World Literature Unit 9, TEST 7
What work are the following lines from: "Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden touch; If Heaven more generous gifts deny, I shall not miss them much."
"Contentment"
AUTHOR OF: "The Brothers"
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
king who needed money
Gustaf
killed himself because he had sold his share of the silver mine
Israel Per Persson
AUTHOR OF: "The Cobbler and the Rich Man"
Jean de La Fontaine
What famous clergyman was greatly influenced by William Law?
John Wesley
AUTHOR OF: "Ilyas"
Leo Tolstoy
neighbor who took in Ilyas
Muhammad-Shah
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is from ?.
Norway
killed his brother during a quarrel over the silver mine
Olaf Svard
AUTHOR OF: "Contentment"
Oliver Wendell Holmes
AUTHOR OF: "The Silver Mine"
Selma Lagerlof
wife of Ilyas
Sham-Shemagi
"The Silver Mine" is set in the country of ?.
Sweden
AUTHOR OF: "Christian Perfection"
William Law
At the end of "The Mansion," what does John Weightman give his son?
a check
What is described as "a congealed drop of sunlight"?
a diamond
Baard and his brother fought over ?.
a gold watch
When did Ilyas and his wife finally achieve happiness?
after they lost their wealth
What is a reference to mythology, to history, or to a literary work?
allusion
What was John Weightman's occupation?
banker
What was found on Ali Hafed's farm?
diamonds
How did Ali Hafed die?
drowned himself
In "The Mansion," the angel pointed out that John Weightman's works had been done primarily for the benefit of whom?
himself
Who burned down Anders's barn?
his brother
What is the tone of "Contentment"?
lighthearted; mildly sarcastic
In "The Silver Mine" the king says that his kingdom is better served with men than with what?
money
What is the literary term that means "an apparent contradiction"?
paradox
Of the men who discovered the silver mine, only the ? survived.
parson
In "The Cobbler and the Rich Man," what caused the cobbler to lose his song?
riches
