18th-Scavenger+Hunt

History Questions (link to 18th century history page)
1. Before Charles II was restored to the throne, who was governing the country and how long did they govern?

2. Name the four territories that Britain received as a result of the War of Spanish Succession and who they received them from.  3. Scotland and England were united on what date and who was the ruler when it happened?

4. Who did the Jacobites want to see returned to the throne? In what year was the last Jacobite Rebellion?

5. There are two Treaties of Paris mentioned in this section, what are the years that they were made, and which war did each end?


 1. What **religious group** sparked the revival in Britain? What are two examples of art or music that serve as evidence of this religious revival?

2. Why was there such an increase in patronage of the arts during the 18th century?

3. Name **the two artists** who are considered partially responsible for the religious revival and give examples of the two types of works they created.

4. How did Britain become the musical center of Europe during the 18th century? What did many families begin doing at this time?

5. How were the works of Joshua Reynolds different from those of Thomas Gainsborough?

18 Century British Literature (all answers can be found on my page 18th Century British Lit) 1. What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration? 2. In the late seventeenth century, a "battle of the books" erupted between which two groups? 3. Whose great Dictionary, published in 1755, included more than 114, 000 quotations? 4. What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid? 5. What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets?


 * 18th Century Non-Poetry - Kevin Estok**

1. In what ways did British literature convey the new expanses of human discussion. In other words, what kinds of topics were covered during this time in British Literature?

2. What aspects of human relationships did British writers of the 18th century cover?

3. Which non-poetic movements of the Restoration and 18th century retaught the classical antiquities of Ancient Greece and Rome?

4. Which memorable British writers influenced the literature and discussions of the time period the most? Name some of their works?

5. Which group of people in English society do you think influenced the Enlightenment movement? Scholars? Arisocrats? The middle class? What are the differences in the types of non-poetry that these groups read?