Semester 2 Mid-Term Questions Flashcards
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?
They assaulted him
In All Quiet on the Western Front, Kantorek continually refers to the narrator and his comrades as the “Iron Youth.” To what was he appealing?
Patriotism
In All Quiet on the Western Front, what object of Kemmerich’s is passed among the group?
A pair of boots
In All Quiet on the Western Front, what is the greatest quality of Stanislaus Katczinsky?
His resourcefulness
In All Quiet on the Western Front, who does Paul carry away from the front, only to discover him dead at the medical tent?
Katczkinsky
In All Quiet on the Western Front, who disappoints the soldiers when they meet?
Kaiser
What caused World War I?
An assassination
The assassination of which archduke caused World War I?
Franz Ferdinand
What theater of war and time frame does Citizen Soldiers address?
European theater, 1944-1945
In World War II, which nations comprised the Allied Powers?
Russia, France, United Kingdom, United States
In World War II, which nations comprised the Axis Powers?
Japan, Germany, Italy
In World War II, who comprised the “Big Three”?
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Josef Stalin
Which of the following Allied Generals was not American?
Bernard Montgomery
The lack of what resource in September 1944 slowed the Allied advance?
Gasoline
What was the line of fortifications on the German western border called?
The Siegfried Line
What was the natural obstacle on the German western border?
The Rhine River
What region factored heavily in both the German blitzkrieg in 1939 and the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944?
Ardennes Forest
What does Ambrose refer to as the oldest tactical and engineering problem in warfare?
Overcoming a fortified position
What terrain feature caused allied troops great difficulty in the battle for Normandy?
Hedgerows
Which of the following allied offensive operations in the European Theater of WWII was a failure (choose all that apply)?
Operation Goodwood, Operation Market Garden
What was the pre- and post-war occupation of Maj. James Stewart?
Actor
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what is a zek?
A prisoner
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, why is Shukhov in prison, according to the government?
He was a spy
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what prized possession does Shukhov keep in his boot?
A spoon
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what does Shukhov sew into his mattress for safe keeping?
A piece of bread
What does Shukhov share with Alyoshka at the end of the day?
A biscuit
Why was Alyoshka imprisoned?
He was a baptist
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what object does Shukhov routinely hide for future use?
A trowel
In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what does the gang steal from a neighboring site during their workday?
Tar paper
What object nearly sends Shukhov to solitary confinement, but is not discovered?
A rusty blade
What was the motto of the modernist movement?
“Make it new”
What legend served as the framework for T.S. Eliot’s master work, The Waste Land?
The Holy Grail
What did Eliot do in 1927 that shocked his Avant Garde friends?
He was baptized
What event is the author of Lamentations mourning?
The destruction of Jerusalem
What is unexpected about the tone of Lamentations’ ending?
It doubts God’s restoration
What significant change happens to the acrostic structure in the final chapter of Lamentations?
It is abandoned
What gives Jeremiah hope in Lamentations 3, when he is at his lowest point?
God’s faithfulness
What changes about the acrostic structure in chapter 3 of Lamentations?
It is repeated 3 times
What type of poem is the book of Lamentations?
Acrostic
What did God say the consequences would be for Ezekiel if he did not warn Israel of their peril?
God would destroy and Ezekiel would be responsible
What will be the name of the new city described in Ezekiel 40-48?
The Lord is There
What proverb did God command Israel not to sing, as they downplayed their own wickedness?
“The parents ate sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge”
What was the significance of the angelic chariots in Ezekiel going out from the temple?
God going to His people in exile
Who are the dry bones God shows Ezekiel in chapter 37?
The house of Israel
What did God prohibit Ezekiel from doing after He told the prophet he would lose “the delight of [his] eyes”?
Mourning his wife’s death
