Judd English Final - S1
B. add to his own enjoyment
In R.K Narayan's "Like the Sun" the headmaster takes music lessons to:
True
T/F the earliest Greek performances probably consisted of singers in goat skin chanting a poem.
True
T/F: Priam was king of Troy
true
T/F: Usually, once the chorus entered the performance, it didn't exit until the end of the play
False
T/F: at the beginning of scene 3 Haimon immediately challenges his father's authority and judgment.
False
T/F: at the end of Antigone. Creon returns from Antigone's tomb, while carrying the body of his wife Eurydice
true
T/F: besides the chorus, only three people were allowed to play characters in the Greek tragedies of the fifth century B.C
false
T/F: from the very beginning of the play, Ismene dutifully helps here sister bury their brother.
True
T/F: in Antigone, Creon accuses Teiresias of making prophecies based on bribes
False
T/F: in the theater of Dionysus in Athens, plays were often preformed at night.
False
T/F: the Chorus was normally composed of 10 poems
False
T/F: the actors normally preformed on the skene, an exact equivalent to the stage of the modern character
False
T/F: the first word of the Latin text of the Aeneid is "Arma" (Arms), a subtle reference to the Odyssey.
True
T/F: women did not preform in classical Greek theater
C. above average in many ways
based on the number of handicaps Harrison wears, you can conclude he is
Cosmopolitan
familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
Chinua Achebe
father taught a Christian mission school
Haruki Murakami
favors metaphors that are fresh and clearly communicate to the modern reader
d. all the above
Ukiyo-e can be described as:
Tumult
a loud, confused noise. (disorder)
Sophocles
one of the great tragic poets
B. The tragic hero must die in the end
According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must have three essential characteristics. Which of the following is NOT an essential characteristic of a tragic hero?
B. her close connection with Mr. Pirzada eventually disappears with the knowledge that he is safely back home
At the end of the story, Lilia throws away the rest of her treasured candy that she had saved from Mr. Pirzada. One can infer that Lilia's action indicated that
D. will need some time before his emotional wounds heal
At the end of the story, the narrator's perspective on Rolf Carle is that she believes he:
C. radios the station for a water pump
Carle moves from objective reporter to subjective participant in author's life when he:
False
Dionysus was known as the goddess of wisdom and war
D. the sun
Emily Dickinson wrote that one should "tell the truth but tell it slant." This verse of poetry is based upon an implied metaphor, one in which the truth is compared to:
Isabel Allende
Family went into exile to Venezuela
B. the government
Harrison is in conflict with
C. an example of a flashback
Haruki Murakami's story begins when the seventh man speaks. Most of the story he relates is:
C. he refuses to use a witch doctor to cure his son, calling such practices superstitious
How does Okeke show that he is a bit more progressive than his neighbors?
Surreptitiously
In a way that attempts to avoid attention
Paula
Isabel Allende finest and more revealing work
Isabel Allende
Moved from being a journalist to a creative writer in 1981
B. Honshu
Murakami was born on this island of Japan, the one on which Tokyo is located.
C. Helen of Sparta
Paris' prize for choosing Aphrodite (Venus) as the most beautiful women is:
C. staying by her side from the moment he meets her
Rolf Carle helps comfort Azucena during her struggle by:
D. Hellenism
Rome welcomed aspects of Greek culture, making them part of Roman life. Such appreciated or love from Greek culture is called:
C. emotions
Sinon's speech in Book II of the Aeneid seeks to persuade the Trojans to bring the horse into their city by most powerful appealing to their:
B. Calchas names Sinon as the one to be sacrificed for a safe return of the Greek fleet.
Sinon's trickery goes on to include the seer Calchas. What role does Calcas play?
Petrified
So frightened that one is unable to move.
D. All the above
The mask in classical Greek theater served which of the following purposes?
C. Laios
The true (biological) father of Oedipus is:
D. Turkey
Troy is located in what is today the country of:
B. Satire
Virgil mocks Sinon by exposing his rhetorical practices that trick people into believing as true what is in fact untrue. Such a literary form of mockery is best classified as:
D. Aeneas' unwillingness to follow the directions of the gods.
Virgil's major themes in the Aeneid include all of the following EXCEPT:
The House on Mango Street
What series of prose vignettes did Sandra Cisneros publish in 1984?
in graduate school
When did Sandra Cisneros begin to embrace her own cultural heritage
A. crushed to realize that he has no musical talent
Which of the following best describes how the headmaster probably feels after Sekhar's critique of his performance?
C. "Harrison Bergeron"
Which of the following is a satire?
Virgil
Wrote the Eclogue, Georgic, and Aeneid
Stratagem
a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Anthology
a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.
Stupor
a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
A. a state of mental numbness
a stupor is best defined as:
Retrospect
a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
D. georgic
a type of poem meant to give instructions on farming and the title of one of Virgil's works.
C. it was one of many small fires started by lighting that day
according to Sebastian Junger's essay, "Blowup: what went wrong at storm king mountain," why did the Bureau of Land Management wait three days before sending firefighters to Storm King Mountain?
A. frail
according to the seventh man what was K. like?
Concede
admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it. admit defeat in a contest
Delirium
an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Conflagration
an extensive fire that burns for a long period of time and destroys everything
B. Bangladesh
as a result of the Pakistani Civil War of 1971, East Pakistan achieved its independence and is now known as:
D. Niobe
as punishment for her crime, this queen of Thebes was turned into a weeping pillar of stone
A. Polyneices
at the begging of Antigone, Creon gives an order that one of Oedipus' sons is not the be buried. this man, regarded as an enemy of Thebes, is:
Elie Wiesel
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America Congressional Gold Medal, the French Legion of Honor, and the Nobel Peace Prize
Brazen
bold and without shape
Chinua Achebe
born 1930 in the village of Ogidi
Sandra Cisneros
born in Chicago in 1954
Virgil
born in the North of Italy, near Mantua
Elie Wiesel
born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania
Deflect
cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course.
C. Sekhar dreads critiquing the headmaster does
choose the most likely meaning for the following passage: "He never anticipated his musical inclinations would lead him to this trial."
Lucidity
clarity of expression, intelligibility
Fortitude
courage in pain or adversity.
Isabel Allende
daughter was stricken with an incurable disease
C. Augustus
eventually taking power after the assassination of Julius Caesar, this man became the first Emperor of Rome.
Penury
extreme poverty, destitution
Rigorous
extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
Autonomy
freedom from external control or influence; independence
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Transcend
go beyond the range of limits
Sandra Cisneros
his/her family disapproved of writing
A. the drumming of the rain on the roof prevents Okeke from humming a hymn to ward off the temptation to give in to Nene's request
how does nature seems to take Nene's side in her request to have the grandchildren visit Okeke?
D. uncertain
how does the narrator feel about the photograph in the excerpt from Caramelo?
Deference
humble submission and respect.
Imperceptible
impossible to perceive. Unnoticeable
B. was a highly respected journalist in her native land
in "And of Clay We Are Created" one can appreciate the author's perspective in the story better if one knows that Isabel Allende:
A. thinks its important for Lilia to fit into the American way of life
in "Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine," you can conclude that Lilia's mother is glad Lila is learning American history because she
C. refuses Okeke's choice of a wife for him
in Chinua Achebe's "Marriage is a Private Affair," Okeke is upset with his son Nnaemeka because Nnaekeka:
A. Ulysses
in Sinon's story told to the Trojans, who brings about the death of Palamedes through false accusations?
A. subdued (calm and resigned)
in Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," which word best describes the mood of the Bergeron Household?
Vehemently
in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.
Hermetically
in a way that is completely airtight
C. Behind the island of Tenedos
in order to make the Trojans believe that the Greeks had returned home, they had to hide their ships from view but keep them close enough for a quick return. where did the Greek feet hide?
C. epithet
in the Aeneid, Aeneas' name most often appears with the adjective "Pious." Such a characterizing word or phrase with a person's name is known as a(n):
C. Achilles
in the Trojan War, which of the following characters fights on the side of the Greeks?
C. east pakistan
in the story, Mr. Pirzada's family is living in
D. wear mental-handicap transmitters
in this story, people with above-average intelligence have to
C. comedy
in which of the following modes is the hero inferior to both others and nature?
Virgil
joined the Epicurean Colony on the Gulf of Naples
Harangued
lecture, aggressive speech
496-406 BC
lifespan of Sophocles
70-19 BC
lifespan of Virgil
Chinua Achebe
member of the Ibo people of eastern Nigeria
Sandra Cisneros
moved from Chicago and Mexico City with her 6 other siblings
Impeccable
of behavior, performance, or appearance in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless.
Haruki Murakami
often deals with themes of isolation and alienation in the consumerist society that emerged in Japan in the 1960's
Chinua Achebe
one of Africa's most famous contemporary authors
Dissuasion
persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Automatons
robot-like
A. the empire
roman history is divided into three main time periods: the monarchy, the republic, and ________.
Insolent
rude and disrespectful behavior
Colic
severe intestinal problems
Wizened
shriveled or wrinkled
Plaintive
sounding sad and mournful
Haruki Murakami
stresses the need for communication and greater understanding between people
Contingent
subject to chance.
A. objective
the Chairman's outline has omitted one point from the original agenda. using the diction found in the statement, it can be best characterized as:
B. subjective
the Chairman's wrapped sense of organization has led to these disagreements using the diction found I'm the statement, it can be best characterized as:
D. All of the above
the Chorus in a Greek tragedy preforms which of the following functions?
C. obedience to the law
the Chorus' first ode claims that the glories of humanity can only be maintained by:
Sovereignty
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
C. epode
the final stanza of an ode during which the Chorus would have stood still:
B. Athena
the goddess of war and wisdom; she was also the patroness of Athens to whom the Temple at the top of the Acropolis was dedicated.
A. blindness
the main consequence of hubris is found in:
A. as a way of protecting himself from his past
the narrator believes that Rolf Carle has become a journalist:
C. a golden apple
the original conflict behind the Trojan War began at a wedding when the goddess of discord threw _______________ into the banquet hall.
A. curse upon it, with sin begetting further sins
the play cannot be understood fully if we forget that its subject (in a real sense) is the ruling house of Thebes and the:
Tenacity
the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
C. Dionysus
the theater at the base of the Acropolis in Athens was dedicated to the goddess:
Lithe
thin, supple, graceful (especially in a persons body)
B. the second Punic war
this conflict resulted in Rome's defeat of Hannibal and it marked the beginning of the Roman conquest of Greece
C. Aeneid
this epic by Homer recounts the story if the Trojan War, featuring a dispute between Agamemnon and Achilles:
C. Laocoon
this priest of Neptune tries to warn the Trojans not to bring the horse into the city.
B. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
this sculptor is known for a depiction of Aeneas carrying his father out of Troy as it burns. The work expresses both the sensation of movement and instability.
B. he solves a riddle of the Sphinx
though s foreigner to Thebes, Oedipus is initially made king because:
B. the Korean War
though they are from the same town, what has caused enmity between Tokchae and Songsam in "Cranes"?
B. gently
throughout most of the story, you can conclude that George treats Hazel
Sate
to satisfy to the full extent
Profane
treat with irreverence of disrespect
Isabel Allende
was a respected magazine and television journalist in his/her native Chile
B. firm determination
what does tenacity mean?
D. Athena
which god or goddess was supposed to have been appeased by the offering of the Trojan horse?
B. the lessons from the Battlement Mesa fire had not been learned
which of the following conclusions does Junger draw about the blowup and the deaths of the firefighters?
C. burying bodies at a concentration camp
which of the following events does Rolf Carle remember during the time he spends with Azucena?
A. Electra
which of the following plays DOES NOT belong to the group of three Theban tragedies written by Sophocles?
B. the entire play takes place in front of Creon's palace on one day
which of the following statements about the setting and duration of the play is correct
B. the epic has a simple style and describes ordinary people in their everyday lives
which of the following statements is NOT true about the genre of the epic?
C. a cold front moved in and the wind picked up suddenly
which reason was most responsible for changing a manageable fire into a deadly one?
B. Anaxagoruas
who of the following is NOT considered one of the greatest Greek Tragic playwrights?
C. he wants to escape personal punishment that may arise from the fact that Antigone is a member of his family
why does Creon have Antigone sealed in a vault of stone rather than directly executed by stoning?
C. to prevent the Trojans from easily taking it within their city thus stealing the divine favor that was meant for the Greeks
why was the horse built so big?
Sophocles
writer of Antigone
Haruki Murakami
writer of magical realism that was born in 1949
C. calls her " the awful grandmother"
you know how the narrator in Caramelo feels about her grandmother because the narrator:
