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Addison and Steele Brief Questions
Write two names of the members of the ‘Spectator’s Club’. (NU. 2017)
Ans: Sir Roger de Coverley, Will Honeycomb.
What is the Spectator’s Club? (NU. 2016, 19)
Ans: The Spectator’s Club is the group of gentlemen with whom Steele sits and chats most often.
What was the role of the Spectator’s Club? (NU. 2022) ✪✪✪
Ans. The Spectator’s Club, introduced by Sir Richard Steele in “The Spectator” magazine, played a central role in the periodical’s structure and appeal.
What is a hassock? (NU. 2020) ✪✪✪
Ans: A hassock is a small cushioned piece of furniture that serves as a footrest.
What was the aim of ‘The Spectator’? (NU. 2014, 15, 20, 23)
Ans: The aim of The Spectator is to make moral lessons more lively and interesting by using humor and cleverness.
What was the name of the periodical started by Steele in 1709? (NU. 2013, 22)
Ans: The periodical is Tatler.
Who was Sprat? (NU. 2021) ✪✪✪
Ans: Dr Sprat was the first biographer of Cowley. He was a friend of Cowley who published an edition of Cowley’s English Works.
Who was the editor of ‘The Spectator”? (NU. 2012, 22) ✪✪✪
Ans: Steele.
What is “Tatler”? (NU. 2015, 21) ✪✪✪
Ans: The Tatler was a British literary and society journal, founded by Richard Steele in 1709.
What is censorship? (NU. 2013)
Ans: The act of examining or judging any kind of book or letter before its publication.
The Spectator’s Account of Himself
Who inherited Sir Roger’s property? (NU. 2017) ✪✪✪
Ans: Captain Sentry.
What do you think has driven the writer to live as a Spectator?
Ans: The writer’s silent nature, which made him a good observer, has driven him to live as a Spectator.
What is Soho Square? (NU. 2014)
Ans: Soho Square is the place where Sir Roger lives when he is in the town.
Of the Club
Who is the first member of the club? (NU. 2023)
Ans: Sir Roger de Coverley.
How old is Sir Roger now?
Ans: Fifty-six.
With whom did Sir Roger fall in love in his youth? (NU. 2022)
Ans: With a perverse widow. He was humiliated and frustrated by the beautiful widow.
Why did Sir Roger de Coverley remain a bachelor? (NU. 2016) ✪✪✪
Ans: Because he was disappointed in love with a widow in his youth.
How old is Sir Roger de Coverley now? (NU. 2016)
Ans: Fifty-six years old.
What is the Game Act?
Ans: It is an Act of Parliament in the UK passed in 1831 to protect game birds by establishing a close season when they could not be legally taken.
What did the Templar’s father want him to be?
Ans: Barrister.
What kind of person is Sir Andrew Freeport?
Ans: He is a person of untiring industry, strong reason, and great experience.
How does Sir Andrew Freeport become rich?
Ans: By means of his own efforts and hard work.
Why has Captain Sentry failed to achieve promotion?
Ans: Because of his modesty. He is so modest that he cannot exhibit his merit to the officers.
How does Steele describe Will Honeycomb?
Ans: Steele describes him as familiar with the gallantries and pleasures of the age.
What type of man is the Clergyman?
Ans: He is a very religious, learned, and philosophic person.
What is the Inner Temple? (NU. 2018) ✪✪✪
Ans: One of the four Inns of Court in London.
Sir Roger at Church
What is a catechising day? ✪✪✪
Ans: It is a day on which the priest teaches children through a question-answer method.
How did Sir Roger behave towards his servants? (2023)
Ans. He treated with fairness.
Which day clears away the rust of the whole week? ✪✪✪
Ans: Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week by refreshing the notions of religion in the minds.
Who was the inventor of the famous ‘country dance’? (NU. 2020) ✪✪✪
Ans: Sir Roger’s great-grandfather was the inventor of that famous ‘country-dance’.
What did Sir Roger do to beautify the inside of his church? (NU. 2017)
Ans: He has decorated and beautified the inside of the church with several texts from the Bible that he chose himself, without being asked, and paid for them with his own money.
His Account of His Disappointment in Love
At what age did Sir Roger become a sheriff? ✪✪✪
Ans: Twenty-three.
Why did Sir Roger improve his lifestyle?
Ans: He improved his lifestyle to make the widow happier.
What has kept Sir Roger distant from the widow?
Ans: The widow’s bewildering talks.
What is a country Sunday? (NU. 2019)
Ans: A country Sunday means a Sunday spent in the countryside.
What is a catechizing day? (NU. 2019)
Ans: Catechizing day is a day of teaching, as examined by means of questions and answers.
What is the religious value of Sunday? (NU. 2018)
Ans: The religious value of Sunday is that it refreshes the notions of religion in the villagers’ minds.
What is the significance of the ‘Sunday’? (NU. 2023)
Ans. ‘Sunday’ shows the value of rest and religion in life.
Death of Sir Roger
Whose letter is presented in the essay ‘Death of Sir Roger’?
Ans: Sir Roger’s butler.
What did Sir Roger bequeath to the widow lady before his death?
Ans: A pearl necklace and a couple of silver bracelets set with jewels, which belonged to Sir Roger’s mother.
What did Addison get on the death of Sir Roger?
Ans: All the books of Sir Roger.
Where was Sir Roger buried? (NU. 2023)
Ans: Among the Coverley families, beside the left hand of his father.
Who is the believer of the maxim “A penny saved is a penny got”? (NU. 2012, 17, 19) ✪✪✪
Ans: Sir Andrew Freeport.
Who inherited Sir Roger’s property? ✪✪✪
Ans: Captain Sentry, Sir Roger’s nephew, inherited the property.
Why was Sir Roger given priority? (NU. 2018)
Ans: As Sir Roger was the landlord of the whole congregation, he was given priority.