Vocab 23 and 24

Much of what has been said of Will Durant made the opinions of many philosophers available to people who hadn't understood these ________ before. A. Perceptible Ideas B. Ideologies C. Tentative Ideas D. Trivial Ideas E Immaterial Ideas

B. Ideologies

Another poet of __________ is Gwendolyn Brooks, who received national ___________ when she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. A. Influence ... Affection B. Acclaim ... Priority C. Prominence ... Acclaim D. Prominence ... Priority E. Priority ... Clamber

C. Prominence ... Priority

A Raisin in the Sun, a drama by Lorraine Hansberry , tells how a family dreams are ______ by a society that __________, or limits, their lives. A. Acclaimed... Prioritizes B. Influenced ... Clambers C. Affected ... Acclaim D. Affected .. Circumscribes E. Acclaimed ... Clambers

D. Affected ... Circumscribes

A historian who writes for the general reading public enjoys helping people find ways to make history ______________________ to their lives. A. Optimistic B. Tentative C. Ponderous D. Applicable E. Inconvenient

D. Applicable

The historian is careful not to dismiss a piece of information. Something that may at first seem ________ could later prove to be ________, even important to his/her work. A. Trivial ... Tentative B. Premature ... Trivial C. Tentative ... Immaterial D. Immaterial ... Applicable E. Inconvenient ... Applicable

D. Immaterial ... Applicable

The inclusion of newer writers has helped to produce an American literature of ___________ worth. A. Affected B. Influential C. Prior D. Incalculable E. Perennial

D. Incalculable

The flowers in Alice Walkers poem "Revolutionary Petunias" may not be _____ ,but her work blooms year after year. A. Affected B. Circumscribed C. A Priority D. Perennial E. Incalculable

D. Perennial

its certainly not ____________ to say that Will Durant is a major historian. His history of westen civilization has made a ________ difference in many peoples view of history. A.Immaterial ... Premature B. Optimistic ... Ponderous C. Trivial .. Tentative D. Premature ... Perceptible E. Perceptible ... Trivial

D. Premature ... Perceptible

Influential

Having or exerting influence; powerful; having an effect Although she was an _______________ writer who served as a role model for other African American women Zora Neale Hurston died in poverty. -24

ideology

Principal beliefs, opinions or doctrines of an individual class or movement ideas of economic or political theory. It was important for Tuchman to research the ____________ of the leaders just prior to that war. Wars often result from a conflict of doctrines and beliefs. -23

Affirmation

Something asserted as true; legally, testimony, by one who cannot consistently swear an oath. Hurston's Their Eyes were Watching God was ____________________ of the use of black fold form rather than the traditional western texts. Its generally considered the first novel to use this more realistic writing technique and has strongly influenced later writers -24

Tentative

Subject to change; Uncertain In is ________________ stages Tuchmans a Distant Mirror was meant to be a history of the bubonic plague in Europe, but it became a history of the Fourteenth-century France. -23

Prominence

The state or quality of being prominent or standing out ; state of being famous or distinguished ; distinction Even though she earned a place of ______________ in literature of the nation. No headstone marked her grave years later, Alice Walker furnished a memorial to her. -24

Circumscribe

To restrict, limit, encircle, draw a circle around Although Hurston grew up in a world that attempted to ____________ the lives of women, and African American women in particular, she was determined to escape the boundaries that society had placed around her. -24

Premature

Too soon, early; Before proper time they were ________________ in their judgement of Tuchman, They assumed that because she hadn't earned a Ph.D she must be an amateur. -23

Incalculable

not able to be reckoned beforehand; uncertain; too great a number to be counted The worth of Hurston mothers advice is _________________. This immeasurably valuable advice helped shape a woman who was to be an influence on many other lives. -24

Clamber

to scramble climb with difficulty using hands and feet Hurtons autobiography, Dust tracks on a road, tells the story of a woman who often had to struggle mightily to ____________ over lives obstacles. -24

The ______ news story. A. Unconfirmed B. Important C. Unexiting D. Unimportant e. Foreign

D. Unimportant

Following the renaissance many African American writers have recived much _______ and risen prices of __________ in the country literature. A. Acclaim ... Prominence B. Clamber ... Priority C. Prominence ... Influence D. Acclaim ... Priority E. Priority ... Prominence

A. Acclaim ... Prominence

Some documents __________ to a historians subject be in an ________ location. if the necessary documents are in faraway courthouse, It may be impossible to see them. A. Applicable ... Inconvenient B. Tentative ... Applicable C. Perceptible ... Immaterial D. Applicable ... Tentative E. Perceptible ...Inconvenient

A. Applicable ... Incovenient

Perennial

Perpetual; enduring a plant that lasts through all the seasons for may years Although serious difficulties played a _______________ role in her life, Hurston continued two follow her mothers advice to '' jump at the sun'' -24

One of the most _____________ writes of the 20th Century was James Baldwin. He serves as a model to many young African American writers today and as an __________ or verification, of their pursuits as writers. A. Influential ... Affirmation B. Incalculable ... Acclaim C. Perennial ... Affection D. Affected ... Priority E. Priority ... Clamber

A. Influential ... Affirmation

Sometimes, after examining the materials, a historian can only reach a ___________ conclusion. Theres not always enough evidence to justify certainty. A. Tentative B. Optimistic C. Perceptible D. Trivial E. Premature

A. Tentative

applicable

Appropriate; suitable to be applied The historians of Barbara Tuchman have been popular because she was especially good at helping readers see the past as useful, as something _____________ to their lives and times. -23

These writer have been ______ by the writers of the Harlem Renaissance and in turn have become ___________ themselves. A. Perennial... Incalculable B. Affected ... Influential C. Acclaimed ... Circumscribed D. Influential .... Circumscribed E. Circumscribed ... Affected

B. Affected ... Influential

Many African American writers have extremely loyal followings. One young woman says that she would _______ over frozen mountain peaks and swim an ocean just to get her own autographed copy of a Tori Morrison Novel. A. Affirmation B. Clamber C. Affect D. Acclaim E. Circumscribe

B. Clamber

Affected

Influenced; stirred emotionally; speaking or behaving in a false way to make an impression. Anyone who reads Hurston's work cannot help but be ______________ by it. She moves her readers to both laughter and tears. -24

Inconvenient

Not convenient; not suitable to plans; bothersome; difficult to do. Tuchman did not include in Guns in August all of the information she had researched. If she had the book would be an______________ size, difficult to hold or carry. -23

immaterial

Not important or relevant; not made of matter: spiritual Modern Readers may think that the history of ancient Troy is irrelevant or __________________ Tuchman's book March of Folly could convince them otherwise. -23

Trivial

Not important, Insignificant At first, some history professors at major universities considered Tuchman's work ___________. Later, they would recognize the significance of her work. -23

Priority

Precedence; something that is first in time oder or importance Hurston always made the African community her first ________________. She spent much of her life collecting and publishing its folklore and tales. -24

Perceptible

Tuchman made her first _______________ mark on the field of history in 1958 when she published The Zimmerman Telegram. She became a major force in the field when she won the Pulitzer Prize for the Guns in August. -23

Acclaim

loud applause; praise; to applaud; to approve strongly A new generation of readers has discovered the writing of Zora Neale Hurston , and se=he finally has begun to receive the ____________ that she deserved. -24

Views of history changes. One group of historians may consider an event _____________& ____________ , but a later group may find it significant and relevant. A.Trivial ... Perceptible B. Immaterial ... Trivial C. Premature ... Tentative D. Ponderous ... Premature E. Immaterial ... Tentative

B. Immaterial ... Trivial

Publishers are usually ___________ that a well written history will sell ; they also know that entertaining history doesn't have to be a _________ one. A.Perceptible ... Premature B. Optimistic ... Trivial C. Optimistic ... Premature D. Tentative ... Optimistic E. Immaterial ... Tentative

B. Optimistic ... Trivial

In the past some critics wanted to _________ the study of literature by restricting it to writers found in traditional anthologies. They refused to _____ newer voices. A. Circumscribe ... Priority B. Acclaim ... Affirmation C. Circumscribe ... Acclaim D. Affect ... Affirmation E. Acclaim .. Priority

C. Circumscribe ... Acclaim

The historian may have to read through many old legal documents. Often written in a _______ and confusing style. A. Trivial B. Tentative C. Ponderous D. Applicable E. Inconvenient

C. Ponderous

Writing with he traditions of the African American community in mid still ________ for writers who value their heritage. A. Perennial B. An Acclaim C. Influential D. An affection E. a priority

E. A Priority

Optimistic

Expecting the best; Inclined to look on the bright side; cheerful; hopeful The proud tower, Tuchman wrote about Europe just prior to World War 1. Many leaders were _________________ about the future; they didn't know the destruction modern welfare would bring. -23

Ponderous

Large, heavy, clumsy; dull and tiresome One reason that Tuchman won the prize is because of her writing style; its rich and lively, not at all _________________, or dull -23