Feldman Second Semester Quiz Questions
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Dr. Feldman English 10 Final Exam Second Semester --------------- Please note the following: - These quiz questions exclude vocabulary quizzes. - The questions and terms in this Quizlet study set will not be identical to the questions on the quiz; they might be altered to fit Quizlet formatting. - A (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Traveling salesman | Gregor Samsa's profession |
| Samsa | Gregor's last name |
| Five | The number of years prior to Gregor's transformation that Gregor's father's business failed and the problems for his family begun |
| Ardor | Definition: to think about, admire |
| apostrophe | "Sing to me, America!" is an example of a(n) [literary device] |
| apostrophe | Definition: addressing something or someone that cannot respond |
| cars | In "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines," Dave is fascinated with ... and tries to pass this passion onto the narrator. |
| boring | (Gentlemen, Start Your Engines) "The intense sublime experiences of life that, though over in a flash, expand to take up most of our past" are NOT the ... events in a person's life. |
| National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing | What the abbreviation NASCAR stands for |
| left | The direction the cars turn in a NASCAR race |
| Afghanistan | Country in which "The Photographer" is set |
| Didier | Narrator of "The Photographer" |
| debris | ("The Photographer") "Aghast, I stare at that tiny dot" inside of the girl's back. The dot is a piece of ... that shot into her body and paralyzed her. |
| Chadri | Definition: Covering a lady needs to wear in public (Afghanistan) |
| 5000 | Prize money for finding Ratliff in "Vanish" |
| 3000 | Amount of the prize money in "Vanish" that is supplied by Ratliff |
| Evan Ratliff | First and last name of the main character of "Vanish" |
| hunters | Term in "Vanish" referring to the people trying to find Ratliff |
| cryptogram | Samsa is a ... for the name Kafka |
| failure to communicate | At the end of the movie "Cool Hand Luke," Luke says, "What we have here is (a)..." |
| Raban | Name of the main character in Kafka's "Wedding in Preparations in the Country" |
| Othello | Name the character in "Othello": General, falls in love with Desdemona |
| Iago | Name the character in "Othello": Villain, not promoted, wants revenge |
| Brabantio | Name the character in "Othello": Honored by the Duke, nobleman, Desdemona's father, senator |
| Roderigo | Name the character in "Othello": Desires to marry Desdemona, Venetian gentleman, promoted by Iago to annoy Brabantio |
| Desdemona | Name the character in "Othello": In love with Othello, desired by Roderigo |
| Duke | Name the character in "Othello": Wise man who commands a lot of respect |
| Turkey | In "Othello," Cyprus is about to be attacked by ... |
| Venice | Where "Othello" is set |
| Emilia | (Othello) Iago's wife |
| storms | (Othello) ___ prevents the Turkish invasion (one word) |
| Allegory | Definition: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances, reference to something else |
| war | Mars is the god of ... |
| Martians | In "War of the Worlds" the narrator is fascinated by ... (space creators) |
| Pierson | Orson Welles plays Professor ... in the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" |
| disease | (War of the Worlds) ... kills the Martians |
| USA | (Harrison Bergeron) Setting - location |
| 2081 | (Harrison Bergeron) Setting - year |
| simile | "His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm." Literary devices at play in this statement include personification and ... |
| Simone de Beauvoir | (Persepolis) Marji's mother's favorite author: French author of The Second Sex. She argued for women's rights and was also a prominent figure in the existentialist movement. She died in 1986. |
| Momo | (Persepolis) Character that was dressed in dark clothing, shaven haircut, friendly and open towards Marji, interested in war |
| prostitutes | Marji has to leave the nun's boarding house because she ate pasta out of the pot and then retaliated by calling the nuns ... |
| reading | (Persepolis) Marji and Armelle (Julie's mother) have two things in common: philosophy and .... |
| Houshang | (Persepolis) Marjane's friend's father in Austria - Marji looked up to him in a posititve light |
| Niqab | Name of the face-covering garment that France made illegal for women to wear in public as of April 11, 2011 |
| 150 | Monetary fine for wearing a face-covering garment in France (euros) |
| 30000 | Monetary fine for forcing women to cover their face in France (euros) |
| 60000 | Monetary fine for forcing a minor to cover their face in France (euros) |
| condemns | In general, Persepolis [condemns/approves] of wearing a veil. |
| Cassius Clay | Birth name of Muhammad Ali (boxer) |
| Mobutu | Ruling dictator of Zaire during the Rumble in the Jungle |
| 10 | The amount of money Zaire offered in total (millions of dollars) to host the fight between Foreman and Ali. |
| smartest man in the world | The Oracle of Delphi made a statement that Socrates is the ... |
| false | True or false: Socrates does create a different person for his private and public lives. |
| guilty | Socrates suggests that if the jurors in Athens condemn him to death, they will be infinitely ... about murdering him. |
| Sophists | Definition: Traveling teachers that taught how to win an arguement; didn't believe in gods; refused the idea of an absolute right or wrong |
| Corrupting the youth | Socrates is accused of: 1. Not believing in the gods 2. ______ |
| Anytus | The accuser of Socrates that appears in the Meno dialogue |
| Achilles | The "son of Thetis" |
| Pious | ... is pleasing to the Gods. (Platonic dialogues) |
| Fear | Shame is a species of the genus ... |
| Piety | ... is a species of the genus Justice |
| true | True or false: It is likely to become hostile while discussing good and bad, according to Socrates. |
| Daedalus | True opinions are like the statues of ... (according to Socrates) |
| Knowledge | ... is equally as important as true opinion |
| Torpedo fish | Ancient Greek term referring to a sting ray |
| Socrates | Who is a torpedo fish in the Meno dialogue? |
| double | Socrates, in Meno, asks the slave boy how he could ... the area of a square. (Answer: use the diagonal as the side length of a new square) |
| 3rd person | (Nice Little People) Point of view |
| Lowell | (Nice Little People) Person who is followed throughout the story (who is the story about?) |
| Madelaine | (Nice Little People) Person who Lowell kills |
| Arletta | Luke Jackson's mother in Cool Hand Luke |
| Allegory | Definition: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances |
| Absurdist | ___ literature often suggests that human condition is unreasonable, irrational and incommunicable. |
| poker | The name "Cool Hand" Luke comes from Luke's ability to play ... |
| Three | How many renters are in the Samsa household? |
| Lieutenant | Gregor's position in the army |
| two women | Luke send a magazine picture back to the prison inmates - it is a picture of Luke with ... |
| Proletarian | Definition: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) |
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