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Here's a quiz for Cultural Literacy English Lit mid-paradise, complete with Quizstar code
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Student's Name appears here | | | Course Name appears here | | | QuizStar | | 10 Cultural Literacy Mid-Paradise | | | | | 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. | | | |
10 Cultural Literacy Mid-Paradise | | | | |
 | | 1. 1 pt(s). | What is Captain Ahab chasing in the novel Moby Dick? |  | A. | Moby, a British musical artist |  | B. | Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States |  | C. | A giant jaguar shark named Moby Dick |  | D. | A great white whale named Moby Dick |  | E. | A pirate ship captained by a man named Moby Dick |
 | | 2. 1 pt(s). | What was Jonathan Swift's ironic Modest Proposal? |  | A. | Irish people could get rich by playing the lottery |  | B. | Irish parents could earn money by selling their children as food |  | C. | Irish revolters could earn money by selling drugs |  | D. | Irish people could stop drinking on St. Patrick's Day |  | E. | Irish children could get off their duffs and work to help their families |
 | | 3. 1 pt(s). | In the book Nineteen Eighty-Four, people's _____________ are controlled as well as their actions. |  | A. | diets |  | B. | gas mileage |  | C. | thoughts |  | D. | pensions |  | E. | incomes |
 | | 4. 1 pt(s). | What does Milton address in Paradise Lost? |  | A. | The Fall of Man and the rebellion of Satan |  | B. | The lost city of Atlantis |  | C. | How pollution has destroyed our world |  | D. | A secret land where dinosaurs still live |  | E. | How to be a great writer |
 | | 5. 1 pt(s). | Why did Old English sound like German back in the 5th Century when it started being used? |  | A. | coincidence |  | B. | The Vikings invaded England and made everyone speak German |  | C. | The English people enjoyed German techno, so they learned the language |  | D. | The French invaded in the 5th Century |  | E. | The Angles and Saxons of Germany settled in England at that time |
 | | 6. 1 pt(s). | Why does this quote fit Othello: "One that loved not wisely but too well." |  | A. | Othello never really loved his wife |  | B. | Othello cheated on his wife |  | C. | Othello killed his wife when he thought she cheated on him |  | D. | Othello loved the board game Othello way too much |  | E. | Othello sold his life away to the devil for a chance to love someone |
 | | 7. 1 pt(s). | What type of man is Walter Mitty? |  | A. | a great man that everyone seems to envy |  | B. | a very poor man |  | C. | a man without a concern in the world |  | D. | a repressed, ordinary man who daydreams of doing great things |  | E. | an overbearing man who mistreats his wife and doesn't like children |
 | | 8. 1 pt(s). | "Lord, what ____________ these mortals be," is how the fairies see humans. |  | A. | successes |  | B. | mercenaries |  | C. | underdogs |  | D. | fools |  | E. | masters |
 | | 9. 1 pt(s). | Some say that _____________________, s Mother Goose rhyme, is really about a cannon. Others say it's an egg. |  | A. | Ba Ba Black Sheep |  | B. | Little Red Riding Hood |  | C. | The Big Old Egg |  | D. | Loose Cannons III |  | E. | Humpty Dumpty |
 | | 10. 1 pt(s). | If I wanted to impress my friends from high society who like to read short stories, I should get published in: |  | A. | MAD Magazine |  | B. | Seventeen Magazine |  | C. | The New Yorker |  | D. | Boy's Life |  | E. | The Clevelander | |
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