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Published: Saturday, 24 January 2015 16:49

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Quiz Preview | Go back   Student's Name appears here | Course Name appears here | QuizStar 10 Cultural Lit h-k 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. Who wrote the stories in which the main character supposedly says, "Elementary, my dear Watson" ?    A. Sir Lawrence Olivier B. Sir Elton John C. Sir Francis Drake D. Sir Arthur C. Clark E. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Flag this question for later review   2. 1 pts. According to Langston Hughes, what may happen to a dream deferred?    A. Dry up like a dead toad on a sun-baked street B. Dry up like a raisin in the sun C. Dry up like a portrait of a lady D. Explode like a weapon of mass destruction E. Explode like a pimple Flag this question for later review   3. 1 pts. Who are the "speakers" in the poem "In Flanders Fields" ?    A. John McCrae B. the dead soldiers C. the injured soldiers D. the butterflies and squirrels E. poets from the Harlem Renaissance Flag this question for later review   4. 1 pts. John McCrae was a(n) ________________ writing about _____________________.    A. French guy ; the French Revolution B. American ; World War II C. Russian ; the Russian Revolution D. Canadian ; World War I E. Jesuit ; Choctaws Flag this question for later review   5. 1 pts. Ulysses, a novel by James Joyce, is revolutionary because it is almost entirely concerned with the actions and thoughts of three characters during:    A. a week B. a month C. a year D. a minute E. a day Flag this question for later review   6. 1 pts. This Irish author wrote Finnegan's Wake    A. Austin O'Malley B. Oscar Wilde C. John Boyle O'Reilly D. James Joyce E. Michael Collins Flag this question for later review   7. 1 pts. John Keats would have said that a thing of beauty is:    A. a real hassle to maintain B. a joy forever C. rarely seen anymore D. a thing to remember E. a stately pleasure dome Flag this question for later review   8. 1 pts. In this John Keats ode, he writes about how art stands still even as life passes us by:    A. a city slicker B. a brave soldier C. a boat bound for Bermuda D. a Grecian urn E. his back hair Flag this question for later review   9. 1 pts. Most (especially older) biblical quotations in English literature come from:    A. The NIV Bible B. The Living Bible C. The Koran D. The King James Bible E. The Vulgate Bible Flag this question for later review   10. 1 pts. In King Lear, the king is betrayed by whom?    A. a Lord named Macbeth B. someone named Othello C. Brutus D. his daughters E. his sons Flag this question for later review   11. 1 pts. Kipling might say that the female of the species is more _______________ than the male    A. weak B. complaining C. beautiful D. better E. deadly Flag this question for later review   12. 1 pts. This author wrote The Jungle Book and "The Road to Mandalay"    A. John McCrae B. John Keats C. Rudyard Kipling D. William Shakespeare E. James Jpyce Flag this question for later review   13. 1 pts. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were part of the Lost Generation of Americans living where during the 1920s?    A. Paris B. Moscow C. Cape Town D. Mexico City E. Tokyo Flag this question for later review   14. 1 pts. Who wrote about dreams deferred and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?    A. Langston Hughes B. Jean Toomer C. William Cosby D. William Shakespeare E. Jim Brown Flag this question for later review   15. 1 pts. A famous speech from this play begins, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen…”    A. Julius Caesar B. Caesar Romero C. King Lear D. Romeo and Juliet E. The Rivals Flag this question for later review   16. 1 pts. What happens to the main character in the story “Rip Van Winkle” ?    A. He falls asleep for twenty years after partying with dwarves and everything has changed when he wakes up B. He rests in peace C. He is shipwrecked D. He fears the Headless Horseman Flag this question for later review   17. 1 pts. Washington Irving wrote this story that dealt with the Headless Horseman    A. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" B. "I am Legend" C. "Scooby Do and the Headless Horseman" D. "Dude, Where's my Head?" E. "The Legend of the Headless Horseman and Other Tales of Horror" Flag this question for later review

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Quiz Directions  Questions     1. 1 pt(s). Who wrote the stories in which the main character supposedly says, "Elementary, my dear Watson" ? A. Sir Lawrence Olivier B. Sir Elton John C. Sir Francis Drake D. Sir Arthur C. Clark E. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle   2. 1 pt(s). According to Langston Hughes, what may happen to a dream deferred? A. Dry up like a dead toad on a sun-baked street B. Dry up like a raisin in the sun C. Dry up like a portrait of a lady D. Explode like a weapon of mass destruction E. Explode like a pimple   3. 1 pt(s). Who are the "speakers" in the poem "In Flanders Fields" ? A. John McCrae B. the dead soldiers C. the injured soldiers D. the butterflies and squirrels E. poets from the Harlem Renaissance   4. 1 pt(s). John McCrae was a(n) ________________ writing about _____________________. A. French guy ; the French Revolution B. American ; World War II C. Russian ; the Russian Revolution D. Canadian ; World War I E. Jesuit ; Choctaws   5. 1 pt(s). Ulysses, a novel by James Joyce, is revolutionary because it is almost entirely concerned with the actions and thoughts of three characters during: A. a week B. a month C. a year D. a minute E. a day   6. 1 pt(s). This Irish author wrote Finnegan's Wake A. Austin O'Malley B. Oscar Wilde C. John Boyle O'Reilly D. James Joyce E. Michael Collins   7. 1 pt(s). John Keats would have said that a thing of beauty is: A. a real hassle to maintain B. a joy forever C. rarely seen anymore D. a thing to remember E. a stately pleasure dome   8. 1 pt(s). In this John Keats ode, he writes about how art stands still even as life passes us by: A. a city slicker B. a brave soldier C. a boat bound for Bermuda D. a Grecian urn E. his back hair   9. 1 pt(s). Most (especially older) biblical quotations in English literature come from: A. The NIV Bible B. The Living Bible C. The Koran D. The King James Bible E. The Vulgate Bible   10. 1 pt(s). In King Lear, the king is betrayed by whom? A. a Lord named Macbeth B. someone named Othello C. Brutus D. his daughters E. his sons   11. 1 pt(s). Kipling might say that the female of the species is more _______________ than the male A. weak B. complaining C. beautiful D. better E. deadly   12. 1 pt(s). This author wrote The Jungle Book and "The Road to Mandalay" A. John McCrae B. John Keats C. Rudyard Kipling D. William Shakespeare E. James Jpyce   13. 1 pt(s). Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were part of the Lost Generation of Americans living where during the 1920s? A. Paris B. Moscow C. Cape Town D. Mexico City E. Tokyo   14. 1 pt(s). Who wrote about dreams deferred and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ? A. Langston Hughes B. Jean Toomer C. William Cosby D. William Shakespeare E. Jim Brown   15. 1 pt(s). A famous speech from this play begins, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen…” A. Julius Caesar B. Caesar Romero C. King Lear D. Romeo and Juliet E. The Rivals   16. 1 pt(s). What happens to the main character in the story “Rip Van Winkle” ? A. He falls asleep for twenty years after partying with dwarves and everything has changed when he wakes up B. He rests in peace C. He is shipwrecked D. He fears the Headless Horseman   17. 1 pt(s). Washington Irving wrote this story that dealt with the Headless Horseman A. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" B. "I am Legend" C. "Scooby Do and the Headless Horseman" D. "Dude, Where's my Head?" E. "The Legend of the Headless Horseman and Other Tales of Horror"

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