9 Week Test Flashcards
What is one biblical example which shows the importance of language?
Tower of Babel
Why should one study English grammar and literature?
To communicate effectively
What are the five parts of a letter?
Heading, salutation, body, closing, signature
Tf The morlocks battled with the eloi, hid the time machine, and lived underground.
True
The time traveler was disappointed that the future civilizations and not advanced very much.
True
The time machine was hidden in there palace of green porcelain.
False
In the fight between the morlocks and the time traveller, no body actually dies.
False
After returning to the present, the time traveller leaves again and did not return.
True
The narrator ends the book by saying that humanity will grow worse and become extinct.
False
Eliza?
Pacing goose
About Eliza?
Got a goose
Named it
Raised it
Won it back in court after it was stolen
Jim?
Gift of the magi
About Jim?
Della’s husband
Poor businessman
Sells prized watch to buy combs for Della
Fortunato?
The cask of amontillado
About Fortunato?
Angered Montresor and was buried alive by him
Young scout?
War
About young scout?
Rode on spy mission
Killed by man he spared
Semi barbaric king?
Lady or tiger?
About semi barbaric king?
Sets up an arena where the offender gets eaten by a tiger or married
Princess’s boyfriend underwent it
Daydreamed heroically?
Secret life of Walter Mitty
About Walter Mitty?
Dreamed he was a pilot, doctor,and more
Madame forestier?
The necklace
About Madame forestier?
Lent Madame loisel a paste diamond necklace
General Zaroff?
Most dangerous game
About general Zaroff?
Hunted people for fun
Killed by rainsford, a man he hunted
What gives hints as to what will come next in the story?
Foreshadowing
A character’s actions in a setting bring about unexpected results
Irony of situation
A characters struggles in his or her mind about what to do
Internal conflict
The story is told revealing all the characters’ thoughts and actions
Omniscient point of view
The continuation of a story in another story, especially when items remain unresolved
Sequel
A reference to older literature, history, or art,that the author expects the reader to know
Allusion
How does the cask of amontillado handle foreshadowing effectively?
Montresor tells how he cannot handle his anger at Fortunato
He kills Fortunato
What was the evidence that convinced judge pomeroy?
Eliza could recognize Samantha, knew about geese, and knew that, unlike other geese, Samantha could pace
What is unusual about the resolution to the lady or the tiger?
There is none
Why did o. Henry call this story the gift of the magi?
The gifts Della and Jim gave each other were big sacrifices
Irony of situation in the necklace?
Madame loisel loses her youth to replace a paste necklace
How does the ending of war show the author’s disapproval of war?
The innocent young man is killed because he spared a life
Careful, cautious
Circumspect
Lasting a long time, persistent, a plant living many years
Perennial
Brief and to the point
Terse
Loose in one’s morals or behavior
Dissolute
In the gift of the magi, Della and Jim were poor but still had a great love for each other.
True
The etymology of a word refers to its history and often highlights the country of origin.
True
In the necklace, the couple worked very hard to raise funds to replace the lost necklace.
True
The lady who lost the necklace finally confessed to the borrower that she had lost it
True
The necklace’s owner expressed thanks for all the sacrifices that had been made to obtain it.
False
The couple had paid 36000 Francs for a necklace when the original was only worth 500.
True
By not naming the characters nor the armies, London shows that any war usually has injustices.
True
The young scout is killed when a cannonball explodes over his head.
False
Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Superfluous
To offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion
Rebut
A very steep cliff,the brink or edge of disaster
Precipice
Not running or flowing, foul from standing still
Inactive
Dull
Stagnant
Grimly or scornfully mocking
Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
To make right
Correct
Rectify
Sad
Dreary
Doleful
Very brave
Fearless
Unshakable
Intrepid
Not letting light through
Not clear or lucid
Dense
Stupid
Opaque
A temporary relief or delay
To grant a postponement
Reprieve
Five ways to combine sentences
Punctuation Coordination Reduction Apposition Subordination
Punctuation?
Semi colon
Coordination?
Equal clauses
And, but, or, so
Reduction?
Reduced to a small clause
Apposition?
Reduce to clause describing subject
Subordination?
One more important than the other
When, although, if, as, who, what, that
Research usually starts with a person’s curiosity about a subject
True
After gaining info and understanding, the next step is outlining.
True
It is helpful to develop a question that you think you can answer through research
True
Reading general sources is usually not helpful and wastes time
False
Often you must read around a topic in a general way until you find an area that appeals to you.
True
The paper that you write on customs and values in ancient Greece will be 3 pages.
False
Keeping track of your sources is optional, so notecards are not very helpful.
False
One one side of a notecard should be the source, and on the other should be the idea of the source
True
On one side of the card should be. A key word or phrase, the source number, the page number, and info from the source
True
You can write n. Pag. If no page number
True
You use a direct quote when you want to give the main idea of a source
False
You use a paraphrase when you wAnt to show the author’s exact words
False
When you quote an author’s exact words, you should put quotation mark around them.
True
Copying someone word for word without quotation marks is plagiarism.
True
Clearly distinguish in a research paper what are your idea and what are others ideas
True
When in doubt, give credit to your source or you will be stealing.
True
Odyssey was written around 800 BC
True
The author of the odyssey was Cronus
False
The clever Odysseus was responsible for the fall of Troy, ending the Trojan war
True
It takes Odysseus ten years to go from Troy to Ithaca.
True
Odysseus tells his adventures to queen Scylla, ruler of thrinacia.
False
Eating the lotus made the eater want to stay forever with the other lotus eaters.
True
To escape the sirens, Odysseus is tied to the mast and his men have wax put in their ears.
True
How much does Della have for Christmas?
$1.87
What are the three ways to use information on notecards?
Summarizing, paraphrasing, and direct quoting
Who is scylla?
The monster with 6 heads who takes one man per head to eat when ships pass
What is Charybdis?
A whirlpool
Which does Odysseus head to?
Scylla
Who warned Odysseus about these terrors?
Circe
What did Circe say about Scylla?
Don’t use arms
What happens with Zeus’s cattle?
Odysseus warns his men They eat them anyways Odysseus fell asleep Lampetia tells Zeus of his loss Zeus destroys the ship in a storm, and it is lost to Charybdis Odysseus clings to a branch and survives Calypso saves him
What is the suitors plan?
Kill Telemachus
What did Athena disguise o as?
Old beggar
What happens when Odysseus reveals himself?
Telemachus doesn’t believe at first
Later he does
They figure out a plan
Have servants help
Argos?
Odysseus’s dog who he got as a pup, but never used.
Now it is old and recognizes him, and soon dies
Who is eumaeus?
A swine herd who Helps him
What does Penelope do with the BEGGAR?
Have him be taken cAre of
What happens before the challenge?
Penelope questions him
O says he met o and that he is alive and will come
What was the challenge?
String Odysseus’s bow and shoot it through 12 axe handle sockets.
What is Penelope’s second test?
If o recognizes his bed
How does it end?
O has is land and kingdom back
What is a tentative thesis?
A statement that tells what your paper will be about
What are the 7 deadly thesis errors?
No fragments No questions No I thinks No irrelevancies Clear language Not muddled or incoherent Not figurative
What do you do with your notecards?
Organize by slugs, or subject
What should you do after sorting notecards?
Determine main and sub headings for outline
