BJU Fundamentals of Lit Final

In Cyrano de Bergerac, de Guiche shows remorse for having hired the one hundred assassins.

In satire, the object of scorn is usually someone or something outside the work of literature.

According to the text, a persona is __________.

In Act IV, Christian is not surprised to find out that Cyrano has been writing Roxane twice every day.

During the battle scene in Act IV, Roxane’s new understanding of love causes conflict in Cyrano.

Even in his old age, Cyrano is still feared by his enemies.

Stage directions can communicate the passing of time.

According to the text, conflict (in literature) is defined as __________.

In Act IV of Cyrano de Bergerac, de Guiche decides to remain with the regiment.

Cyrano hesitates to woo Roxane because he is so poor.

What does Cyrano give to the manager of the theater to compensate for the closing of the play?

In the limited-omniscient viewpoint, the storyteller __________.

The three standard genre divisions in literature are __________.

Cyrano’s decision to reject Richelieu’s patronage illustrates the main conflict of the play.

Cyrano eventually wins fame for his heroic actions and brilliant poetry.

A reader begins finding a work’s theme by __________.

Comedies are usually lighthearted but can be satirical.

A static character is one that __________.

According to Rostand, Cyrano lives an unsuccessful life.

Cyrano readily agrees to delay de Guiche’s arrival at Roxane’s house.

Beerbohm uses both overstatement and understatement in “The Crime.”

Cyrano delays de Guiche’s arrival at Roxane’s house by dueling with him.

Until the nineteenth century, plays generally contained five acts.

What is an overstatement used by an author to make a point

In “We Real Cool,” Brooks expresses a moral tone of approval toward the subject of her poem.

Tone is affected by an author’s word choice.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxane pretends that she is being forced to marry Christian.

When an author uses an extended metaphor to form a story on two levels, he has created a(n) _______.

How does Cyrano impress the crowd during his duel with the Viscount?

Round characters are not __________.

The scene at the theater before Cyrano arrives shows the shallow values of polite society during the period.

Myths are profitable for the reader for all of the following reasons except that __________.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Christian is greatly disturbed when Roxane tells him she would love him even if he were ugly.

The protagonist of a tragedy is called the __________.

Genres are defined by their __________.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, the crowd reacts to Montfleury’s acting with disgust.

Drama relies on dialogue to advance the story’s action.

In Western literature, the most common allusions have been to which two bodies of work?

Cyrano hates Montfleury merely for his bad acting.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxane lets de Guiche believe that perhaps she does love him a little.

The mood or emotion that a reader is supposed to share with the characters of a story is known as __________.

Which of the following is not true of universal themes?

A story that is limited to only one character’s perceptions and narration is written from which point of view?

Rostand’s tone toward de Guiche changes during the play.

The three primary types of literary conflict are man against _______, man against ______, and man against _______.

What is a a type of writing that engages in corrective ridicule?

Cyrano claims that his reason for wanting to help Christian woo Roxane is that, as a poet, he finds the venture amusing.

Cyrano has made many enemies through his satires that attack falsehood and hypocrisy.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Rageneau is pleased that the poets seem to enjoy both his poetry and his cooking.

By the end of Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxane has forgiven de Guiche.

In “We Real Cool,” Brooks uses end rhyme.

Drama is literature that is written to be acted.

Reader anxiety resulting from an author’s withholding of plot details is termed __________.

Cyrano does not promise Roxane that he will be Christian’s friend.

What is the a person's perspective on life and the universe?

Cyrano has in his possession the white scarf that de Guiche discarded in battle.

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Count de Guiche is a Gascon.

An analogy is a form of allusion.

Le Bret tries to persuade Cyrano to tell Roxane that he loves her.

“I scattered seed enough to plant the land / ...from Canada to Mexico, / ...reaping only what the hand / Can hold at onc

What literary term describes the time, place, and way of life in which the action of the story occurs?

The central conflict of Cyrano de Bergerac is an internal one.

Cyrano makes fun of his own nose.

Count de Guiche says that he plans to get revenge on Cyrano at Arras.

In Act IV of Cyrano de Bergerac, de Guiche does not care that Roxane’s life is in danger.

A literary work’s theme is __________.

What two fundamentals of literature are most important to evaluating tone?

In Cyrano de Bergerac, Rostand uses irony to reinforce the theme of appearance vs. reality.

Dialogue consists of both what a character says and __________.

A simile is a kind of analogy.