.

Her marriage was annulled.

She was exiled as the wife of Charles I.

She wanted to express her support for France.
18 How many children did Cavendish have?

2

6

4

None
19 Cavendish's relationship with her husband was famously ___.

transactional

collaborative

abusive

performative
20 Cavendish wrote a biography of ___.

her husband

King Charles I

King Henry V

Queen Henrietta Maria
21 One topic that is often omitted from Cavendish's work is ___.

politics

science

philosophy

religion
22 How many works did Cavendish produce over the course of her life?

10

12

16

4
23 Cavendish would include what on the covers of her publications?

A dedication to the king

A symbol of her family name

A drawing of herself

A map of England
24 The title of Cavendish's 1653 collection of poetry is called ___.

Poems and Fancies

The Countess of Montgomery's Urania

Observations Upon Poetry

The Defense of Poetry
25 Cavendish challenged the work of ___.

Galileo

Robert Hook

Francis Bacon

Robert Boyle

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