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ASCA Omnibus VI > Semester 2 Mid-Term Questions > Flashcards

Semester 2 Mid-Term Questions Flashcards

1
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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?

A

They assaulted him

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2
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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?

A

Patriotism

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3
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, what object of Kemmerich’s is passed among the group?

A

A pair of boots

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4
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, what is the greatest quality of Stanislaus Katczinsky?

A

His resourcefulness

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5
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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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In All Quiet on the Western Front, who disappoints the soldiers when they meet?

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Kaiser

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7
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What caused World War I?

A

An assassination

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8
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The assassination of which archduke caused World War I?

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Franz Ferdinand

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9
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What theater of war and time frame does Citizen Soldiers address?

A

European theater, 1944-1945

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10
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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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11
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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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12
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In World War II, who comprised the “Big Three”?

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Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Josef Stalin

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13
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Which of the following Allied Generals was not American?

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Bernard Montgomery

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14
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The lack of what resource in September 1944 slowed the Allied advance?

A

Gasoline

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15
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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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16
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What was the natural obstacle on the German western border?

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The Rhine River

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17
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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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18
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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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19
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What terrain feature caused allied troops great difficulty in the battle for Normandy?

A

Hedgerows

20
Q

Which of the following allied offensive operations in the European Theater of WWII was a failure (choose all that apply)?

A

Operation Goodwood, Operation Market Garden

21
Q

What was the pre- and post-war occupation of Maj. James Stewart?

A

Actor

22
Q

In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what is a zek?

A

A prisoner

23
Q

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

A

He was a spy

24
Q

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

A

A spoon

25
Q

In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, what does Shukhov sew into his mattress for safe keeping?

A

A piece of bread

26
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What does Shukhov share with Alyoshka at the end of the day?

A

A biscuit

27
Q

Why was Alyoshka imprisoned?

A

He was a baptist

28
Q

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

A

A trowel

29
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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

30
Q

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

A

A rusty blade

31
Q

What was the motto of the modernist movement?

A

“Make it new”

32
Q

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

A

The Holy Grail

33
Q

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

A

He was baptized

34
Q

What event is the author of Lamentations mourning?

A

The destruction of Jerusalem

35
Q

What is unexpected about the tone of Lamentations’ ending?

A

It doubts God’s restoration

36
Q

What significant change happens to the acrostic structure in the final chapter of Lamentations?

A

It is abandoned

37
Q

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

A

God’s faithfulness

38
Q

What changes about the acrostic structure in chapter 3 of Lamentations?

A

It is repeated 3 times

39
Q

What type of poem is the book of Lamentations?

A

Acrostic

40
Q

What did God say the consequences would be for Ezekiel if he did not warn Israel of their peril?

A

God would destroy and Ezekiel would be responsible

41
Q

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

A

The Lord is There

42
Q

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

A

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

43
Q

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

A

God going to His people in exile

44
Q

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

A

The house of Israel

45
Q

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

A

Mourning his wife’s death

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