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1. Which emotion does the following passage most appeal to?m…
1.
Which emotion does the following passage most appeal to?m
Thousands of innocent whales and dolphins are cruelly drowned each year in nets meant for catching fish.
pity
disgust
anger
fear
2.
Which of the following are academic writers careful to leave out of their essays?
signaling words
hyperbole
a narrow focus
verifiable sources
3.
Which statement best describes the reaction to Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery” when it was first published?
It shocked readers when it was first published and inspired much controversy.
It prompted readers to write many admiring letters to Jackson.
It inspired readers to learn more about ancient rituals of human sacrifice.
It convinced readers that the unknown Shirley Jackson was a writer worth reading.
4.
Which technological development had the greatest impact on the content of news programming?
the Internet
cable television
the printing press
radio broadcasting
5.
Which of these events inspired a greater emphasis on pluralism and multiculturalism in contemporary literature?
the Cold War
the Civil Rights Movement
the Red Scare
World War II
6.
What should you add to a list of sources for a research report, before you begin working on your thesis statement?
additional research questions
annotations
headings and subheadings
direct quotes
7.
How does the use of multimedia affect the portrayal of a literary work such as a novel, play, or poem?
8.
If an assignment directs you to analyze how a historical or cultural issue is represented in a film, what question will help you most?
How do viewers of the film typically feel after watching the film?
What actors were selected to play the lead roles in the film, and why?
How does the film’s length compare to lengths of other films on the same subject?
What does the film’s plot suggest about the causes or effects of the issue?
9.
Which feature of Carson McCullers’ short story “Sucker” helps make it a Modernist work of fiction?
It is character-driven.
It deals with human error.
It has a simple plot.
It has a first-person narrator.
10.
What three main ingredients are essential components of an analytical essay?
textual evidence, comparisons, and a conclusion
an introduction, a claim, and body paragraphs
a claim, reasons supporting the claim, and textual evidence
a claim, textual evidence, and a call to action
11.
Why was Jean Toomer’s Cane such a revolutionary novel?
It opened up American agriculture to scrutiny.
It described life in the rural South.
It featured an unusual mix of poetry and prose.
It told a story that moved backward in time.
12.
How does Robert Frost’s poetry represent a “transition” toward Modernist literature?
It was experimental in its rejection of traditional forms.
It included Modernist themes, if not Modernist structures.
It embraced traditional themes wholeheartedly.
It moved away from ideas of doubt and mystery.
13.
Why was William Carlos Williams considered an Imagist in his early career?
He created short, simple poems focused on a single image.
He applied traditional forms to photographic descriptions.
His visual imagery was intricate and complex.
His technique was too sophisticated to be Modernist.
14.
When you’re in the middle of a creative project that will produce a work of literature, what question should you ask yourself as you revise the draft?
How should I revise punctuation and sentence structure?
Am I getting my message across in this form?
How should I end this piece of writing?
What topic should I write about?
15.
When researching her project on Mary Shelley, Catherine wrote the following quote from a biography of the author:
“Mary Shelley was one of the preeminent writers of her time, even though she first published Frankenstein under a male pseudonym.”
When she wrote her report, Catherine included this sentence:
Famous author Mary Shelley first published Frankenstein under a man’s name.
What technique did Catherine use to arrive at the words she wrote in her paper?
summarizing
paraphrasing
quoting
analyzing
16.
Which literary movement had the greatest influence on Modernist poets?
Regionalism
Imagism
Romanticism
Realism
17.
When you use the close reading strategy of determining how the author conveys his or her message, what exactly are you looking for?
18.
What criteria should you use to evaluate your research notes and decide which ideas or details to include in your essay?
whether the ideas represent multiple forms of informational media
whether the information comes from authentic primary sources
whether the ideas support your thesis or provide helpful context
whether the information is likely to entertain your readers
19.
In what way is Katherine Anne Porter’s story “He” a Modernist work?
The setting has many features of modern 20th-century life.
The story focuses mainly on the lives of uneducated, rural characters.
The characters are shaped by forces beyond their control.
Porter uses nontraditional, experimental techniques to convey meaning.
20.
How do Ralph Ellison’s works deal with issues of race and class in America?
by concluding that fate controls all human beings
by telling stories about men who are defeated by racism
by asserting that all wealthy white people are the enemy
by showing the humanity of mistreated human beings
21.
What aspect of The Great Gatsby most reflects the attitudes of the “Lost Generation” after World War I?
the tolerance of the narrator
the idealism of the characters
the obsession with wealth
the cynicism of the characters
22.
What kind of thesis works best for an analytical research report?
one that makes a unique claim about some aspect of the topic
one that identifies the kind of information the report will include
one that inspires readers to conduct their own research about the topic
one that suggests why the topic is important for readers to understand
23.
What kind of research report presents for the writer’s “take” on or interpretation of the facts related to a topic?
analytical
persuasive
informative
scientific
24.
In the story “Sucker” by Carson McCullers, what effect is created by having the narrator responsible for describing Sucker, including the “new” Sucker? Refer to details from the story to support your answer.
25.
What characteristics were shared by the classics of Modernist fiction written between World War I and World War II? How did this literature differ from earlier American classics?
26.
Which of these primary sources is most likely authentic?
a speech described and quoted on an individual’s political blog
a direct quote used in a Wikimedia article about a historical event
an advertisement that appears on a satirical website ending in .net
a historical document stored on a website with an address ending in .gov
27.
Which statement is true about the titles of short stories?
They should always have every word capitalized.
They should always be in quotation marks.
They should always be in italics.
They should always be underlined.
28.
What theme did Ernest Hemingway express about war in the story “In Another Country”?
The experience of war is a way for people to prove their nobility of spirit.
War leads to debilitating emotional as well as physical damage.
It’s important to keep control of one’s emotions at all times.
The soldiers of World War I were a lost generation because they were morally corrupt.
Read the following quotation from “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin.
Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.
29.How does Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death illustrate an important idea that runs through many of Chopin’s writings?
It illustrates the idea of fleeting sadness after death.
It illustrates the idea of joy that comes after sorrow.
It illustrates the idea of strong women.
It illustrates the idea that happiness is transie
30.
Which of the following is the best example of effective academic discourse?
Recreational tobacco inhalation is depicted as tantalizingly beguiling due to the fact that it evokes reckless abandon.
I learned the hard way that cigarettes aren’t as fashionable and fun as the movies make them out to be.
Cigarettes are gross. Cigarettes are dangerous. Don’t believe Hollywood. Cigarettes aren’t cool.
According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smokers are often portrayed as glamorous and attractive.
31.
Read this passage from Bret Harte’s Western “The Outcasts of Poker Flat.”
As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the twenty-third of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night. Two or three men, conversing earnestly together, ceased as he approached, and exchanged significant glances. There was a Sabbath lull in the air which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences, looked ominous.
How does this excerpt reveal “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” to be an example of Regionalism?
It describes events that occurred in 1850, when the western frontier was being settled.
It refers to events that occurred in another region of the world than the United States.
It includes a colorful character and details that are unique to a small town in the West.
It suggests that the main action will occur in a large city in the eastern United States.
32.
How do blog posts differ from online news stories?
Blogs are usually short, timely, and informal in tone, while news stories are generally more detailed, formal, and lengthy.
Blogs give readers information on recent news events, while news reports give context and background.
Blogs are usually structured chronologically, while the details in news reports are arranged from general to specific.
Blogs are unbiased and objective, while news reports are slanted toward the author’s point of view.
33.
Which research question is most appropriate for a research project requiring analysis–not just reporting–of information?
What role has the horror film played in expressing Americans’ fear of “outsiders”?
What was the first horror film ever produced for a broad cinema audience?
How have film production techniques changed since the era of silent movies?
How many horror films include nature as the “villain” in the story?
34.
Which author was a member of the Lost Generation?
Ralph Ellison
Ernest Hemingway
Flannery O’Connor
Shirley Jackson
35.
Why did Langston Hughes consider it important to include as many elements of African American culture–from music to dialect to dance–as possible in his work?
