Cumulative Quiz 1

Question 1

The elderly woman’s alert mind and sense of humor impressed her guests so much that her physical illness went _________________________ by all.

Answer 1

unperceived

Question 2

My father has worked as a liaison in many different countries. He is currently involved with the French Embassy in London, on a military assignment, working as an______________________.

Answer 2

attaché

Question 3

Why does Icarus choose to disobey his father?

Answer 3

He wants to experience more of the thrill and joy of flying high.

Question 4

Who witnesses the death of Narcissus?

Answer 4

Echo

Question 5

What was locked away in the black box?

Answer 5

negative attributes to pain others

Question 6

Why was Pandora given to Epimetheus as his bride?

Answer 6

Zeus knew that Epimetheus was not very bright and would willingly accept a gift from the gods, no matter what the consequence.

Question 7

How does Demeter react when Zeus informs her that Persephone must stay in the Underworld?

Answer 7

She is determined to make everything suffer, as she is suffering.
Her anger is so intense that she ceases to bestow life on the earth.
She warns Zeus that if he does not return Persephone to her that all mankind will perish.
all of the above

Question 8

How does Narcissus react to those attracted to him?

Answer 8

He rejects them all.

Question 9

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

What did you mean when you said, “The hike was long and hot”?

Answer 9

Correct

Question 10

What figure of speech is used the following:

Then weave again for sweet Eurydice, Life’s pattern that was taken from the loom too quickly.

Answer 10

metaphor

Question 11

“The merry month of May is full of fun.”

Answer 11

alliteration

Question 12

“dried up, waterproof, like a swan made of felt steering my way in a water of wombs and ashes.”

Answer 12

alliteration

Question 13

“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”

Answer 13

metaphor

Question 14

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Answer 14

hyperbole

Question 15

“Hear the bells how they clang.”

Answer 15

onomatopoeia

Question 16

The city shivered during the snowstorm.

Answer 16

personification

Question 17

What type of conflict exists in the following paragraph from “War”?

The ridge ended in a steep descent—so steep that he zigzagged back and forth across the face of the slope, sliding and stumbling among the dead leaves and matted vines and keeping a watchful eye on the horse above, that threatened to fall down upon him. The sweat ran from him, and the pollen-dust, settling pungently in mouth and nostrils, increased his thirst. Try as he would, nevertheless the descent was noisy, and frequently he stopped, panting in the dry heat, and listening for any warning from beneath.

Answer 17

Person vs. nature

Question 18

Steven is extremely circumspect. He always talks with me before making a decision.

Answer 18

appropriate

Question 19

Mark Twain

Answer 19

Realism

Question 20

Maya Angelou

Answer 20

Harlem Renaissance

Question 21

I get chastised every time I break my curfew.

Answer 21

appropriate

Question 22

I think it’s important to censure children when they work hard to accomplish a goal.

Answer 22

inappropriate

Question 23

My callous boyfriend always writes me love letters and sends me roses.

Answer 23

inappropriate

Question 24

My husband never knows what I am thinking. It’s as if our minds have coalesced.

Answer 24

inappropriate

Question 25

t/f On the morning of the second day, Fremantle has a premonition that General Hood will die in the coming battle.

Answer 25

false

Question 26

What did the Confederate army call “Little Round Top”?

Answer 26

The Rocky Hill

Question 27

James Longstreet

Answer 27

Confederacy

Question 28

John Buford

Answer 28

Union

Question 29

What happens to John Reynolds?

Answer 29

He is killed shortly after arriving in Gettysburg with the infantry.

Question 30

By the end of the third day, Longstreet realized that the situation was very dire.

Answer 30

appropriate

Question 31

Is the following a direct or indirect quotation?

“The sunset is beautiful this evening,” Nora said.

Answer 31

Direct

Question 32

What event prompted the South to secede (formally withdraw) from the Union?

Answer 32

Abraham Lincoln was elected president

Question 33

Which of the following details is not an example of foreshadowing that some disaster is about to happen to the climbers. (“Annapurna.”)

Answer 33

climbers were blinded by the snow

Question 34

Biographers can be critical of their subjects, or admiring, or both. How would you describe Lash’s attitude toward Annie Sullivan in his biography? (“Annie Sullivan”)

Answer 34

He clearly admired her courage and strength.
He finds the feistiness that helped her escape the limitations of her world refreshing.
He feels compassion toward her for her great suffering.
all of the above

Question 35

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln called the United States a house divided because there were ____ states that opposed slavery and ____ states that advocated (supported) it.

Answer 35

19, 15

Question 36

What is the ultimate goal of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau? (“Excerpt from The Loch Ness Monster.”)

Answer 36

to gain a positive and final identification of the genus

Question 37

Why didn’t Dell’s parents tell their son about the family’s finances? (“Fool’s Paradise”)

Answer 37

They thought children should be protected from unpleasantness.

Question 38

According to the author Dell, what is his definition of respectability? (“Fool’s Paradise”)

Answer 38

being well dressed

Question 39

The writer repeats him- or herself a lot and his or her writing seems like a bunch of disconnected thoughts.

Answer 39

1

Question 40

Choose the synonym for each given vocabulary word. imprudence

Answer 40

rashness

Question 41

ignominious Choose the synonym for each given vocabulary word.

Answer 41

shameful

Question 42

What specific trials or ordeals experienced by African Americans are mentioned in the poem? (“I am a Black Woman”

Answer 42

All of the above are specific trials mentioned by the poet.

Question 43

What does the speaker, in “Desiderata,” say you are? (“Desiderata”)

Answer 43

He states that you are a child of the universe.

Question 44

What is the significance of the comment at the end of the poem, “No more to build on there?” (“Out, Out—”)

Answer 44

One grows, builds, and develops every minute of every day, and now that the boy is dead, others cannot build him into a man.

Question 45

The story of “Orpheus and Eurydice” contains the literary element of irony. Why is the story ironic? Choose the best response.

Answer 45

The myth is ironic because Orpheus is willing to risk so much to travel to Hades for his true love, expects to be with his true love, but ends up without her.

Question 46

The deplorable sunshine shone on the tents and warmed the air inside.

Answer 46

inappropriate