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ASCA Omnibus VI > Final Exam Questions > Flashcards

Final Exam Questions Flashcards

1
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, who disappoints the soldiers when they meet?

A

Kaiser

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2
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In World War II, which nations comprised the Axis Powers?

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Japan, Germany, Italy

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What was the line of fortifications on the German western border called?

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The Siegfried Line

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4
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In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what prized possession does Shukhov keep in his boot?

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A spoon

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5
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What legend served as the framework for T.S. Eliot’s master work, The Waste Land?

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The Holy Grail

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6
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What event is the author of Lamentations mourning?

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The destruction of Jerusalem

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7
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What type of poem is the book of Lamentations?

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Acrostic

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8
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What was the significance of the angelic chariots in Ezekiel going out from the temple?

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God going to His people in exile

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9
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What did God prohibit Ezekiel from doing after He told the prophet he would lose “the delight of [his] eyes”?

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Mourning his wife’s death

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10
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, what object of Kemmerich’s is passed among the group?

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A pair of boots

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In All Quiet on the Western Front, who does Paul carry away from the front, only to discover him dead at the medical tent?

A

Katczkinsky

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12
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In World War II, which nations comprised the Allied Powers?

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Russia, France, United Kingdom, United States

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In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, why is Shukhov in prison, according to the government?

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He was a spy

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14
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What object nearly sends Shukhov to solitary confinement, but is not discovered?

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A rusty blade

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15
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What did Eliot do in 1927 that shocked his Avant Garde friends?

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He was baptized

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16
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What is unexpected about the tone of Lamentations’ ending?

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It doubts God’s restoration

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17
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What proverb did God command Israel not to sing, as they downplayed their own wickedness?

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“The parents ate sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge”

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18
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, how did the young men “square accounts” with Corporal Himmelstoss for the ways he had treated them during training?

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They assaulted him

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19
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What region factored heavily in both the German blitzkrieg in 1939 and the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944?

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Ardennes Forest

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20
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What does Ambrose refer to as the oldest tactical and engineering problem in warfare?

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Overcoming a fortified position

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21
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In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what object does Shukhov routinely hide for future use?

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A trowel

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22
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In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what does the gang steal from a neighboring site during their workday?

A

Tar paper

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23
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What was the motto of the modernist movement?

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“Make it new”

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24
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What gives Jeremiah hope in Lamentations 3, when he is at his lowest point?

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God’s faithfulness

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25
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What will be the name of the new city described in Ezekiel 40-48?

A

The Lord is There

26
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Who are the dry bones God shows Ezekiel in chapter 37?

A

The house of Israel

27
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According to The American and French Revolutions Compared, why was it not rebellion when America defied Parliament?

A

Parliament had no jurisdiction

28
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In Brave New World, what does Bernared suggest he and Lenina are missing, being “infants where feeling and desire are concerned?”

A

Purpose

29
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What keeps citizens of the World state from aging in Brave New World?

A

Young blood

30
Q

The central structure of Deuteronomy is built around expository application of what document?

A

The ten commandments

31
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When Israelite crops came in, what were they commanded to do with a tenth of their produce?

A

Celebratory sacrifice

32
Q

According to Tocqueville, what was the name for the first public education laws in New England?

A

‘That Old Deluder Satan’

33
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What does Tocqueville mean when he says that America has “no government?”

A

So many participate that government is not ‘other’

34
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According to Tocqueville, how do men trick themselves into believing they are free once government has become their shepherd?

A

They still vote

35
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What becomes of Mr. Hyde after the Carew murder?

A

He disappears for a time

36
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In Ecclesiastes, what does Solomon say that “much wisdom” and increased “knowledge” produces and increases?

A

Suffering

37
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Why does Solomon say that he hates all his labor under the sun?

A

he doesn’t know what the result will be

38
Q

In Emma, why is Emma so annoyed when Mrs. Elton refers to Mr. Knightley as Knightley?

A

It’s too informal

39
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

40
Q

Who in the US Government interprets the Constitution?

A

The Supreme Court

41
Q

Where is the “separation of church and state” in the Constitution?

A

It’s not there

42
Q

In Hamlet, how long after King Hamlet’s death did Claudius wait before marrying his “Sometime sister, now our queen?”

A

2 months

43
Q

How does Huckleberry Finn resolve the issue of his guilt over tricking Jim?

A

He humbles himself

44
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In Leviathan, Hobbes lists the three types of commonwealth. What are they?

A

Monarchy, Democracy, and Aristocracy

45
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In the Gospel of Matthew, when Herod is killing Israelite baby boys, he reminds us of what Old Testament person?

A

Pharaoh

46
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What adorns the walls on either side of the pulpit in the Whaleman’s Chapel in Moby-Dick?

A

Memorial tablets to dead sailors

47
Q

After two days’ chase, Starbuck pleads with Ahab to let Moby Dick go. Ahab replies, “I act under orders.” Whose orders does Ahab claim?

A

The fates

48
Q

In Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom see what he takes for the moon outside the window of the spaceship. What is the object actually?

A

The earth

49
Q

What is it about Dorian Gray that fascinates and obsesses the artist Basil Hallward?

A

His beauty

50
Q

How are the pastoral epistles different from Paul’s other letters?

A

they are more personal

51
Q

How are the pastoral epistles similar to Paul’s other letters?

A

their doctrine

52
Q

In book IX of Paradise Lost, Satan tells us his ultimate motivation. What is it?

A

Desire for destruction

53
Q

In Paradise Lost, what circumstances lead to Eve being found alone by Satan?

A

She wanted to test her strength

54
Q

In The Red Badge of Courage, what allows Henry to overcome his sense of shame?

A

He realizes that others fear death

55
Q

As a young man, what does Robinson Crusoe want to do with his life?

A

To go to sea

56
Q

What is the first thing Crusoe does after arriving on his island?

A

Praises God

57
Q

What does Robinson Crusoe build on the island?

A

a fortress

58
Q

What River is Sleepy Hollow near?

A

Hudson River

59
Q

In That Hideous Strength, according to Mark, “the real thing” that makes the N.I.C.E. so important is getting “science applied to social problems and backed…” by what?

A

the full force of the state

60
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What is the “Invisible hand” that Adam Smith makes reference to?

A

free exchange of goods and services

ASCA Omnibus VI (4 decks)

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