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1. 1 pts.
A work written by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English; the COLLECTED WORK of a number of pilgrims traveling together.
A.
The Reeve's Tale
B.
The Canterbury Tales
C.
The Wife of Bath's Tale
D.
Troilus and Criseyde
E.
Lak of Stedfastnesse
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2. 1 pts.
Geoffrey Chaucer appeared as a character in a film with the same title as one of the tales Chaucer wrote. What’s the name of the film/tale?
A.
The Cook's Tale
B.
The Knight's Tale
C.
The Prioress's Tale
D.
The Nun's Priest's Tale
E.
The Friar's Tale
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3. 1 pts.
George Byron, who wrote Don Juan, was known for:
A.
the fact that he never moved out of his parents' house
B.
possibly writing the plays and poems attributed to Shakespeare
C.
writing in foreign languages
D.
his relationships with women, his rebelliousness, and his moodiness
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4. 1 pts.
From “Casey at the Bat” : “There is no joy in Muddville—mighty Casey ____________________."
A.
has been sacked
B.
has struck out
C.
is very lazy
D.
is over the hill
E.
is no longer mighty
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5. 1 pts.
How did Charles Dickens depict the working class in his stories?
A.
as a lot richer than we think
B.
as people who deserve their lot
C.
as people who were suffering
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6. 1 pts.
How did Henry David Thoreau prove his convictions from “Civil Disobedience”?
A.
He did a sit in at a diner
B.
He went to jail for not paying taxes for a war
C.
He sat in a tree for two years to stop loggers
D.
He blew up a bridge
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7. 1 pts.
Why have people tried to ban Catcher in the Rye more than any other book?
A.
swearing, rebellion, drinking, etc.
B.
it's anti-capitalism
C.
it promotes atheism
D.
it's too difficult to understand
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8. 1 pts.
If I can’t get a job without experience and can’t get experience without a job, what kind of double bind am I in?
A.
Catcher in the Rye
B.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
C.
Catch-22
D.
Dracula
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9. 1 pts.
Why did the sailor have an albatross around his neck in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
A.
it was a fashion from the 1800s
B.
he killed the bird and it was considered good luck, so his shipmates made him wear it
C.
the poem just starts that way and it's a mystery
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10. 1 pts.
Where was Kubla Khan from (in the poem)?
A.
Xanadu
B.
Utopia
C.
Avalon
D.
Aztolan
E.
Manadu
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11. 1 pts.
How would Edward Estlin Cummings write his name?
A.
ee cummings or e.e. cummings
B.
E.E. Cummings
C.
Eddy C
D.
E-Train C-Money
E.
Edward Estlin Cummings
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12. 1 pts.
Emily Dickinson's poems were published when?
A.
She was a teenager
B.
After she was dead and told her family not to publish them
C.
When she was writing during her successful writing career
D.
After she moved to Europe to get away from the stress of writing
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13. 1 pts.
“No man is an island” and “For whom the bell tolls” from John Donne’s writing says what about humans?
A.
we can be independant of others
B.
we like to vacation on islands
C.
we're all linked together
D.
islands in the stream, that is what we are; nothing in between, how can we be wrong?
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14. 1 pts.
This poet from the 19th Century wrote, “Because I could not stop for Death / He kindly stopped for me.”
A.
Charles Dickens
B.
T.S. Eliot
C.
Emily Dickinson
D.
William Shakepeare
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15. 1 pts.
What is “that good night” discussed in a Dylan Thomas poem?
A.
marriage
B.
life
C.
prison
D.
homeownership
E.
death
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16. 1 pts.
Why would Dr. Jekyll get into trouble for something Mr. Hyde does?
A.
He's the same person
B.
It's his brother
C.
He was told to watch over him
D.
It's an old friend he performed an experiment on
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17. 1 pts.
The Bronte sisters are best known for:
A.
The parties they threw
B.
All of their children and their longevity
C.
Their inspirational poems
D.
Their dark, psychological novels and the fact they died so young
E.
Their surprise-ending short stories
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18. 1 pts.
In __________________, the characters live a future where there are no families, people are conditioned to behave a certain way, and a wonder drug called Soma is used to keep people happy.
A.
The Giver
B.
Anthem
C.
Antony and Cleopatra
D.
Brave New World
E.
1984
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19. 1 pts.
What did Robert Burns say about plans?
A.
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
B.
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
C.
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
D.
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley (often go astray)
E.
It will not do to leave a live dragon out of your plans if you live near one.
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20. 1 pts.
In Catch-22, why can't soldiers ask to be relieved from duty?
A.
Any soldier with the sense to ask to be relieved from fighting must be mentally sound
B.
Soldiers cannot ask anything
C.
Soldiers destroy no more than the mission requires
D.
There is no place to go and no one to relieve the person leaving
E.
Soldiers rely on one another to stay motivated and reach peak performance
A work written by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English; the COLLECTED WORK of a number of pilgrims traveling together.
A.
The Reeve's Tale
B.
The Canterbury Tales
C.
The Wife of Bath's Tale
D.
Troilus and Criseyde
E.
Lak of Stedfastnesse
2. 1 pt(s).
Geoffrey Chaucer appeared as a character in a film with the same title as one of the tales Chaucer wrote. What’s the name of the film/tale?
A.
The Cook's Tale
B.
The Knight's Tale
C.
The Prioress's Tale
D.
The Nun's Priest's Tale
E.
The Friar's Tale
3. 1 pt(s).
George Byron, who wrote Don Juan, was known for:
A.
the fact that he never moved out of his parents' house
B.
possibly writing the plays and poems attributed to Shakespeare
C.
writing in foreign languages
D.
his relationships with women, his rebelliousness, and his moodiness
4. 1 pt(s).
From “Casey at the Bat” : “There is no joy in Muddville—mighty Casey ____________________."
A.
has been sacked
B.
has struck out
C.
is very lazy
D.
is over the hill
E.
is no longer mighty
5. 1 pt(s).
How did Charles Dickens depict the working class in his stories?
A.
as a lot richer than we think
B.
as people who deserve their lot
C.
as people who were suffering
6. 1 pt(s).
How did Henry David Thoreau prove his convictions from “Civil Disobedience”?
A.
He did a sit in at a diner
B.
He went to jail for not paying taxes for a war
C.
He sat in a tree for two years to stop loggers
D.
He blew up a bridge
7. 1 pt(s).
Why have people tried to ban Catcher in the Rye more than any other book?
A.
swearing, rebellion, drinking, etc.
B.
it's anti-capitalism
C.
it promotes atheism
D.
it's too difficult to understand
8. 1 pt(s).
If I can’t get a job without experience and can’t get experience without a job, what kind of double bind am I in?
A.
Catcher in the Rye
B.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
C.
Catch-22
D.
Dracula
9. 1 pt(s).
Why did the sailor have an albatross around his neck in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
A.
it was a fashion from the 1800s
B.
he killed the bird and it was considered good luck, so his shipmates made him wear it
C.
the poem just starts that way and it's a mystery
10. 1 pt(s).
Where was Kubla Khan from (in the poem)?
A.
Xanadu
B.
Utopia
C.
Avalon
D.
Aztolan
E.
Manadu
11. 1 pt(s).
How would Edward Estlin Cummings write his name?
A.
ee cummings or e.e. cummings
B.
E.E. Cummings
C.
Eddy C
D.
E-Train C-Money
E.
Edward Estlin Cummings
12. 1 pt(s).
Emily Dickinson's poems were published when?
A.
She was a teenager
B.
After she was dead and told her family not to publish them
C.
When she was writing during her successful writing career
D.
After she moved to Europe to get away from the stress of writing
13. 1 pt(s).
“No man is an island” and “For whom the bell tolls” from John Donne’s writing says what about humans?
A.
we can be independant of others
B.
we like to vacation on islands
C.
we're all linked together
D.
islands in the stream, that is what we are; nothing in between, how can we be wrong?
14. 1 pt(s).
This poet from the 19th Century wrote, “Because I could not stop for Death / He kindly stopped for me.”
A.
Charles Dickens
B.
T.S. Eliot
C.
Emily Dickinson
D.
William Shakepeare
15. 1 pt(s).
What is “that good night” discussed in a Dylan Thomas poem?
A.
marriage
B.
life
C.
prison
D.
homeownership
E.
death
16. 1 pt(s).
Why would Dr. Jekyll get into trouble for something Mr. Hyde does?
A.
He's the same person
B.
It's his brother
C.
He was told to watch over him
D.
It's an old friend he performed an experiment on
17. 1 pt(s).
The Bronte sisters are best known for:
A.
The parties they threw
B.
All of their children and their longevity
C.
Their inspirational poems
D.
Their dark, psychological novels and the fact they died so young
E.
Their surprise-ending short stories
18. 1 pt(s).
In __________________, the characters live a future where there are no families, people are conditioned to behave a certain way, and a wonder drug called Soma is used to keep people happy.
A.
The Giver
B.
Anthem
C.
Antony and Cleopatra
D.
Brave New World
E.
1984
19. 1 pt(s).
What did Robert Burns say about plans?
A.
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
B.
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
C.
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
D.
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley (often go astray)
E.
It will not do to leave a live dragon out of your plans if you live near one.
20. 1 pt(s).
In Catch-22, why can't soldiers ask to be relieved from duty?
A.
Any soldier with the sense to ask to be relieved from fighting must be mentally sound
B.
Soldiers cannot ask anything
C.
Soldiers destroy no more than the mission requires
D.
There is no place to go and no one to relieve the person leaving
E.
Soldiers rely on one another to stay motivated and reach peak performance
