English 9, 3rd Quarter Flashcards

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_______________1. Scientific method is used by rationalists to study the world.

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True
False

A

TRUE

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_______________2. Rationalism is known as the classical age.

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False

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FALSE

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_______________3. Elevated diction was used in literary works by authors.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________4. Deism is a belief that the world was made by God and governed by natural laws.

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True
False

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TRUE

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_______________5. Deists didn’t believe in the literal translation of the bible.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________6. Rationalist writers modeled their works after the Italian classics.

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True
False
Feedback

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FALSE

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_______________7. The Jeffersonian bible was a new version of bible and focuses purely on the teachings of Jesus.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________8.During the Rationalism, most of the works focused on tragedy and nature.

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False

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FALSE

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_______________9. The self-made American dream was emphasized in English literature.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________10. The founding fathers of Rationalism explored ethics from a traditional perspective.

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False

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FALSE

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_______________11. Novels are the Great Age in Victorian period.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________12. The improvements in the printing technology made a great impact on the literacy skills of common people during the Victorian period.

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False

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TRUE

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_______________13. Gothic literature was banned during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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False

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FALSE

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_______________14. Portraying the worst qualities of all characters in a story is called, “Satirical Realism.”

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False

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TRUE

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_______________15. Comedy represents moral values to viewers and readers in the Victorian period.

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FALSE

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16
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  1. This author promotes the American Dream in his biography.
A

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

17
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  1. A writer that composed the Declaration of Independence.
A

THOMAS JEFFERSON

18
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  1. She delivered the “Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Fall Women’s Rights Convention.
A

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON

19
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  1. He created a new version of the bible called “Jeffersonian Bible.”
A

THOMAS JEFFERSON

20
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  1. He delivered the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” against the British Parliament.
A

PATRICK HENRY

21
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words that end in –ing and functions as a NOUN. It can take on the role of a subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.

A

GERUNDS

22
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Gerund subjects are always singular.

TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

23
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Identify the gerund.

Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

A

TRAVELING

24
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GERUND AS OBJECT FOR PREPOSITIONthe preposition is next to the gerund.

TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

25
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It is a word that ends in –ing or –ed and functions as an ADJECTIVE.

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PARTICIPLE

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GERUNDS OR PARTICIPLES
Present participle = -ing
Past participle = -ed, -en, -d, -t, or -n

A

PARTICIPLES

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A play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts.

A

ONE-ACT PLAY

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ONE-ACT PLAYS
The scenes may be multiple and in variations. The write up of the plays are concise and written precisely.

TRUE OR FALSE

A
29
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Which of the following is not an element of a one-act play?

Setting
Weather
Atmosphere
Characters
Theme
Conflict
Plot

A

weather