English Final Questions Flashcards
When and where was Robert Louis Stevenson born? Describe his family.
1850-1894 in Edinburg, Scotland. His family owned a lighthouse company,were all engineers, and strict Presbyterians.
What is a tragic hero, and what characteristics do they need?
A protagonist with a fatal/tragic flaw which leads to their downfall. Introduced as happy, powerful, privileged, but ends up dying. Must have GOODNESS, SUPERIORITY, TRAGIC FLAW, and an EPIPHANY
When and where was George Orwell born? Describe his family.
1903-1950 in Motihari, India. Not very well-off family “lower-upper-middle-class”
Describe Orwell’s formal education.
Attended a prep school in Sussex, England at the age of 8, and later continued to Wellington and Eton. But could not win a university scholarship due to poor marks.
When and where was Arthur Miller born? Describe his family.
1915-2005 in New York. Into a middle class Jewish immigrant family. His father a clothing manufacturer and store owner.
What year was CCJH published? And what other works did he write?
Published in 1886 (shilling shocker). Another popular book is “Treasure Island”.
Why did Dr.Jekyll experiment with transcendental medicine, and what horror bothered him the most about the entire situation.
Wanted to hide his “certain impatient gaiety of disposition”. What eventually scared him the most was permanently becoming Mr.Hyde.
Who was inspector Newcomen and what did he and Utterson find in Hyde’s apartment?
Newcomen is a Scotland Yard police and who investigates the murder of Carew. The room was ransacked, they found the other half of the cane, and a half burned check book.
List major themes found in CCJH (7)
Good vs Evil Religion Repression Friendship Science Curiosity Violence
In what year was Animal Farm published, and to what genre? What other novels is George Orwell know for?
1945, allegory and satire. He’s also known for “Nineteen Eighty-Four”; “Homage to Catalonia”
List all the propaganda types.
Bandwagon, Glittering generalities, name calling, plain folks, testimonials, transfer, card-stacking.
List the seven original commandments
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- whatever goes upon 4 legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes
- No animal shall sleep in a bed
- No animal shall drink alcohol
- no animal shall kill another animal
- All animals are equal
In what year was the Crucible Published? And to what genre?
- As a tragedy and allegory
In what year was the Illustrated Man published? And to what genre?
1951, and it’s science fiction
List the 8 science fiction motifs
- Artificial intelligence
- Alien encounter
- Time travel
- Cyberpunk
- Genetic manipulation
- Future war
- Science and scientists
- Worlds
