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Here's a quiz for Cultural Literacy English Lit e-h, complete with Quizstar code
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Student's Name appears here | | | Course Name appears here | | | QuizStar | | | | | 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. | | | |
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 | | 1. 1 pt(s). | George Eliot is the nom de plume of Mary Ann Evans, meaning: |  | A. | George is his real name, and he writes as Mary |  | B. | Mary is her real name, and she writes as George |  | C. | George is in love with Mary |  | D. | George is envious of Mary |  | E. | Both are ficticious names |
 | | 2. 1 pt(s). | What kind of language did T.S. Eliot encourage in poetry? |  | A. | very big words |  | B. | French |  | C. | ordinary |  | D. | none at all |
 | | 3. 1 pt(s). | Whose was the face that launched a thousand ships, according to Marlowe? |  | A. | Elizabeth Bennet |  | B. | Frankenstein |  | C. | Mr. Hyde |  | D. | Helen of Troy |  | E. | George Eliot |
 | | 4. 1 pt(s). | In the play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, the main character makes which deal? |  | A. | A deal for a new car |  | B. | A deal with his son to sell the family business |  | C. | A deal with the devil to have successs |  | D. | A deal with Dr. Frankenstein to have eternal life |  | E. | A deal with Robert Frost to go on a road trip |
 | | 5. 1 pt(s). | Who Am I? An oversized square brow, metal bolts in neck and forehead, greenish skin, fantastically strong, larger than most men, and brought back from being dead. |  | A. | Dracula |  | B. | The Frankenstein Monster |  | C. | Dr. Frankenstein |  | D. | Hamlet |  | E. | Mr. Hyde |
 | | 6. 1 pt(s). | Robert Frost has a poem called Mending Wall wherein he suggests that people think “good fences make good neighbors.” Why would good fences make good neighbors? |  | A. | They fall apart in bad weather |  | B. | You can paint them |  | C. | They can listen to you and give advice |  | D. | They don't talk to you or bother you |
 | | 7. 1 pt(s). | What type of road would Robert Frost suggest taking if you had to choose between two? |  | A. | the one with clear signs |  | B. | the one with clean pavement |  | C. | the one nearest to a hospital |  | D. | the fastest route |  | E. | the one less traveled by, |
 | | 8. 1 pt(s). | Identify where these lines appear: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” |  | A. | Golden Gate Bridge |  | B. | Menomonee Falls High School |  | C. | The Constitution |  | D. | Statue of Liberty |  | E. | Liberty Bell |
 | | 9. 1 pt(s). | What is the setting of Gone With the Wind? |  | A. | Detroit during WWII |  | B. | Texas during the Mexican-American War |  | C. | An island called Lilliput |  | D. | Georgia during the Civil War period |  | E. | Nebraska at the turn of the century |
 | | 10. 1 pt(s). | Gulliver's Travels uses fictional situations to poke fun at the real government. This is a technique called_________________. |  | A. | tragedy |  | B. | satire |  | C. | newsiness |  | D. | Yahoo |  | E. | cynicism |
 | | 11. 1 pt(s). | Which quote best describes "Life is short, so let's have fun"? |  | A. | Had we but world enough, an time<br>This coyness, Lady; were no crime |  | B. | Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, |  | C. | Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor; Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free |  | D. | In the room the women come and go |  | E. | To be, or not to be: that is the question |
 | | 12. 1 pt(s). | What does Hamlet avoid doing in the play Hamlet? |  | A. | breaking up with his old lady |  | B. | buying a new car for the one stalled in his parents' driveway |  | C. | killing his uncle to avenge the murder of his father |  | D. | going to the circus |  | E. | burning Atlanta when ordered to do so |
 | | 13. 1 pt(s). | The Heart of Darkness title represents what? |  | A. | A region in southern Europe where planes tend to disappear |  | B. | A very bad Valentine's Day |  | C. | People who are sad |  | D. | A dark chocolate candy bar |  | E. | Location in the African jungle and the evil in human hearts | |
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