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cultural literacy 6 Flashcards

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Dodsworth author

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Sinclair Lewis

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The Natural author

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Bernard Malamud

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Sula author

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Toni Morrison

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The Epic of the Wheat trilogy author

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Frank Norris

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My Name is Asher Lev author

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Chaim Potok

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Giants in the Earth author

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Ole Rolvaag

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Portnoy’s Complaint author

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Philip Roth

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The Human Comedy author

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William Saroyan

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The Accidental Tourist author

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Anne Tyler

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Exodus author

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Leon Uris

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Ben Hur author

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Lew Wallace

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Ethan Frome author

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Edith Wharton

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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test author

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Tom Wolfe

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Black Boy author

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Richard Wright

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The Minority Report author

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Philip K. Dick

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Pope Adrian IV

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Nicholas Breakspear, only Englishman to have been pope; 12th c.

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Henry IV

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first French ruler in the Bourbon dynasty (from 16th c. to Republic)

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cholla

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a genus of cacti including the jumping cholla

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corolla

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a flower’s collection of petals

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number of Baskin-Robbins flavors

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31

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Acura

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the luxury and performance division of Honda

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ruminants

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suborder of herbivorous animals including cattle, deer, and goats

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Lacoste

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French luxury sports fashion company, uses the green crocodile as its logo

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Unilever

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British consumer goods company, uses a “U” composed of many smaller icons as its logo

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element in seaweed

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iodine

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aioli

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a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil

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Aeneas

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Trojan warrior second only to Hector in bravery

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“Alejandro”

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2009 Lady Gaga song

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“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”

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1972 Looking Glass song

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“Cecilia”

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Simon & Garfunkel song

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parquetry

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intricate floor design with pieces of wood

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TD Garden

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formerly Boston Garden, home of The Boston Celtics

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New Economics

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the approach of economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies even outside of crises

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M

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in economics, any of various types of money

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M2

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broader grouping of types of money than M

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Glass-Steagal Act

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1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

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1999 law overturning the Glass-Steagal Act (also known as the “Citigroup Relief Act”)

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the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

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Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns

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the 2 financial conglomerates dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

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JP Morgan, Citigroup

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CDO

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collateralized debt obligation

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CDS

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credit default swap

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mustelid

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a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels

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stoat

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mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”

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shegetz

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a non-Jewish boy

45
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The Perfumed Garden

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full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sexual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi

46
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Jonathan Groff

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actor playing King George III in Hamilton

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Natalia Dyer

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actress playing Nancy Wheeler on Stranger Things

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Paul Walter Hauser

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actor playing Larry Hall on Black Bird

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Britt Lower

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actress playing Helly R on Severance

50
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FOMC

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Federal Open Market Committee

51
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Sinclair Lewis

A

Dodsworth author

52
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Bernard Malamud

A

The Natural author

53
Q

Toni Morrison

A

Sula author

54
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Frank Norris

A

The Epic of the Wheat trilogy author

55
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Chaim Potok

A

My Name is Asher Lev author

56
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Ole Rolvaag

A

Giants in the Earth author

57
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Philip Roth

A

Portnoy’s Complaint author

58
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William Saroyan

A

The Human Comedy author

59
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Anne Tyler

A

The Accidental Tourist author

60
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Leon Uris

A

Exodus author

61
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Lew Wallace

A

Ben Hur author

62
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Edith Wharton

A

Ethan Frome author

63
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Tom Wolfe

A

The Electric Acid Kool-aid Test author

64
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Richard Wright

A

Black Boy author

65
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Philip K. Dick

A

The Minority Report author

66
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Nicholas Breakspear, only Englishman to have been pope; 12th c.

A

Pope Adrian IV

67
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first French ruler in the Bourbon dynasty (from 16th c. to Republic)

A

Henry IV

68
Q

a genus of cacti including the jumping cholla

A

cholla

69
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a flower’s collection of petals

A

corolla

70
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31

A

number of Baskin-Robbins flavors

71
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the luxury and performance division of Honda

A

Acura

72
Q

suborder of herbivorous animals including cattle, deer, and goats

A

ruminants

73
Q

French luxury sports fashion company, uses the green crocodile as its logo

A

Lacoste

74
Q

British consumer goods company, uses a “U” composed of many smaller icons as its logo

A

Unilever

75
Q

iodine

A

element in seaweed

76
Q

a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil

A

aioli

77
Q

Trojan warrior second only to Hector in bravery

A

Aeneas

78
Q

2009 Lady Gaga song

A

“Alejandro”

79
Q

1972 Looking Glass song

A

“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”

80
Q

Simon & Garfunkel song

A

“Cecilia”

81
Q

intricate floor design with pieces of wood

A

parquetry

82
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formerly Boston Garden, home of The Boston Celtics

A

TD Garden

83
Q

the approach of economic advisors of Kennedy who advocated Keynesian policies even outside of crises

A

New Economics

84
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in economics, any of various types of money

A

M

85
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broader grouping of types of money than M

A

M2

86
Q

1934 law preventing banks holding consumer deposits from using that money to make risky investments

A

Glass-Steagal Act

87
Q

1999 law overturning the Glass-Steagal Act (also known as the “Citigroup Relief Act”)

A

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

88
Q

Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns

A

the 5 investment banks dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

89
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JP Morgan, Citigroup

A

the 2 financial conglomerates dominating the financial services industry in the 2000s

90
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collateralized debt obligation

A

CDO

91
Q

credit default swap

A

CDS

92
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a family of carnivorous mammals that includes otters, badgers, and weasels

A

mustelid

93
Q

mustelid indigenous to Eurasia, also called an “ermine”

A

stoat

94
Q

a non-Jewish boy

A

shegetz

95
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full title: The Perfumed Garden of Sexual Delight, a 15th century Arabic sex manual and erotic novel by Nefzawi

A

The Perfumed Garden

96
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actor playing King George III in Hamilton

A

Jonathan Groff

97
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actress playing Nancy Wheeler on Stranger Things

A

Natalia Dyer

98
Q

actor playing Larry Hall on Black Bird

A

Paul Walter Hauser

99
Q

actress playing Helly R on Severance

A

Britt Lower

100
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Federal Open Market Committee

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FOMC

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