English IV Unit 8 Answers PHS

(L4) In paragraph 6, which statements are true pertaining to the description of the height of the emperor?

-It shows that kings expect flattery. -It is a fabrication or lie. -It points out the extreme extent that subjects idolize their kings.

(L1) The book report is worth _____ of the Unit Test score.

40%

(L4) Cindy's dad gave her a look of censure when she came home late.

Correct

(Q1) The satire that addresses poverty, "A Modest Proposal," was written by _______.

Jonathan Swift

(Q1) ______ is a discussion or narrative that has a purpose to judge morality or vices and is usually not daring or hateful.

Menippean satire

(L2) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll reveals corruption in _____.

Victorian England

(L3) When Horace uses the names of well-known people to make comparisons and explain hypocrisy, he is using _____.

allusions

(L5) The statement by Roosevelt, It is said that nothing is impossible; but there are lots of people doing nothing every day is a(n) ________ because a phrase in the statement has two meanings.

double entendre

(Q2) In The Foolish Almanak, when the word "composing" is used two different ways, this is called a _____.

double entendre

(L1) Using the correct Book Report Outline is dependent upon the _____ of the book chosen.

genre

(Q1) _______ has the purpose to entertain with light-hearted humor and comedy, not to criticize harshly.

Horatian satire

(Q1) Horace in Satire III says that a person in love _______.

will think their loved one is perfect

(L4) The way that Gulliver swears an oath for the Lilliputians is _______.

-a satire of procedures -a silly action

(Q2) In The Foolish Almanak by Roosevelt, he says, "Open confession may be good for the soul, but it's bad for the reputation." This means _____.

Admitting one's faults to the world is not a wise thing to do.

(L4) Being bound up made Gulliver very morose.

Correct

(L4) Bullying is a form of provocation.

Correct

(L4) The Lilliputians came out in prodigious numbers to see Gulliver.

Correct

(Q2) An almanac is _____.

an informational book usually written annually about a particular subject

(L1) The notes for the book report include a conclusion or _____ of the plot or main ideas.

analysis

(L1) The grading criteria on the Book Report Rubric includes having the notes and using accurate _____ of spelling, mechanics, and grammar.

conventions

(L5) As an example of satire, Franklin writes and tells his audience that people are too wise to be deceived; however, he is _______ them when he tells them he is poor and takes on the persona of Richard Saunders.

deceiving

(L2) Satire is sometimes _____ to perceive if a person does not have background knowledge of the subject or author.

difficult

(Q2) When the author has Gulliver praise the emperor, the author is actually _____.

exposing the hypocrisy of false humility toward kings

(L5) Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. This aphorism by Franklin infers that it's okay to not know something, but shameful to not want to _______ oneself.

improve

(L4) It is _______ that the second in command does not want to follow the emperor's desire to free Gulliver.

ironic

(L5) The statement (On this day) (2300 BC) Confusion invented by Confucius is ________ because Confucius wrote about Chinese truths.

ironic

(L5) Almanacs often predict the weather, yet Roosevelt's says that the weather in January will try to make up its own _________.

mind

(L2) The Onion, America's Finest News Source presents absurd situations to make fun of _____.

modern ideas

(L1) A parody contains _____ and exaggeration for humor and exposes idiosyncrasies.

nonsense

(L3) The 9th stanza explains that a person who knows his own faults will _____ those of others.

not point out

(L2) The _____ example of satire is the Epic of Gilgamesh, written around 2100 BC, criticizing a religion of the ancient Mesopotamian people.

oldest

(L5) Roosevelt's text says a person should compose a short story somewhat like calming down a ________.

person

(L5) The first humor found in Roosevelt's almanac is the ________, which infers that an uneducated person wrote it.

phonetical spelling

(L2) "A Modest Proposal" (1729) by Jonathan Swift exposes _____.

poverty

(L4) Gulliver says he will not repeat the "many gracious expressions" he made when thanking the emperor. He further says he wants to "avoid the censure of vanity." The remark is ______, meaning the opposite.

sarcastic

(L5) Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was a great writer and also published a _______ almanac called The Foolish Almanak in 1906.

satirical

(L5) As we must account for every idle word, so we must for every idle silence. If idle means worthless, then Franklin is saying that it is important to ________.

speak up

(L3) The 1st stanza says that a person in love _____.

thinks their beloved is perfect and beautiful

(Q2) Gulliver swears an oath _____.

to work for and protect the Lilliputians

(Q1) The novel Catch-22, written in 1961 by Joseph Heller, exaggerates the problems of institutions in ________ and politics.

war

(Q1) ______ is usually pessimistic and has the purpose to expose hypocrisy that results in the harm of others.

Juvenalian satire

(L5) Dark clouds of remorse and despondency will reign during the last week in January, but by February 1st you will have become accustomed and resigned to your old habits. This quote does not have to do with a weather forecast but, most likely, how a person feels when not being able to sustain _________.

New Year's resolutions

(L3) The 7th stanza says that _____.

all people have faults and people cannot see their own faults

(L1) It is necessary to get _____ from your teacher on the book choice for the book report.

approval

(L5) A hoax is a fabrication of a _______ event that is made to look like the truth.

fictional

(L5) The purpose of Roosevelt's The Foolish Almanak was _________.

humor

(Q1) Satire is sometimes difficult to perceive if a person does not have _______.

knowledge of the subject or author

(L3) In the 6th stanza, the idea is _____.

people are basically cruel to others

(L4) Articles 6-9 basically make Gulliver ______.

promise to serve the people and emperor of Lilliput

(L5) In the short text about composing a short story, the word "composing" is a double entendre meaning first writing, then, causing to _______.

relax

(L2) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) by Douglas Adams criticizes government and _____.

religion

(L2) Plautus, born around 200 BC used all kinds of wordplays and had fantastical _____ to satirize errors in culture.

settings

(L1) The _____ of this Unit is hypocrisy because satire exposes it.

theme

(Q1) It is important not to use satire or sarcasm on internet forums because people may ________.

(all of these) think you are serious misunderstand or misquote you slander you

(L4) The text says that Skyrris Bolgolam was "well-versed in affairs" meaning he was _______.

a good administrator

(Q1) The oldest example of satire is _______, written around 2100 BC.

the Epic of Gilgamesh

(Q2) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift exposes _____.

the ridiculous pomp and formality of a monarch's government bureaucracy

(Q2) The purpose of The Foolish Almanak was _____.

to entertain with humor

(L4) Gulliver describes a ludicrous image of _______, which he says is for the emperor's entertainment.

troops marching between Gulliver's legs

(L2) Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller exaggerates the problems of institutions in _____ and politics.

war

(L5) In the excerpt, Richard Saunders also says he wants to comply with his ________ wishes to put his knowledge to a profitable venture.

wife's

(L4) Gulliver was a colossus man to the tiny Lilliputians.

Incorrect

(L4) The enemy was diverting the troops into the swamp with fire.

Incorrect

(L4) When a thing is hidden, it is sublime.

Incorrect

(L4) Gulliver's reverence for the emperor by thanking him and praising him is ironic because ________.

-Gulliver does not have to follow those laws -the laws do not propose a punishment if he breaks them

(L4) What is the author exposing about the Lilliputian citizens in paragraph 1?

-They are amazed at seeing Gulliver. -They have to be told what to do. -They are not responsible about their work.

(L4) Concerning the rules about Gulliver, what is disrespectful to him as a person?

-saying he cannot rest on the ground as any other normal person would -calling him a "man-mountain" and not using his real name -enslaving him -assuming that he needs to be told not to harm the little people

(L4) When Gulliver praises the mathematicians and the emperor for figuring correctly how much to feed him, the author is actually ________.

-inferring that the Lilliputians' intelligence and common sense are two different things -suggesting hypocrisy—the false humility and praise that subjects show their rulers

(L4) The call for help was a dispatch from the security office to the parking lot.

Correct

(L4) Alex had a prostrating exam.

Incorrect

(L4) Gulliver needed much tillage because he was hungry.

Incorrect

(Q2) Match Franklin's aphorisms with the letters of the meanings. (C.) People should protect their reputations because having a bad reputation is difficult to remedy. (A.) If a person lacks character in one situation, then, she will probably fail in another. (D.) It is a person's duty to speak up at times. (B.) A lack of knowledge is not as serious a problem as not wanting to improve oneself.

Match Franklin's aphorisms with the letters of the meanings. An ill wound, but not an ill name, may be healed. An undutiful daughter, will prove an unmanageable wife. As we must account for every idle word, so we must for every idle silence. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

(L2) Match the definitions with the terms. Juvenalian satire double entendre Horatian satire cuneiform Menippean satire theatrical self-consciousness

Match the definitions with the terms. has the purpose to expose hypocrisy that results in the harm of others; usually pessimistic the use of words or phrases that can be interpreted in different ways has the purpose to entertain with light-hearted humor and comedy, not to criticize harshly an ancient writing system of the Middle East consisting of wedge-shaped marks a discussion or narrative that has a purpose to judge morality or vices; usually not daring or hateful when an actor breaks the illusion of reality with the audience

(L1) Match the definitions with the terms. satire bio idiosyncrasy hypocrisy parody

Match the definitions with the terms. the use of humor and irony to make fun of or expose errors in ideas, institutions, or people a short biographical account of someone, often about the author of a book and found on the cover of a book a characteristic or quality that is peculiar or different the practice of claiming to be virtuous and right, yet acting the opposite a composition that imitates all or aspects of another artist's work

(Q1) Match the descriptions with the authors. Horace Plautus Lewis Carroll

Match the descriptions with the authors. Around 35 BC, he wrote poetry satires about human contentment and literary art. Born around 200 BC, he uses wordplays and fantastical settings to satirize errors in his culture. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), he revealed corruption in Victorian England.

(Q1) Match the terms with the definitions. idiosyncrasy parody bio hypocrisy satire double entrendre

Match the terms with the definitions. a characteristic or quality that is peculiar or different a composition that imitates all or aspects of another artist's work a short biographical account of someone, often about the author of a book on the cover of a book the practice of claiming to be virtuous and right, yet acting the opposite the use of humor and irony to make fun of or expose errors in ideas, institutions, or people the use of words or phrases that can be interpreted in different ways

(L2) The _____ writer Horace wrote poetry and satires around 35 BC about human contentment and literary art.

Roman

(Q1) Since Horace uses the names of well-known people and literary figures to explain hypocrisy, he is using ________ for comparisons.

allusions

(L5) A(n) _______ is an informational book written annually about a subject and may contain a calendar with astronomical information for farmers.

almanac

(L3) The 10th stanza uses an extreme example of a cruel master over-reacting to a slight fault of his slave. This is a(n) _____.

analogy

(L5) The ________ in Roosevelt's The Foolish Almanak—Open confession may be good for the soul, but it's bad for the reputation—is saying that admitting one's faults to the world is probably not a good idea.

aphorism

(L5) An undutiful daughter, will prove an unmanageable wife. This aphorism by Franklin means that if a person is not acting correctly in one situation, don't assume that she will ________ in another.

change

(L4) How does "the court," (the government) profit by using Gulliver?

charging money for people to see him

(L3) In the 2nd stanza, the speaker says people should love their friends as they love their _____.

children

(L5) Richard Saunders keeps up the satire by saying that he doesn't want to ________ his friend Mr. Titan Leeds by publishing the almanac, but figures that Leeds is going to die soon.

compete against

(L3) In the 3rd stanza, the speaker says a person should _____ a person's faults.

downplay

(Q1) Horace in Satire III says a person should ________.

downplay or overlook a person's faults to make friends

(L3) The speaker's main purpose considering the tone of the text is to _____.

instruct

(L4) The fact of all of the detail, formality, and pomp surrounding Gulliver exposes the _______.

large bureaucracy of their government, a monarchy

(L3) In the 4th stanza, the speaker says that it is important to not be critical so that people will _____ you.

like

(L2) Using satire or sarcasm on internet forums may cause people to misunderstand you and think you are serious; also, they may _____ you and slander you.

misquote

(L2) Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift exposes _____ and their subjects.

monarchies

(L4) The first part of the articles addresses the emperor using an exaggeration and an antithesis saying he is both a "delight" and the _______ word, a "terror of the universe."

opposite

(Q2) The Foolish Almanak began with _____, which inferred that it was written by an unlearned person.

phonetical spelling

(L2) Aristophanes, a(n) _____ of satire often called the "Father of Comedy," criticized new politics and culture using savage and cruel jests.

playwright

(L5) In Benjamin Franklin's publication Poor Richard's Almanack, readers should know Poor Richard is using satire because he actually ________ Mr. Titan Leeds' death.

predicts

(L5) An aphorism is a memorable statement of a general truth similar to a(n) _______.

proverb

(L5) In his almanac with information for farmers, Franklin took on the ______ Richard Saunders.

pseudonym

(L1) The book for your _____ should be read throughout this Unit and is due at the end of it.

report

(L5) An ill wound, but not an ill name, may be healed. This aphorism by Franklin means a person's _______ is difficult to change.

reputation