Unit 3: Theme Unit (Fundamentals of Literature)

The theme of "When You Are Old" is implicit.

How does a reader begin finding a work's theme?

What is the central message of "When You Are Old"?

Which of the following statements does NOT qualify as a universal theme?

"When You Are Old" presents a view of love similar to that in "Beauty and the Beast."

The narrator encourages his father to fight death instead of peacefully accepting it like the other men do in the poem.

The theme of "Beauty and the Beast" is a universal one.

Which sentence best sums up Bontemps's main message?

What does the Prince mean by the advice he gives Beauty in her dream: "Do not trust too much with your eyes"?

In "The Silver Mind," the parson realizes the wealth from the mine will corrupt his parishioners.

In "Quality," Galsworthy developed theme primarily through characters.

In "Quality," Mr. Gessler sacrifices his health to complete his final task.

Dr. Heidegger decides not to pursue the Fountain of Youth so he does not repeat errors of the past like his friends.

Which of the following is NOT true about a universal theme?

In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," the rose acts as a symbol of loss.

The king is the one left with the secret of the mine in "The Silver Mine."

Which of the following conflicts does not appear in "Quality"?

What response does the author of "Quality" wish for the reader to have?

To whom does Dylan Thomas speak in his poem "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Which of the following best describes the central theme of "Go Down, Death"?

In "When You Are Old," the speaker contrasts his love with that of others. What is the main difference he mentions?

What object does Beauty ask her father to bring to her when he departs on his journey?

"A Black Man Talks of Reaping" is an example of pleasure writing.

The theme of "Quality" is an explicit theme.

Which idea best relates to the central theme of "The Silver Mine"?

"A Black Man Talks of Reaping" came from what era of African-American history?

What does the title "Quality" not refer to?

When considering the narrator's assessment of the boots Mr. Gessler made for him, which statement best supports theme?

From reading "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," readers can determine Hawthorne's belief of man's nature as innately flawed.

Where did the hunters find their treasure in "The Silver Mine"?

In Yeats's poem, an old woman remembers her first love.

Which of the following works with the value of inner beauty to create the central theme of "Beauty and the Beast"?

Which of the following works contain explicit themes?

Fill in the quotation: "The kingdom is better served with _______ than with _______."

In "The Silver Mine," who said, "The kingdom is better served with men than with money"?

Why does Olaf Svard request that no riches be given to his children?

By participating in the experiment, what do Dr. Heidegger's guests learn?

Dr. Heidegger's four friends return to sins similar to those that ruined them in their youth.

Which of the following themes is NOT explored in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?

What is true about a work's literary theme?

In the story "Quality," against whom do the Gessler brothers primarily struggle?

Galsworthy sympathizes with the Gessler brothers.

What is the central conflict in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?

Of what does the poet primarily warn his listener in "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

"Beauty and the Beast" qualifies as an allegory.