Ch.7 Unit Test Review

Read the excerpt from Anthem. Perhaps, in those days, there were a few among men, a few of clear sight and clean soul, who refused to surrender that word. What agony must have been theirs before that which they saw coming and could not stop! Which best describes how the words "clear sight and clean soul" reflect the philosophy of Objectivism? They suggest that reality exists outside the mind, whether or not a person can perceive it. They suggest that each person has a unique version of reality because it is based on individual perception. They suggest that some people have supernatural abilities and can see the future. They suggest that the ability to perceive reality does not exist in modern life because it was lost in the past.

They suggest that reality exists outside the mind, whether or not a person can perceive it.

Cinta reviewed her notes about genealogical research before the class discussion. She was ready to share her information with her classmates and then answer questions. When Mr. MacGregor asked if she was ready, Cinta smiled and nodded her head. What is the purpose of the class discussion? to persuade to entertain to educate to advertise

To educate

Which line from Anthem best illustrates how the author uses a dystopian setting to develop a theme? I stand here on the summit of the mountain. My hands . . . My spirit . . . My sky . . . My forest . . . This earth of mine . . . I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.

But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.

Participants in a formal discussion use language that is

sophisticated

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives. Which best describes how Anaya uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censors want to limit what people can read? Anaya speaks about everyone's right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader's sense of fairness. Anaya presents documented facts about censors' motivations in order to appeal to the reader's sense of logic. Anaya discusses his lifelong love of reading in order to establish his expertise for the reader on the topic of censorship. Anaya refrains from stating a direct opinion in order to allow the reader to form one based on evidence from many areas of the country.

Anaya speaks about everyone's right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader's sense of fairness.

Which excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony? Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what they were about. And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody. A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.

And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." "I think I'd make a good Handicapper General." "Good as anybody else," said George. "Who knows better'n I do what normal is?" said Hazel. "Right," said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that. How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut's message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals? Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son. George thinks about their abnormal son who was recently taken to jail. George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General. Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is normal.

Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.

Read the excerpt from Dispatches. By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival. Which statement best explains the paradox in the excerpt? It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition. It is unusual that soldiers should ever be forced to fight merely to survive. It is surprising that the expedition turned out to be so exhausting and difficult. It is unfortunate that the soldiers did not have the easy time they had anticipated.

It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue." Those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as "Even though Tom was ______, Mary thought he was _____." And the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, "Even though Tom was foolish, Mary thought he was ridiculous." Well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him. So I never did well on tests like that. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that achievement tests ignore imagination as an element of language ability? Tan's mother would not be able to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother did not allow her to take tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother was disappointed that Tan did poorly on tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.

Tan's mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.

Which best explains how the title of A Rumor of War can be considered a paradox? Those who experienced the war are the only ones who know the truth. Stories that are told during times of war should never fully be believed. Wars are far too real and large scale to ever be considered merely rumors. Rumors about the war were everywhere before the war officially began.

Wars are far too real and large scale to ever be considered merely rumors.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: "We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned." Which type of rhetoric used most shows how the powerful use censorship to silence the powerless? an appeal to emotion an appeal to ethics an appeal to logic an appeal to the author's character

an appeal to logic

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General. Vonnegut uses satire in this excerpt by describing a society that has taken the idea of equality too far. depicting a dystopian setting where people live and think freely. portraying an ideal society where everyone is equal in every way. suggesting that the government take a more active role in society.

describing a society that has taken the idea of equality too far.

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. According to the excerpt, the soldiers felt that their efforts were not successful. failed because of their lack of self-belief. showed no apprehension about facing the enemy. were proud of their own strength and determination.

felt that their efforts were not successful.

According to Objectivism, man exists to succeed and gain wealth. to serve a higher power. for his own sake. for no reason at all.

for his own sake.

Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." The sun was approaching the long mesa where it disappeared during the winter. What type of figurative language is included in this passage? hyperbole metaphor personification simile

personification