Unit 12-Realism and Local Color

Question 1

a concern with faithfully depicting subject matter or representing real life accurately in literature

Answer 1

realism

Question 2

sketches and short stories portraying the life of a particular geographical location

rich in picturesque details reflecting scenery, quaint customs, and dialect of a region

Answer 2

local color writing

Question 3

wrote Ben_hur

Answer 3

Lew Wallace

Question 4

nationality of Ben-Hur

Answer 4

Jewish

Question 5

adopted Ben-Hur

Answer 5

Quintus Arrius

Question 6

what Ben-Hur was falsely accused of

Answer 6

assassination attempt on Roman curator

Question 7

identified (accused) Ben-Hur of assassination plot

Answer 7

false friend Messala

Question 8

month when Ben-Hur returns East

Answer 8

July

Question 9

Ben-Hur was headed to ____________ in July

Answer 9

Antioch

Question 10

Ben-Hur’s sister

Answer 10

Tirzah

Question 11

Israelite who was in charge of Ben-Hur’s family house

used to be a slave

Answer 11

Simonides

Question 12

Simonides’ daughter

Answer 12

Esther

Question 13

Ben-Hur’s first name

Answer 13

Judah

Question 14

after Ben-Hur was told his mother and sister were lost, he said the only reason to live was for

Answer 14

vengeance

Question 15

wrote A Village Singer

Answer 15

Mary E Wilkins Freeman

Question 16

Candace’s goal in life

Answer 16

to sing louder than Alma