2.7.F - Quiz: Week 7

Question 1

Ambrose Bierce is best known for his “realist fiction” on which topic?

Answer 1

His military experiences

Question 2

Which of the following best describes Jack London’s youth?

Answer 2

He dropped out of school and took many odd jobs.

Question 3

Ambrose Bierce’s death is shrouded in mystery. According to the lesson, what probably happened?

Answer 3

He rode with Poncho Villa in Mexico and was never heard from again.

Question 4

Jack London was a Civil War veteran. (T/F)

Answer 4

False

Question 5

With which of the following did London have personal experience?

Answer 5

The Klondike Gold Rush

Question 6

Which word best describes the behavior of the young cavalryman at the beginning of “War”?

Answer 6

Tense

Question 7

In “War,” what is the cavalryman trying to hold on to as he gallops away from the enemy?

Answer 7

Apples

Question 8

At the end of “War,” what does the man with the ginger-colored beard do?

Answer 8

He shoots and kills the young cavalryman.

Question 9

In “War,” the young cavalryman comes across a deserted farmhouse. What does he immediately deduce about this location?

Answer 9

A battle had taken place there.

Question 10

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what does the federal think he sees?

Answer 10

A horseman flying through the air

Question 11

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what does Druse claim he fired at?

Answer 11

A horse

Question 12

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” Druse is on guard duty watching out for his men. Which of the following groups does he belong to?

Answer 12

Five regiments that are resting before an upcoming attack on the enemy

Question 13

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what crime does Carter commit at the beginning of the story?

Answer 13

He is fast asleep on duty.

Question 14

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what is Carter Druse’s background?

Answer 14

He comes from a wealthy western Virginian family.

Question 15

In “A Horseman in the Sky,” why does Druse’s father call him a traitor when he declares his intention to enlist?

Answer 15

He plans to enlist with the Union, not the Confederacy, like his father.

Question 16

Select all the major elements of setting.
Mood
Time
Imagery
Weather
Social/Political Environment
People
Exposition
Place

Answer 16

Mood
Time
Weather
Social/Political Environment
Place

Question 17

__________: The study of the origin of words

Answer 17

Etymology

Question 18

In literature, a symbol is something
_____________that represents a(n)
__________ concept or idea.

Answer 18

physical
non-physical

Question 19

The following passage from “A Horseman in the Sky” introduces which element of the story’s setting? Select all that apply.

So tensely was he strung, that a bunch of quail, exploding into flight from under his horse’s nose, startled him to such an extent that automatically, instantly, he had reined in and fetched the carbine halfway to his shoulder. He grinned sheepishly, recovered himself, and rode on. So tense was he, so bent upon the work he had to do, that the sweat stung his eyes unwiped, and unheeded rolled down his nose and spattered his saddle pommel. The band of his cavalryman’s hat was fresh-stained with sweat. The roan horse under him was likewise wet. It was high noon of a breathless day of heat.

Place
Time
Weather
Mood
Social/Political Environment

Answer 19

Time
Weather
Mood