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10 Cultural Lit h-k

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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10 Cultural Lit h-k

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 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked E. deadly
 
 

 
12.
1 pt(s).
This author wrote The Jungle Book and "The Road to Mandalay"
A. John McCrae
B. John Keats
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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?
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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” ?
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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…”
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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” ?
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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
correct answer choice answer choice you marked 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"