FSW LIT2000 FINAL EXAM

"The Rhinoceros" is an example of which type of theater

Theater of Absurd

What makes the last lines of "Harlem" different from the rest of the poem?

They are in italics

What is the traditional job of the boys in the town on lottery day?

They gather stones

What happened to the men who killed Emmett Till?

They were Freed

Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Martin Luther King and Gandhi were influenced by

Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience

T/F Adrienne Rich's poetry changed during the 1960s.

true

T/F Home ownership was uncommon in the early 20th century?

true

T/F If the author's last name is mentioned in a signal phrase, then it does not need to be included in parentheses.

true

T/F King was influenced by Thoreau's essay when he wrote this letter.

true

T/F Poetry is meant to be read aloud.

true

T/F The Freedom Riders were faced with much resistance.

true

T/F Thoreau believes that men and women should value the right more than the law because the law, decided by mere numbers and not moral principles, may not embody the right.

true

Moralistic/Philosophical

views literature' function to teach morality or probe philosophical issues

Plot

what happens in a story

T/F Unless you are using general knowledge, you must use a citation even if you put all of the information into your own original words

False

The Declaration of Independence has ___major parts.

Four

Two major themes of "Caged Bird" are

Freedom and Captivity

Where was Alice Walker born?

Georgia

Poem- America

Ginsberg

Poem- Rosa Parks

Giovanni

Charlotte Gilman's famous aunt was

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which college did Thoreau and Emerson attend?

Harvard College

How did the father die in "Indian Camp"?

He cut his throat

How does Emerson feel about imitation?

He thinks its the greatest form of flattery

Why did Thoreau refuse to pay his taxes.

He was against the war

Why did Hemingway's father have to operate on the Indian woman?

Her baby was breeched

Poem- Let America Be America Again

Hughes

She gave him a dirty look is an example of a (n)

Idiom

Who was the first existentialist philosopher?

Kierkegaard

Who was the King of Britain when the Declaration of Independence was written?

King George

Setting

when and where the story takes place

What was the name of Dylan's first protest song?

"Death of Emmett Till"

Stephen Crane wrote a story about his experience as a reporter when his ship ran aground. What was the name of the story that he wrote based on this experience?

"Open Boat"

Who was the audience for Douglas' speech?

Abolitionists

Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me

Personification

King was upset because the clergy were praising the

Police

Which literary award did Glaspell win?

Pulitzer Prize

How does Mrs. Mallard react to the news that her husband is alive?

she dies

Sammy refers to the customers of the A&P as

sheep

How did Gilman die?

suicide

American Flag

symbol

Which of the following professions were available to women in the 1890s?

teacher

In "A and P" what name does Sammy give to the girl who appears to be the leader of the group?

Queenie

What media outlet do the rhinoceros take over?

Radio

Thoreau was in jail because he

Refused to pay federal taxes to support a war

What benefits did the GI Bill offer veterans? 1.Free health care 2.Free college 3.Home financing 4.All of these were part of the GI Bill

4. all of these were part of the GI Bill

How many people died in the Boston Massacre?

5 people

Which of the following is NOT a genre of literature? 1.Prose fiction 2.Prose non-fiction 3.Poetry 4.Drama 5.Film

5. Film

Dickinson declares her independence in which poem?

508

Ionesco was born in which country?

Romano

What is the first step in the writing process?

Choose a topic

T/F Sammy admires his boss.

False

T/F Stephen Crane died when he was 27.

False

When did women finally get the right to vote?

1920

The Harlem Renaissance occurred between what two dates?

1924 - 1929

"A&P" takes place during which decade?

1960's

When was the Civil Rights Act passed into law?

1964

How many masters did Douglas have when he was a slave?

2

Which of the following would need to be cited in a research paper? 1.The date someone was born. 2.Where the person was born. 3.A quote from a critic about the work. 4.Your own opinion of a work.

3. A quote from a critic about the work

Which of the following items is NOT part of a story's form: 1.Whether the story is written in first person or third person 2.How to story is divided into sections 3.The author's choice of words 4.None of these are part of the story's form

3. The author's choice of words

To cite an anonymous source in-text, what information should be included in parentheses? 1.The words "no author given" 2.The name of the publisher (New York Times) 3.The title of the article ("Now is the Time") 4.The name of the website (Poetry.com)

3. The title of the article ("Now is the Time")

In "Harlem" which of the following is NOT used as a comparison? 1.A dried up raisin 2.A festering sore 3.A plump grape 4.A sweet syrup

3.A plump grape

The Harlem Renaissance was characterized by which of the following 1.Racial pride 2.Developing of a black identity 3.Promoting progressive politics 4.All of these are correct

4. All of these are correct

What is the main message in "Still I Rise"?

Overcoming adversity

Which of these items did the women find odd? 1.Ruined fruit preserves 2.Bread that has been left out of its wrapping 3.An unfinished quilt 4.An empty birdcage 5.None of these is correct 6.All of these is correct

6. All of these is correct

What percentage of women were married or widowed by the time they reached 25?

85

Which edition of MLA are we presently using at FSW?

8th

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

The "A&P" is a

A grocery chain

How did Maggie become disfigured?

A house fire

(Smith 19) is an example of

A parenthetical citation

How many people live in the village in The Lottery?

About 300

In the end of the poem, Angelou says the oppressors will rise like

Air

In the poem "I Hear America Singing" who is Whitman praising?

American Workers

Who was Mr. Plummer?

An overseer on a plantation

Poem- Caged Bird

Angelou

Poem-Still I Rise

Angelou

Jamaica Kincaid grew up in

Antigua

Which American playwright (according to the video) had the most influence on post WWII theater in the United States?

Arthur Miller

Thoreau compares voting to

Betting

Martin Luther King was jailed in what city?

Birmingham, Alabama

Ginsberg was

Buddhist

What does the second rhino trample?

Cat

What was the name of the person who released the Pentagon Papers to the press?

Daniel Ellsberg

What did the women find in the box?

Dead Bird

Finish this quote: Our life is fretted away by______.

Details

Who was Ben Bradlee?

Editor of the Washington Post

Who owned the property where Thoreau built his cabin on Walden Pond?

Emerson

Highlighting, questioning, and annotating are ways in which you can _______ a literary text.

Engage

T/F Emerson encourages his readers to conform to society's rules.

False

T/F In "A Dark Brown Dog" the dog lives happily ever after.

False

T/F In "Everyday Use" a major symbol is a piece of jewelry.

False

T/F Jamaica Kincaid had a great relationship with her mother her entire life.

False

Which President instituted the New Deal?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

How did Kate Chopin's father die?

In a railroad accident

When did Langston Hughes begin to write poetry?

In grammar school

While the men are searching the house, where is Mrs. Wright?

In jail

Mussolini was a leader in which country?

Italy

Who was the first African America to attend the University of Mississippi?

James Meredith

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act into law?

Johnson

Who helped King when he was going to be sent to Reidsville State Prison?

Johnson*

At the end of the play, the women

Kept quite about their findings

What was the name of Whitman's most famous works?

Leaves of Grass

Protagonist

Main character in a story

Who coined the phrase 'theater of the absurd"?

Martin Esslin

Who is credited with sparking the non-violent resistance to the Civil Rights Movement?

Medgar Evans

Where did Hemingway spend his summers when he was a boy?

Michigan

Fill in the blank in this Emerson Quote, "To be great is to be_____."

Misunderstood

MLA stands for

Modern Language Association

Who does most of the talking in "Girl"?

Mother

What literary style did Stephen Crane embrace?

Naturalism

Most of John Updike's recent fiction took place in

New England

Kincaid worked as a staff writer for

New Yorker

Which president interfered with the publication of these papers?

Nixon

Could women run for office at this time?

No

The first sit-in was held in which state?

North Carolina

What feature of the rhinoceros is debated in the beginning of the play?

Number of horns

Where did Thoreau build his cabin?

On Walden Pond

What happened to Maya Angelou when she was 8 years old that affected her for life?

She was raped

"She walks in beauty like the night" is

Simile

She walks in beauty like the night

Simile

King first became interested in equality when he

Spent the summer in Conneticut

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, what should he do? (According to Thoreau)

Step to his own drummer and do his own thing without worrying about anyone else

Which of Jackson's novels was made into a successful movie?

The Haunting of Hill House

The Rhinoceros is an allegory about which group?

The Nazis

To whom was King addressing his letter?

The clergy of the city

What happened in Emerson's life that made him give up the ministry?

The death of his wife

What did these papers reveal that the government wanted to keep quiet?

The fact that they lied about the Vietnam War

In Thoreau's view what should determine right and wrong?

The individual's conscience

T/F "Indian Camp" was the first story Hemingway wrote featuring Nick Adams.

True

T/F Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text

True

T/F Literature began as an oral tradition

True

T/F Maya Angelou worked for Martin Luther King.

True

T/F Signing the Declaration of Independence was considered an act of treason.

True

T/F Susan Glaspell based this play on a real murder case.

True

T/F The sit-ins were successful in integrating lunch counters in Woolworths.

True

What did King and his supporters do when they encountered a police blockade on the Pettus Bridge?

Turned back*

The "I Have a Dream" speech was given in which city?

Washington D.C.

What color did Dickinson wear in her later years?

White

What was the first state to allow women partial voting rights?

Wisconsin

The Women's Trade Union was concerned with improving

Working Conditions

Did King's bus boycott work?

Yes

George Washington was the first United States president. Does this information need to be cited?

Yes

Peterman, Jay S. "Eat This Now!" US News and World Report 282005: 56-58. Is this the proper citation for an article found in a print magazine?

Yes

Emerson believes you should trust ____ above all else.

Yourself

Developing Character

a character who changes as the story progresses

Antagonist

a person who is against the protagonist

Feminist/Gender

examines the development of characters as they relate to gender roles

T/F Hughes presents an argument in the poem "Harlem."

false

T/F King agreed with the clergy that he should slow down his demonstrations.

false

T/F Martin Luther King memorized the "I Have a Dream Speech" and followed his script for the entire speech.

false

T/F Thoreau believes that a government must micro-manage its citizens to be effective.

false

Personification

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

Metaphor

indirect comparison

Before devoting himself to writing full time, what job did Whitman have?

journalist

Psychological

literature is seen as an expression of the authors personality

Theme

main idea of the story

I am drowning in a sea of grief

metaphor

Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery.

neat houses, green lawns, flowers blooming

Harry Potter

protagonist

Historical/Biographical

reflects on the author's life and times

Formalistic

sees literary work as an independent and self-sufficient artistic endeavor