The Spectator Overview Quiz

In which country was The Spectator published?

Question Answer Choices Germany Italy Great Britain France

What type of topics did The Spectator cover?

Question Answer Choices Literary works, ethics, politics, social behavior, character sketches, and humorous topics Travel, geography, culinary arts, and architecture Music, art, theater, and dance Science, mathematics, astronomy, and biology

What was the primary goal of The Spectator's satire?

Question Answer Choices To entertain with fictional stories To gently reform behavior in eighteenth-century London To criticize foreign governments To promote scientific discoveries

In what year was The Spectator first published?

Question Answer Choices 1705 1720 1730 1711

Who introduced himself to the readership in The Spectator?

Question Answer Choices Captain Setry Sir Roger de Coverley Mr. Spectator Will Honeycomb

Who are the authors of The Spectator?

Question Answer Choices Joseph Addison, Richard Steele Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift Samuel Johnson, James Boswell

In which city was The Spectator published?

Question Answer Choices London Edinburgh Dublin Paris

How many issues of The Spectator were published in total?

Question Answer Choices 500 450 635 700

What genre does The Spectator belong to?

Question Answer Choices Drama, Tragedy Poetry, Sonnets Fiction, Short Stories Nonfiction, Essays

In which century was The Spectator published?

Question Answer Choices Seventeenth century Nineteenth century Eighteenth century Twentieth century