english study guide semester 2

Which of the following sentences best represents the author's main point in the passage?

" A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." (lines 48-50)

Quotes from Moby Dick

1) "I try all things I achieve what I can" 2) "It is not down on any map: true places never are" 3) "As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote"

Herman Melville Short Stories

1) Bartleby the Scrivener 2) Benito Cereno 3) The Encantados 4) The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids 5) Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

Romanticism Modern Examples

1) Beauty and the Beast 2) Sleeping Beauty 3) The Little Mermaid 4) Aladdin 5) Snow White

Herman Melville Biography

1) Born in New York City in 1819 2) He had an unfortunate life and an abusive father 3) His eyesight was weakened by the Scarlet fever he contracted 4) His son committed suicide

Nature

1) Emerson begins with an important claim 2) There are multiple long and descriptive sentences 3) There are also many statements that support the claim 4) Emerson believes that he is a part of something certain 5) He thinks that he is known of..... and believes people know who he is

Moby Dick themes

1) Friendship 2) The Limits of Knowledge 3) Revenge 4) The Deceptiveness of Fate 5) The Effects of Change

Herman Melville Inspirations

1) He started adventuring at sea in 1845 2) He was captured by typees for several months 3) He sailed with different whalers for years

Herman Melville Career

1) He wasn't a very successful writer out of Moby Dick 2) When Moby Dick was first published, it was disregarded 3) He formed a relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne 4) He owned a farm

Moby Dick Book

1) Ishmael visited 2 other ships before visiting the Pequod 2) Queequeg finds an idol 3) He fasts for an entire day 4) Ahab has the ships blacksmith forge a special harpoon blade

Moby Dick Movie

1) Queequeg has more lines and is portrayed as a hero 2) Sailors on the ship made fun of him 3) Perth never dies in the book but does in the movie 4) Pip is shown as being clumsy

Symbols in Moby Dick

1) Queequeg's Coffin 2) Pequod 3) The Gold Doubloon

Romanticism Key Themes and Characteristics

1) Revolution, democracy, and republicanism 2) The Sublime and Transcendence 3) Imagination, genus, and inspiration 4) Nature and natural 5) Human metal

Romanticism Main Authors

1) William Wordsworth 2) Samuel Taylor Coleridge 3) John Keats 4) Lord Byron 5) Mary Shelley

Since what year has the United States started and won two atomic wars?

2022`

What happens to the glass paperweight?

A member of the Thought Police shatters it

cierco (not the poet)

A senator and a famous orator of Rome. Calm and philosophical when meeting excited Casca during the night before the assassination; triumvirs put him to death

marcus antonius

Caesar's right-hand man who is part of the Triumvirate after his death Mark Antony fools Brutus into letting him speak at Caesar's funeral and cause a rebellion using pathos

The egoman local captain of the Pequod. He is single minded in his pursuit of the whale, using a mixture of charisma and terror to persuade his crew to join him. He symbolizes revenge.

Captain Ahab

cinna

Conspirator urging Cassius to bring Brutus into the conspiracy

Flavius and Marullus

Conspirator who persuades Caesar to attend the Senate on the day of his assassination by fabricating a flattering interpretation of Calpurnia's dream and by telling Caesar that the Senate intends to crown him king.

decius brutus

Conspirator who persuades Caesar to attend the Senate on the day of his assassination by fabricating a flattering interpretation of Calpurnia's dream and by telling Caesar that the Senate intends to crown him king.

The purpose of the second paragraph (lines 31-47) is to do all of the following EXCEPT

Explore negative consequences of pursuing nonconformity

What are some shocking behaviors Bradbury portrays in this dystopian future?

Firemen burn books, sch0ol mostly revolves around TV, and children kill each other

The effect of repetition in lines 53-57("Speak... to-day") is to stress that

Great thinkers are willing to revisit and re-evaluate their positions

who is the protagonist

Guy Montag

After Winston is tortured and beaten, What does O'Brien force Winston to see "for a fleeing instant"?

He allows Winston to see a copy of the image of Rutherford, Jones, and Aaronson, and then destroys it by placing it back into the memory hole.

What does the "skull faced" prisoner say when he hears the word room 101?

He dropped onto his knees and began to beg, saying he would confess to anything rather than go the room.

What episode involving Katherine(his wife) does Winston share with Julia?

He explains that she was mindless and brainwashed by the party. He says that they tried to have children and she called it "their duty of the party".

What suddenly strikes Winston about the old prole woman who is singing and hanging diapers in the courtyard below the window?

He realizes that she is beautiful, but not in a normal way.

Sitting in the Chestnut Street Cafe, how does Winston characterize his own memory of playing board games with his mother and sister?

He remembers a moment of happiness and joy that he, his mother, and sister felt while playing board games. It was one of the few moments they were genuinely happy.

What was Montag's childhood experience with a sieve?

He tried to collect sand per his cousins cruel trick

He is insignificantly significant. He is the narrator of the story.

Ishmael

Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence (lines 1-9) in the first paragraph?

It establishes the main idea, which is developed through the passage

At the beginning of part 3, of whom does Winston hardly think?

Julia

He is a large whale that was the cause of Ahab's leg loss. He symbolizes God, nature, evil, and the ocean

Moby Dick

Who is Clarisse McClellan?

Montags new neighbor that questions everything

Who does Winston realize is actually a member of the Thought Police?

Mr. Charrington

Of whom does Winston often think "with a flickering hope"?

O'Brien

Which best describes the syntax of lines 31-32("Trust...string")?

One independent clause that elaborates upon another

Which two prisoners is Winston surprised to see (not including the woman)?

Parsons and Ampleforth

Sails around on different whaling ships, and is weird in most aspects including religion, his tattoos, and his language. He is a symbol of all man kind

Queequeg

Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?

Ray Bradbury

The extended metaphor in lines 6-9("no kernel... till") BEST serves to

Reinforce the idea that individuality must be nurtured and tended

The effectiveness of the final paragraph is primarily a result of its use of

Specific examples

He is the first mate of the Pequod, a responsible and religious character. He symbolizes that rational part of the human psyche.

Starbuck

He is the second male of the Pequod.

Stubb

julius caesar

Successful military leader who wants the crown of Rome by denying it; assassinated by the conspirators and his spirit appears to Brutus at Sardis and Philippi

In the passage, the writers overall attitude toward the concept of nonconformity can be described as

Supportive and enthusiastic

What does Montag have to offer?

The Book of Ecclesiastes

In lines 24-27, the writer indicates that individuals find happiness when

They pursue their creative and intellectual impulses with enthusiasm

Name three of the seven things Winston will not be capable of after his torture is complete, according to O'Brien?

To love Julia, to be alive, to be known

portia

Wife of Brutus who argues that Brutus can trust her with the secret of the conspiracy, but is afraid she'll tell about the conspiracy commits suicide by swallowing fire when she realizes that her husband is going to die

calpurnia

Wife of Caesar and tries to get him to stay home

What does Faber give Montag to take with him?

a bullet size communication device

What did Mildred want for the house?

a fourth tv wall

Who does Montag meet when he follows the railroad tracks?

a group of old professors

What does Winston remember taking from his little sister many years ago?

a piece of chocolate

What does O'Brien hand Winston in front of a telescreen?

a piece of paper with his address on it

What is the logo on the firemen's uniform?

a salamander

What is behind the picture in the room above Mr. Charrington's shop?

a telescreen

marcus brutus

an idealist who commits suicide by having Strato hold him Cassius' sword so he could run into it

What intrusive question does Clarisse ask Montag at the end of their first conversation?

are you happy?

O'Brien asks Winston,"How does one man assert power over another?" O'Brien is pleased by Winston's answer. What is the answer?

by making him suffer

octavius caesar

caesar's nephew and adopted son who becomes a triumvir and he with Antony lead the army that defeats Cassius and Brutus at Philippi

A request or position by the writer to move the reader to take action on an issue

call to action

A debatable or controversial statement the speaker or writer intends to prove with evidence

claim

A respectful acknowledgement of an opposing viewpoint(by recognizing and fairly summarizing an opposing viewpoint the writer or speaker is seen as logical and fair-minded)

concession

The stylistic feature most evident in lines 1-9(" There is a time... till) is the use of

counterargument

What time of year does this section begin?

early november

What was Faber's prior profession?

english teacher

After the incident at Montag's house, where does he decide to go?

fabers house

For which genre is Ray Bradbury most notable?

fanasty and horror

In the first section of the book, how does Montag feel about his job?

he enjoys it

casca

he first conspirator to stab Caesar and a friend who doesn't think that he's a good ruler.

What is Montag's reaction to the woman being burned in her house?

he get "sick" and misses work

What does Captain Beatty know Montag is hiding?

he has a stolen book

how does Montag escape the second hound?

he jumps in the river

How did Montag meet Faber?

he met him at a park

According to Clarisse, what makes Montag different from other firemen

he puts up with her

What does Montag do that shocks Mildred and her friends?

he reads them poetry

What does Winston say/do to cause the answer to the previous question to be taken away?

he tells them to torture Julia

What does Montag think about the Mechanical Hound?

he thinks it doesnt like him

How did Granger become an outcast?

he wrote a book

Captain Beatty said about Montag, "to fly near the sun and now he's burned his damned wings." To what does that quote refer?

icarus

What happens to the city?

its bombed and destroyed

Who burned Montag's book collection?

montag

How did Captain Beatty die?

montag burned him

When Montag goes to work at the end of the second section, they get a call; to where do the firemen get called?

montags house

cassius

organizes the conspiracy and recruits Brutus because of his likability with the plebeians convincing him through the letters; wanted to assassinate Antony, not let him speak at the funeral and commits suicide by having Pindarus stab him when he thinks Brutus has been defeated

Word or phrase that limits the claim, such as usually, sometimes, in many cases, etc.

qualifier

At the beginning of this section, what is Mildred and Montag doing?

reading books montag has collected

Showing opposing argument to be weak or wrong

rebuttal

Which word best describes Mildred's friends?

selfish and superficial

What happens to Clarisse?

she disappears

When Montag got home, what had his wife done? (In the first section)

she had overdosed

Whose name does Winston discover has disappeared from the list of Chess of Committee members?

syme

What is the first section of Fahrenheit 451 titled?

the Hearth of the Salamander

When the Hound is unable to find Montag, what happens?

the city allows the hound to kill an innocent person

Other than Mr. Charrington's upper room, list one other place Winston and Julia meet to be together secretly?

the field/forest

What is Winston deathly afraid of?

the girl not showing

What does the guard bring into room 101 for Winston?

the guard brought in rats

What is the title of the second section?

the sieve and the sand

The writer's belief about the attitudes, values, or knowledge possessed by readers or the audience(What does the writer assume the audience will know or believe?)

unspoken assumption