English 047 Cumulative Speedback 2
Catcher in the Rye
Postmoderism/Contemporary
Who fired the first shots in the Civil War?
Southern troops who fired on Fort Sumter
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
"Hope, Despair, and Memory"
Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
"I know you wanted to stop at the store," Madeline said, "but I am just too tired today."
General Lee wrote his farewell on
April 10 1865
"By yonder moon, I swear you do me wrong; In faith, I gave it to the judge's clerk."
Gratiano
"I got a promise of this fair one here (Nerissa). To have her love, provided that your fortune achieved her mistress."
Gratiano
Thou are too wild, too rude, and bold of voice.
Gratiano
Langston Hughes
Harlem Renaissance
Who is "he" in the above passage?
James Longstreet
I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them.
Lee's Farewell Address
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in..."
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
At what event did President Lincoln give the Gettysburg address?
The dedication of a cemetery for deceased soldiers
Rhetoric means
The effective use of speech/writing
The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
The world may not remember the words of this ceremony, but they will remember the men who fought and died here.
How did the writer discover the truth about his family's poverty? ("Fool's Paradise")
They were unable to give gifts at Christmas time.
myraids
abundance
What does Martin Luther King, Jr. want for his children? ("I Have a Dream")
all of the above - one day they will be able to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" believing that it applies to them, they will be able to be friends with the white children, they will not be judged by the color of their skin
What is the reason for Icarus' fate?
all of the above - result of being young and foolhardy, daedalus' transgression, and failing to heed his father's advice
ebullient
animated
What type of nonfiction is "Fool's Paradise?"
autobiography
audacious
bold
Match each major quote from The Killer Angels with correct character (you may use the same character more than once and you may not use some characters at all). 1. "It is all my fault, it is all my fault." 2. "What I'm fighting for is the right to prove I'm a better man than many." 3. "I knew...well, you looked in the eye and there was a man. There was the divine spark..." 4. "If it weren't for the slaves, there'd never have been no war, now would there?" 5. "I have to tell you now, sir, that I believe this attack will fail." 6. "To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love." a. Longstreet b. Tom Chamberlain c. Lee d. Pickett e. Lawrence Chamberlain f. Kilrain
c f e b a c
trepidation
cautious
In the novel we are reading, the main character vilifies her sister out of jealousy.
correct
Michael's terse poem, "Be true/ I love you" said it all.
correct
My dad reproved my sister for forgetting to bring suntan lotion.
correct
My pious uncle goes to church every week without fail.
correct
My sister was so resplendent on her wedding day. She seemed to glow with happiness .
correct
Shelly said that her favorite song of all time was "Blue Suede Shoes," by Elvis Presley.
correct
Sorry, but your story about your dog learning to read isn't very plausible.
correct
discrepency
difference
The situation of the "hidden identities" of Portia and Nerissa from their husbands is what kind of irony?
dramatic
impartial
equal
In the Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln states that God was on the Union side.
false
the battle of Gettysburg ended the civil war
false
the invention of the cotton gin made separating cotton fibers from the seeds so much easier that the demand for slaves decreased in the south
false
benevolent
generous
My stagnant three-year-old cousin tears the house apart when he visits us.
incorrect
retribution
pentalty
Joseph Lash is writing a biography of Annie Sullivan, but he quotes passages written by Sullivan herself. Which of the following is not one of the passages that is included within the biography? ("Annie Sullivan")
remembering her first day at Perkins School for the Blind
"I would my daughter were dead at my feet, and the jewels in her ear."
shylock
Even the moon bulges in its orange irons to push children, like a god, from its eye
simile and personification
palpable
tangible
Shakespeare's theater was known as
the Globe
Who informs Hades that Persephone has eaten the food of the dead?
the gardener
(read passage) The man had two sons who died.
the statement is not something you can infer from what you read
The man's children died in an accident.
the statement is not something you can infer from what you read
"She" is the man's wife.
the statement is something you can infer from what you read
The man had four children.
the statement is something you can infer from what you read
The man's family had lived in Richmond.
the statement is something you can infer from what you read
sallow
to appear ill
emanate
to radiate from
Both the Confederacy and the Union believed that their cause was the will of God.
true
You can avoid the overuse of parentheses by using commas effectively.
true
