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Quiz Preview | Go back   Student's Name appears here | Course Name appears here | QuizStar 10 Cult Lit Lew-Mot Quiz Directions Directions:     1. Answer the questions below by clicking the button next to the best answer choice or typing your correct answer. Each question's answers are in grey. 2. At the end of every page click the next button to move forward to the next page. DO NOT HIT THE BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON! 3. On the last page of the Quiz you will be able to see which questions are unanswered, are answered and have been flagged.  questions:     1. 1 pts. Sinclair Lewis criticized what in his novels?    A. the meat packing industry B. small town narrowness and insincere preachers C. the scientific method D. fast cars and fast women E. big cities and gang violence Flag this question for later review   2. 1 pts. This song is often called the African-American national anthem, and it promotes freedom and hope.    A. Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing B. The Greatest Love of All C. Friday D. Teach Your Children Well E. Free at Last Flag this question for later review   3. 1 pts. "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of _________________.    A. Guinevere B. former Milwaukee Brewer Rob Deer C. far to near D. a man without fear E. Paul Revere Flag this question for later review   4. 1 pts. What encourages Macbeth to kill the king and take over the throne?    A. Prayer B. the prophecy of Nostradamus C. the prophecy of three witches and encouragement of his wife D. an order from his best friend E. the fact that the king stole his wife and murdered his son Flag this question for later review   5. 1 pts. If someone says, "She doesn't reprehend the meaning of the word," that person is using what?    A. Socratic questioning B. Middle English C. the future perfect continuous tense D. a malapropism Flag this question for later review   6. 1 pts. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what do the fairies do with the mortals in the forest?    A. the fairies dance and sing for them B. the fairies use pranks and enchantments on them C. the fairies accuse the mortals of trying to expose the fairy nation D. the fairies force to the mortals to be their slaves Flag this question for later review   7. 1 pts. The Norman Conquest of 1066 (the Battle of Hastings eventually led to what language being used in England?    A. Italian B. Old English C. German D. Middle English E. American English Flag this question for later review   8. 1 pts. In Paradise Lost by Milton, he tells the story of the fall of man, and wants the story to:    A. justify the ways of men to God B. justify the ways of women to men C. justify the ways of men to their mother-in-laws D. justify the ways of Satan to men E. justify the ways of God to men Flag this question for later review   9. 1 pts. What is the secret in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?    A. a man who is really a secret agent pretends to be repressed and hen-pecked B. a man who is repressed and ordinary imagines he does great things C. a man is an assassin and doesn't want to tell his parents D. his secret is that he's really Wanda Mitty E. he's married to two women in different states Flag this question for later review   10. 1 pts. A very famous first line from a novel is "Call me ____________."    A. Armageddon B. Mother Goose C. Macbeth D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow E. Ishmael Flag this question for later review   11. 1 pts. What is Captain Ahab's obsessive quest in Moby Dick?    A. To get his leg back from the whale named Moby Dick B. To kill the whale named Moby Dick C. To get a letter through enemy lines to his wife D. To survive the fishing season with his crew E. To make enough money to return to college Flag this question for later review   12. 1 pts. Why is Jonathan Swift's ironic modest proposal so shocking?    A. He suggests we should all get an education B. He suggests Irish children should go to work in the fields C. He suggests Irish children should join gangs D. He suggests Irish children should be sold as food E. He suggests Ireland should be bombed by English planes Flag this question for later review   13. 1 pts. Which term does NOT describe Mother Goose rhymes?    A. brief B. anonymous C. traditional D. rhymes E. epic Flag this question for later review   14. 1 pts. This author is often seen as one of ENGLAND's greatest, along with Chaucer and Shakespeare:    A. Walter Mitty B. Herman Melville C. James Joyce D. Mother Goose E. John Milton Flag this question for later review   15. 1 pts. From what language did Middle English borrow in order to make it more like modern English and less like the German of Old English?    A. German - twice the German made it less German B. Modern English C. Japanese D. French E. Greek Flag this question for later review

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Quiz Directions  Questions     1. 1 pt(s). Sinclair Lewis criticized what in his novels? A. the meat packing industry B. small town narrowness and insincere preachers C. the scientific method D. fast cars and fast women E. big cities and gang violence   2. 1 pt(s). This song is often called the African-American national anthem, and it promotes freedom and hope. A. Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing B. The Greatest Love of All C. Friday D. Teach Your Children Well E. Free at Last   3. 1 pt(s). "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of _________________. A. Guinevere B. former Milwaukee Brewer Rob Deer C. far to near D. a man without fear E. Paul Revere   4. 1 pt(s). What encourages Macbeth to kill the king and take over the throne? A. Prayer B. the prophecy of Nostradamus C. the prophecy of three witches and encouragement of his wife D. an order from his best friend E. the fact that the king stole his wife and murdered his son   5. 1 pt(s). If someone says, "She doesn't reprehend the meaning of the word," that person is using what? A. Socratic questioning B. Middle English C. the future perfect continuous tense D. a malapropism   6. 1 pt(s). In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what do the fairies do with the mortals in the forest? A. the fairies dance and sing for them B. the fairies use pranks and enchantments on them C. the fairies accuse the mortals of trying to expose the fairy nation D. the fairies force to the mortals to be their slaves   7. 1 pt(s). The Norman Conquest of 1066 (the Battle of Hastings eventually led to what language being used in England? A. Italian B. Old English C. German D. Middle English E. American English   8. 1 pt(s). In Paradise Lost by Milton, he tells the story of the fall of man, and wants the story to: A. justify the ways of men to God B. justify the ways of women to men C. justify the ways of men to their mother-in-laws D. justify the ways of Satan to men E. justify the ways of God to men   9. 1 pt(s). What is the secret in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"? A. a man who is really a secret agent pretends to be repressed and hen-pecked B. a man who is repressed and ordinary imagines he does great things C. a man is an assassin and doesn't want to tell his parents D. his secret is that he's really Wanda Mitty E. he's married to two women in different states   10. 1 pt(s). A very famous first line from a novel is "Call me ____________." A. Armageddon B. Mother Goose C. Macbeth D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow E. Ishmael   11. 1 pt(s). What is Captain Ahab's obsessive quest in Moby Dick? A. To get his leg back from the whale named Moby Dick B. To kill the whale named Moby Dick C. To get a letter through enemy lines to his wife D. To survive the fishing season with his crew E. To make enough money to return to college   12. 1 pt(s). Why is Jonathan Swift's ironic modest proposal so shocking? A. He suggests we should all get an education B. He suggests Irish children should go to work in the fields C. He suggests Irish children should join gangs D. He suggests Irish children should be sold as food E. He suggests Ireland should be bombed by English planes   13. 1 pt(s). Which term does NOT describe Mother Goose rhymes? A. brief B. anonymous C. traditional D. rhymes E. epic   14. 1 pt(s). This author is often seen as one of ENGLAND's greatest, along with Chaucer and Shakespeare: A. Walter Mitty B. Herman Melville C. James Joyce D. Mother Goose E. John Milton   15. 1 pt(s). From what language did Middle English borrow in order to make it more like modern English and less like the German of Old English? A. German - twice the German made it less German B. Modern English C. Japanese D. French E. Greek

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