Quiz - Cultural Literacy English Lit Mid-Paradise

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Quiz Preview | Go back   Student's Name appears here | Course Name appears here | QuizStar 10 Cultural Literacy Mid-Paradise 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. 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 Flag this question for later review   2. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   3. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   4. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   5. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   6. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   7. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   8. 1 pts. "Lord, what ____________ these mortals be," is how the fairies see humans.    A. successes B. mercenaries C. underdogs D. fools E. masters Flag this question for later review   9. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review   10. 1 pts. 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 Flag this question for later review

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Quiz Directions  Questions     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