2nd Semester English II exam

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Why is Montag unable to memorize parts of the Bible while on the subway?

"Denham's Dentifrice" and other such commercial are blaring making it impossible to focus

how to cit webpage without author

"Karel Fleishmann." Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center(italisizes), 2018, URL ("Karel Fleishmann")

if using a quote having already been cited in an essay use

(qtd. in Smith 17)

Fahrenheit 451 setting

2053 in a large nameless city (likely Los Angeles)

How many wall- tvs do Montag and his wife have?

3

Guy Montag characteristics

30 year old fireman burns books for his job married to Mildred

Ballad of Burmingham what are the structures and characteristics of a Ballad

4 line stanzas rhyme Narrative sad or ironic twist dialogue

What symbolic number is engraved on Montags helmet?

451

what did Mildred find behind Montag's pillow

A book Montag had stolen

allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

King Arthur Where was Arthur taken to heal his wounds (sent on a barge by queens)

Avalon

___________________explains the quote about being burned at the stake for convictions when the old woman sets herself on fire

Beatty

what realization stops Montag in his tracks and causes him to sob?

Beatty had wanted to die

how to cite book source with author

Berenbaum, Micheal. The World Must Know(italisized). Boston, Little Brown and Company, 1993 (Bernbaum 5)

King Arthur Sir Lancelot leaves Camelot in the legend, looking for opportunities to

Busy himself with adventure

Who does Montag meet that makes him begin questioning the life around him?

Clarisse

_______________________is described as being "insane" and afraid of young people

Clarrise

The sound of thunder "It came on great oiled, resilient, striding legs. It towered thirty feet about half of the trees, a great evil god, folding its delicate watchmaker's claws close to its oily reptilian chest. Each lower leg was a piston, a thousand pounds of white bond, sunk in thick ropes of muscle." The main significance of this description to the story is that it helps explain why

Eckels panics and runs off the path

T/F King Arthur Lancelot and Gwenevere are secretly married

F

T/F King Arthur Sir Ector de Marys was known as Arthur's greatest of the knights of the Round table

F

T/F King Arthur Queen Igraine knowingly comitted adultery when Uther seduced her by appearing like the Duke

F

T/F King Arthur When Sir Targuine asks Lancelot who he is, Lancelot lies and says that he is Sir Ector

F

How does Montag Communicate From Faber in his absence

Faber talks to him through Faber's own invention... a green bullet listening device

Dragon

Fafnir

By the Waters of Babylon the statue with the cracked name ASHING is probably a sculpture of______________?

George Washington

Mildred Montag (Millie) characteristics

Guy's wife constantly plugged into Media addicted to sleeping pills childish speech and thoughts

Destined to Love Lancelot

Gwynevere

King Arthur In the stories, paramour was used several times. Which lady could have been considered Lancelot's paramour of his choosing

Gwynevere

What is "Jesus Christ" like in Montag's society

He has been commercialized and is broadcast over the wall-TV

John loses his fear of the Place of the Gods because_______________?

He realizes that the gods were mortals

Why does the Beetle pick up speed and almost run over Montag?

It was a carload of Teens, looking for adventure, who wanted to run him over

how to cite GALE

Knopp, Josephine, and Arnost Lustig, "Holocaust Literature II: Novels and Short Stores." DISCovering Authors (Italisized), Detroit, Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Contest, URL, Access date (Knopp and Lustig)

King Arthur Tarquine killed and imprisoned the Knights of the Roundtable because of his anger toward

Lancelot

"O Captain My Captain" Whitman wrote this poem as an extended metaphor for what event

Lincoln's Asasination

The Pedestrian why does Mead agree that writing is not a profession

Mead no longer earns a living from writing

the _________________________ at the fire station has replaced the dalmatian

Mechanical hound

_________________is detached, childish in thought and speech

Mildred

_______________never wanted to have children

Mildred

half bull half man

Minotaur

King Arthur Gwynevere had run to the Tower of London while Arthur was gone because

Modred was trying to seduce her

what hint does the author drop which may indicate that Clarisse was not hit by a car after all

Montag could feel that Clarisse had once walked on the same railroad tracks he was traveling over

What is Faber's plan to help Montag escape?

Montag should head for the river in hopes of following old rail lines into the country where other outcasts hide

Captain Beatty characteristics

Montag's boss hates books enjoys his job can quote books

To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?

Montag's house

Arthur's illegitimate son

Mordred

Who is known as a witch in King Arthur?

Morgan Le Fay

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" what allusion does he reference with his Mountain Top theme

Moses

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" list the various allusions that he makes through the speech

Mount Olympus FDR Lincoln Good Sumaritan

Saves sword pieces to be given to her warrior son

Queen Hiordis

How to cite webpage with author

Rosenberg, Pnina. "Art During the Holocuast." Jewish Women's Archive(Italisized), 1 March. 2009, URL, Accessed 22 Jan. 2018 (Rosenberg)

King Arthur What was given to Arthur at his marriage to Gwynevere

Round Table

Chubby squire riding a donkey, not very smart

Sancho

What does Mildred say about Clarisse to Montag?

She was run over by a car

gold haired hero riding a horse from odin

Sigurd

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer eating the dragons heart ultimately enables

Sigurd to become wise to Regin's plans

Immature Knight who also happened to be Arthur's foster brother

Sir Kay

Nephew of Lancelot

Sir Lyonel

T/F King Arthur Arthur was not aware of his royal roots when he first pulled out the sword

T

T/F King Arthur At first the nobility of Britain protested Arthur's rise to the Throne

T

T/F King Arthur Camelot was the name of Arthur's Arthur's Kingdom where he settled with Gwenevere and his knights

T

T/F King Arthur Lancelot exchanges armor with sir Kay to keep Kay safe on the way back to Camelot

T

T/F King Arthur Merlin made Igraine Uther's wife in exchange for taking Arthur to be raised by a foster family

T

T/F king Arthur Morgan Le Fay put a spell on Lancelot so that they could drag him to her castle

T

there is almost no crime anymore in the city where Mead lives

The Pedestrian why is there only one police car left in the city

Why do the police pretend to be chasing Montag even after he has successfully escaped?

They need to end with a bang so the audience will be entertained

The sound of thunder Travis insists that Eckels retrieve the bullets because

Travis is angry and wants Eckels to suffer

Theseus which of the following details leads to the death of Aegeus

a black flag was still hoisted aloft the ship

Ballad of Burmingham what historical event does this poem relate to

a church bombing in Birminham

The Machine that won the War the machine that actually won the war was

a coin

what does Montag find gathered around a fire out in the countryside

a collection of misfits who once lived in the cities and escaped to the country

Theseus by the end of the story the reader regards theseus as

a democratic ruler

King Arthur Even though Modred and Arthur had come together to make a truce, how did the last battle begin

a knight drew his sword to kill a snake

By the Waters of Babylon "Then I saw the dead god. He was sitting in his chair, by the window, in a room I had not entered before, and, for the first moment, I thought that he was alive. Then I saw the skin on the back of his hand--it was like dry leather." what does this description help the reader visualize?

a mummified person

who does the Mechanical Hound kill

a random man

Theseus what does the labyrinth represent in this story

a seemingly unsolvable maze

Paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

work cited page should be

alphabetical hanging indent double spaced

Why is Granger's statement to Montag ("Welcome back from the dead.") ironic?

although Montag is not literally dead, his old self... his old belief system, is indeed dead

who is Faber

an old, retired English Professor that Montag first met in the park

Clarisse McClellan characteristics

an outgoing teenage girl neighbor of the Montags independent thinker who prefers nature to technology gets run over by a car

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" "If I had Sneezed" is an

anaphora

Robot Dreams the conclusion of the story suggests that the author believes that robots

are a potential threat to humans

The Pedestrian which of the following statements about Mead is False\ a. He has walked the streets alnone every night for years b. he is happily married with 2 children c. he wears sneakers so that the dogs won't hear him d. his house is the only brightly lit house in the neighborhood

b.

King Arthur all of the following words describe Sir Launcelot except a. courageous b. cautious c. strong d. clever

b. cautious

"Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth" how does Sandburg establish pathos in the second paragraph describing Lincoln's funeral train

bells sobbed cities wore crepe emotional terms and vivid imagery

italicized titles (underline if hand writing)

books, plays, magazine title,long poems, newspapers, movies, television series, paintings, CD titles, website

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" why did king reference FDR and Lincoln in his speech

both presidents over came struggles and made crucial decisions civil war and great depression

How do Granger and the others preserve books

by memorizing them

Theseus "The new heir apparent soon had an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians" what is the meaning of "endear" in the sentence

cause to admire

"O Captain My Captain" How does the tone of the poem change

celebrations of both Lincoln an victory followed by shock and sadness

The Machine that won the War the atmosphere at the beginning of the story can best be described as

celebratory

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" why is he happy to live in current times

change is on the horizon

there will come soft rains what happens after the tree bough crashes through the house

cleaning solvent catches on fire igniting the house

King Arthur Sir Launcelot is described as being brave and gentile because he is

compassionate to ladies in distress, yet brutal in his skills with other knights

On Women's right to vote what is her main support for ethos in her speech

constitution

Ethos

credibility

at one point during his run, Montag thought the Mechanical Hound had found him. What did he actually see that he mistook for the Hound?

deer

Cinderella's stepsisters as they ponder their career and future goals and decisions, what does she not want them to consider

don't be safe, always be self-less

On Women's right to vote what statement show bias in her speech

downright mockery the most hateful

pathos

emotion

Robot Dreams how often does the robot claim to dream

every night

Theseus Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to

find his way out of the maze

Ballad of Burmingham what had the child wanted to march for

for freedom

Faber characteristics

former professor friend of Montag feels regret that he didn't do more to prevent the banning of books

emancipation

freeing

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" What are a few examples of pathos he uses in the speech

getting stabbed story spraying of fire houses being attacked by dogs their singing and non-violet approach 1300 workers struggling to feed their families

The Pedestrian the police takes mead to a place where he will be

given psychiatric treatment

The Pedestrian problems begin for Leonard Mead on evening when he

goes out for a walk

the two main goals of people in this society are ________________________ and _____________________

happiness and equality

Robot Dreams Calvin consults the robot's "positive brain pattern" to see if it

has had a dream

odious

hateful

Theseus Why did Aegeus plan with Medea to poison Theseus

he believed him to be a threat to his power

what secret does Montag reveal to Mildred

he has approximately 20 books illegally hidden

The Pedestrian why does Mead claim he should not be arrested

he has not committed a crime

The Machine that won the War Henderson needed to unburden himself of the guilt because

he manipulated the data he fed the computer

King Arthur sir Lancelot is released from the dungeon by a noble woman because

he promises to help her father

Theseus Why did Theseus refuse to seek his father by water

he wanted to prove his bravery

why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred's friends

he's had all he can stand of their mindless banter and lack of depth

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" why was king in Memphis

helping the striking sanitation workers

why is it ironic hat Mildred sees no cause in reading since "books aren't people"

her 'family' is not real people either, but she feels an artificial connection to them

who turned in the alarm on the old woman with the hidden TV

her neighbor

Who inspires Clarisse to be different/awkward/strange?

her uncle

Theseus what happens just before theseus re-enters Athens after his adventure with the Minotaur

his father jumps into the sea

By the Waters of Babylon at the end of the story what has changed most about John?

his understanding about himself through his journey

there will come soft rains although the house accounts for nearly everything in life, what does it lack

human emotions

Robot Dreams in the dream the third law is shortened to omit the restriction that robots must never

hurt humans

King Arthur Sirs Kay and Lyonel at various points in the stories both display more ________________ than other knights

immaturity

imperative

important, nessecary, vital

"Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth" Where do the most important memorials to Lincoln reside

in people's hearts

there will come soft rains the poem that the house selects to read can best be described by the literary term

irony

Why does Montag suspect the Mechanical Hound has been programmed against him

it growls at him

What is the significance of the fact that the dandelion does not rub off on Mantag's chin

it supposedly means he is not in love

What happened to the City Montag escaped

it was flattened by bombs

"O Captain My Captain" How is this poem an elegy

it was written to morn

"O Captain My Captain" The poem uses the word "exulting". How is Lincoln exalted in the poem

joyful and happy mood cheering crowds flowers decorations flags

The sound of thunder Time safari hunts animals that are about to die anyway because

killing those animals is least likely to affect history

By the Waters of Babylon what moral is supported by the conclusion to the story

knowledge is a powerful but potentially dangerous tool

Theseus When Theseus tried to lift the stone that covered the sword and shoes his father set for him, he

lifted it without trouble

what does Faber remark that books smell like

like nutmeg or some spice from a foreign land

logos

logic, fact

Clarrise's face appears to Montag as a ______________ and ______________

mirror and clock

Farenheit 451 ATMS

money dispensers

Robot Dreams Calvin claims that Rash's name is like her

nature

there will come soft rains based on this story, the author, Bradbury, would most likely be in favor of

nuclear disarmament

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer Sigurds choice of a horse is mostly influenced by

odin's advice

Robot Dreams What is the relationship between Susan Calvin and Linda Rash?

older and younger scientists

What did the police instruct the public to do in a last-ditch effort to catch Montag?

on the count of ten, to go collectively to their doors or windows to see if they could spot the fugitive

Farenheit 451 flatscreen TV's

parlor walls

Montag's uniform is brandished with this mythical creature:

phoenix

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" Using logos, what solutions does he propose to help the economic situation of the striking workers

pool their money and support Black businesses

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer Throughout this story, Regin's goal is to

possess Andvari's gold

Cinderella's stepsisters what does she tell the audience they soon will have in common with the stepsisters

power

"Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth" What did Sandburg note about Lincoln's praise of Civil War soldiers

praised both union and confederate soldiers at Getesburg

bias

prejudice toward one side

what does Faber say is missing from society

quality of information, leisure to digest it, and the right to carry out actions

turbulent

rough, chaotic, difficult

The symbol of the ______________ is important because it can supposedly live through fire. It also happens to be the design of the fire truck

salamander

Farenheit 451 earbuds known as

sea shells little beans

Ballad of Burmingham what was ionic about the fate of the child

she died at a safe place -- the church

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer We know that Queen Hiordis favors Sigurd because

she has saved Sigmud's sword for him

On Women's right to vote how does the speaker loose her credibility through the statement "downright mockery"

she is too biased and too emotional

Cinderella's stepsisters what about the story of Cinderella gives Morrison "a sense of urgency"

she sees women pulling each other down rather than motivating and helping others

Why did Montag stop on the way to Faber's house and stash a book in Mrs.Black's house

she was a wife of one of his fellow firemen and it was part of the plan to plant books and call in alarms against the firemen

quotation marks enclosing titles of

short stories, essays, webpage, photograph, short poems, song title, article title, chapters of books, and television episodes

Ballad of Burmingham what did the mother suggest she go to church and do instead

sing in the choir

Oligarcy

small group in power often aristocrats

Aristocracy

small groups of high social class

King Arthur Based on details about the four queens' behavior, the reader can infer that the queens

spoiled and used to getting what they want, including taking him as their lover

Montag's job as a fireman means he?

starts fires for a living

"Address on the Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth" From what you know of Lincoln, why would Sandburg describe him as steel and velvet

steel- courage throughout the war velvet- compassion, he wept with all who died in the war, even the confederate deaths

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" define grappling

struggling going back and forth undecided

The Pedestrian what is the main idea of the pedestrian

technology deadens feelings and life in people

Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door through the description "a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam"

the Mechanical Hound

The Pedestrian Why is there no one in the police car

the car is completely computerized

why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead

the country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" When did King die

the day after his speech April 4, 1968

The sound of thunder Which detail from the story represents the scientific belief of chaos theory

the death of a butterfly causes significant changes int he future

Why is Montag's leg incapacitated?

the mechanical hound stabbed him with his procaine needle

there will come soft rains why is no one home in the story

the occupants were killed

What piece of trivia does Faber tell Montag that he didn't fully realize before?

the public itself stopped reading of its own accord

Theseus What happened to Ariadne

the reader is left unsure of her fate but she is thought to have been abandoned on a island

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase

Farenheit 451 name comes from...

the temp at which paper burns

to what is Montag referring when he says, "I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night"

the tube used to pump Mildred's stomach

Ballad of Burmingham what was the final image in the poem

the white shoe

Theseus what happens immediately before Aegeus dashes the poisoned cup out of Medea's hand

theseus draws his sword

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer All but one of the swords Regin makes smash to pieces because

they are all made with fires from earth

Sound of thunder what is described as a paradox

they cannot meet themselves in time

How did Granger and the others know Montag's name?

they had been watching the chase on a portable battery tv set

Cinderella's stepsisters ultimately, what is she trying to persuade her listeners to do

think of others stand united and uplift others "the Function of freedom is to help others"

The Machine that won the War the data had become unreliable because

those supplying it had their own biases and agendas

What are the Seashells?

tiny transistor radio ear plugs

You should capitalize

titles of books, movies, magazines, newspaper, articles, songs, plays, and works of art

what plan of action do Montag and Faber accidentally come up with

to disrupt the fireman structure itself by planting books and tuning in alarms against the firemen

Montag's house was described as a ___________________

tomb

On Women's right to vote What/who does she accuse of being an "odious aristocracy"

voting

Robot Dreams Which best describes the robots in the dream

weary and downtrodden

what question haunts Montag because neither he nor his wife can remember the answer

where did Montag and his wife Meet?

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer At the beginning of the story, Sigurd shows all of the following qualities except a. luck b.wisdom c.courage d.strength

wisdom

sound of thunder what changes in the future

words are pronounced the same, but spelled differently education is much less advanced the other election canidate, Doutscher won


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