Quiz - Cultural Literacy English Lit Shall-Yeats

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10 Cultural Literacy Shall-Yeats

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1.
1 pts.
Shakespeare wrote, "Shall I compare thee to a ___________________?"   
A. midwinter night
B. fortnight
C. laced mutton
D. summer's day
E. merchant of Venice
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2.
1 pts.
What is Shangri-La?   
A. a dance club in Bankock
B. a future world
C. a new hip-hop act
D. a place in France where the Lost Generation hung out
E. a fictional land of peace and perpetual youth
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3.
1 pts.
In Shelley's poem "Ozymandias," what is left of the great ruler's kingdom?   
A. only parts of a statue and nothing else
B. pyramids and other large structures
C. our modern laws and moral codes
D. lots of books from his vast library
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4.
1 pts.
Gertrude Stein coined this phrase to describe Americans in Paris after World War I.   
A. Americans in Paris
B. The Lost Generation
C. The Lost Boys
D. Lost in Space
E. The Lost Americans
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5.
1 pts.
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel help to change the nation?   
A. It brought attention to the miners in West Virginia
B. It inflamed sentiment against slavery
C. It showed the dangers of smoking
D. It showed the horrors of war
E. It was the nation's first comic book, and we haven't looked back since
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6.
1 pts.
The Taming of the Shrew refers to:   
A. the taming of a wildly moody woman as a wife
B. the taming of a wild horse to be ridden
C. the taming of snakes
D. the taming of the native peoples of Shrewland
E. the taming of one's own expectations
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7.
1 pts.
Tarzan grows up in Africa among ______________.   
A. Ethiopian monks
B. Amazon warrior women
C. wildebeasts
D. a pack of apes
E. diamond cutters
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8.
1 pts.
In The Tempest, what will Prospero lose if he goes back to his former home and authority?   
A. his daughter
B. his ducats
C. his magic
D. his hair
E. his fuel-efficient compact sedan
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9.
1 pts.
Tennyson's poem about an ill-fated military operation   
A. The Fall of the Heavy Guns
B. The Falcon and the Snowman
C. The Charge of the Light Brigade
D. The Surrounding of Waterloo
E. Humpty Dumpty
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10.
1 pts.
A poor white shantytown in the rural South is known as a _______________.   
A. Redneck Residence
B. Stally Town
C. Trash Town
D. Tobacco Road
E. Snuff Street
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11.
1 pts.
Mark Twain's stories often take place where?   
A. in Baltimore
B. in Europe during WWI
C. on ocean voyages
D. along the Mississippi where he grew up
E. in Mexico, where he fled after the Civil War
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12.
1 pts.
Which era is known for industrial progress, colonial expansion, and interest in morals?   
A. Bushonian
B. Washingtonian
C. Victorian
D. Elizabethan
E. Queen Anne Era
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13.
1 pts.
Thoreau wrote his book Walden while:   
A. living an adventurous life on the hight seas
B. hanging out at a mall bookstore
C. living in Paris after WWI
D. pretending to be a woman to show social injustice
E. while living alone in a cabin near a pond
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14.
1 pts.
H.G. Wells wrote this book, made infamous by Orson Welles' radio broadcast.   
A. The War of the Worlds
B. The War of the Roses
C. The Time Machine
D. Outline of History
E. Journey to the Center of the Earth
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15.
1 pts.
Walt Whitman wrote this poem about President Lincoln   
A. O President, My President
B. O Song of Myself
C. O Captain, My Captain
D. O Abe
E. O Bama, My Obama
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16.
1 pts.
What did Oscar Wilde urge for art?   
A. Art should be taken up by the untrained masses
B. Art for art's sake
C. Art should be abandoned in favor of making money
D. Art for heaven's sake
E. Art for no reason
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17.
1 pts.
American author who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire   
A. Tennessee Ernie Ford
B. Minnesota Fats
C. Fats Dominoe
D. Tennessee Williams
E. Tex Avery
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18.
1 pts.
How does Dorothy get home to Kansas?   
A. The Wizard of Oz sends her home
B. Her magic shoes
C. She uses The Force
D. She follows The Yellow Brick Road
E. The Wicked Witch of the West sends her home
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19.
1 pts.
Wordsworth, like many 19th Century poets, was a leader in   
A. Realism
B. Liberalism
C. Doubtism
D. Marxism
E. Romanticism
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20.
1 pts.
This Irish poet wrote "The Second Coming" and is often considered one of the great modern poets in English   
A. Bono
B. Shawn O'Malley
C. Sinead O'Conner
D. Lord Kelvin
E. William Butler Yeats
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10 Cultural Literacy Shall-Yeats

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 Questions
 

 
1.
1 pt(s).
Shakespeare wrote, "Shall I compare thee to a ___________________?"
A. midwinter night
B. fortnight
C. laced mutton
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. summer's day
E. merchant of Venice
 
 

 
2.
1 pt(s).
What is Shangri-La?
A. a dance club in Bankock
B. a future world
C. a new hip-hop act
D. a place in France where the Lost Generation hung out
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. a fictional land of peace and perpetual youth
 
 

 
3.
1 pt(s).
In Shelley's poem "Ozymandias," what is left of the great ruler's kingdom?
correct answer choice answer choice you marked A. only parts of a statue and nothing else
B. pyramids and other large structures
C. our modern laws and moral codes
D. lots of books from his vast library
 
 

 
4.
1 pt(s).
Gertrude Stein coined this phrase to describe Americans in Paris after World War I.
A. Americans in Paris
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. The Lost Generation
C. The Lost Boys
D. Lost in Space
E. The Lost Americans
 
 

 
5.
1 pt(s).
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel help to change the nation?
A. It brought attention to the miners in West Virginia
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. It inflamed sentiment against slavery
C. It showed the dangers of smoking
D. It showed the horrors of war
E. It was the nation's first comic book, and we haven't looked back since
 
 

 
6.
1 pt(s).
The Taming of the Shrew refers to:
correct answer choice answer choice you marked A. the taming of a wildly moody woman as a wife
B. the taming of a wild horse to be ridden
C. the taming of snakes
D. the taming of the native peoples of Shrewland
E. the taming of one's own expectations
 
 

 
7.
1 pt(s).
Tarzan grows up in Africa among ______________.
A. Ethiopian monks
B. Amazon warrior women
C. wildebeasts
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. a pack of apes
E. diamond cutters
 
 

 
8.
1 pt(s).
In The Tempest, what will Prospero lose if he goes back to his former home and authority?
A. his daughter
B. his ducats
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. his magic
D. his hair
E. his fuel-efficient compact sedan
 
 

 
9.
1 pt(s).
Tennyson's poem about an ill-fated military operation
A. The Fall of the Heavy Guns
B. The Falcon and the Snowman
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. The Charge of the Light Brigade
D. The Surrounding of Waterloo
E. Humpty Dumpty
 
 

 
10.
1 pt(s).
A poor white shantytown in the rural South is known as a _______________.
A. Redneck Residence
B. Stally Town
C. Trash Town
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. Tobacco Road
E. Snuff Street
 
 

 
11.
1 pt(s).
Mark Twain's stories often take place where?
A. in Baltimore
B. in Europe during WWI
C. on ocean voyages
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. along the Mississippi where he grew up
E. in Mexico, where he fled after the Civil War
 
 

 
12.
1 pt(s).
Which era is known for industrial progress, colonial expansion, and interest in morals?
A. Bushonian
B. Washingtonian
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. Victorian
D. Elizabethan
E. Queen Anne Era
 
 

 
13.
1 pt(s).
Thoreau wrote his book Walden while:
A. living an adventurous life on the hight seas
B. hanging out at a mall bookstore
C. living in Paris after WWI
D. pretending to be a woman to show social injustice
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. while living alone in a cabin near a pond
 
 

 
14.
1 pt(s).
H.G. Wells wrote this book, made infamous by Orson Welles' radio broadcast.
correct answer choice answer choice you marked A. The War of the Worlds
B. The War of the Roses
C. The Time Machine
D. Outline of History
E. Journey to the Center of the Earth
 
 

 
15.
1 pt(s).
Walt Whitman wrote this poem about President Lincoln
A. O President, My President
B. O Song of Myself
correct answer choice answer choice you marked C. O Captain, My Captain
D. O Abe
E. O Bama, My Obama
 
 

 
16.
1 pt(s).
What did Oscar Wilde urge for art?
A. Art should be taken up by the untrained masses
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. Art for art's sake
C. Art should be abandoned in favor of making money
D. Art for heaven's sake
E. Art for no reason
 
 

 
17.
1 pt(s).
American author who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire
A. Tennessee Ernie Ford
B. Minnesota Fats
C. Fats Dominoe
correct answer choice answer choice you marked D. Tennessee Williams
E. Tex Avery
 
 

 
18.
1 pt(s).
How does Dorothy get home to Kansas?
A. The Wizard of Oz sends her home
correct answer choice answer choice you marked B. Her magic shoes
C. She uses The Force
D. She follows The Yellow Brick Road
E. The Wicked Witch of the West sends her home
 
 

 
19.
1 pt(s).
Wordsworth, like many 19th Century poets, was a leader in
A. Realism
B. Liberalism
C. Doubtism
D. Marxism
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. Romanticism
 
 

 
20.
1 pt(s).
This Irish poet wrote "The Second Coming" and is often considered one of the great modern poets in English
A. Bono
B. Shawn O'Malley
C. Sinead O'Conner
D. Lord Kelvin
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. William Butler Yeats