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This Quiz covers Station Eleven and Salt to the Sea
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1
What does the pink hat symbolize?
Eva's despair and depression
Eva's innocence
Eva's love for Florian
Eva's hatred for the Germans
2
The name of the ship that Joana, Florian, and Emilia get on is
the Petroff Dasinova
the Lusitania
the Titanic
the Wilhelm Gustloff
3
In the film Ashes in the Snow, the
central
conflict is
Lina is in love with Andrius
Nikolai is conflicted about his role as a Nazi
Lina and her family must survive in Siberia
Lina tries to get into art school
4
What does Kirsten's tattoo read?
“Station Eleven”
“Symphony Forever”
“Survivor”
"Survival is Insufficient"
5
Floridan is ______.
Lithuanian
Prussian
Jewish
Polish
6
Who originally owned a dog named Luli, long before the Prophet?
Lear
Kirsten
Miranda
Pablo
7
The man who interviews Kristen is creating what?
a Museum of Civilization
a comic book
a newspaper
a novel
8
Who created the comics that were given to Kirsten from Arthur?
The Prophet
Clark, Arthur’s good friend
Jeevan
Miranda, Arthur's ex wife
9
Several in the traveling symphony are not referred to by their names, but by what?
Their instrument
Their theatre character
Their favorite flower
Their town of origin
10
What percent of the population was killed by the Georgian Flu?
25%
75%
50%
99%
11
Alfred is all of the following EXCEPT
a boy who loved a Jewish girl in a red sweater
a bit of a creeper who watches the nurses on the ship
a sailor working on the ship Florian and Joana go on
a brave and heroic man
12
What is the prophet’s theory regarding the flu pandemic?
It spread quickly because rats helped transmit the virus
It was God’s punishment for the sinfulness of humanity
The government caused it
It killed the innocent and left the wicked alive
13
Near the end of the novel, what does Clark show Kirsten through a telescope?
The campfires of The Prophet’s followers, circling them
The Milky Way Galaxy
A rocket on a launchpad
A town lit up by electricity
14
The people stranded at the airport imagine for months that what will arrive?
Their lost luggage.
Air Force One.
Coffee.
The Army.
15
All of the following are typically characteristics of a dystopia EXCEPT
citizens/survivors who are trying to make it in a new world
new rules or ways of life
oppressive government
forbidden love
16
What kind of plays does the Traveling Symphony perform?
Shakespearean
Darwinian
Theatre of the Absurd
Off-Broadway
17
All of the following are characteristics of Salt to the Sea EXCEPT
a tragedy
alternating points of view from four characters
a love story
a comedy
18
Which character is symbolized by her pink hat?
Eva
Joana
the shoe poet
Emilia
19
Who ends up killing the prophet?
one of his young guards
Kirsten
Eleanor
the archer
20
At the beginning of the novel, why does Jeevan run onto stage during the play?
To o save an actor from a falling light
1. To perform CPR on a dying actor
To make a political statement
He fell asleep and sleep walked onto the stage
21
What is Florian's secret?
he stole a famous painting and sold it
he killed his Nazi boss and fled Prussia
he has a wife and three kids back in Prussia
he stole a small sculpture from the Amber Room
22
What is the name of the sickness that wiped out most of the population in the novel?
H5N1
Pandemic Influenza
Canadian Flu
Georgian Flu
23
To what biblical story did The Prophet compare the Georgia Flu?
The seven plagues of Exodus
Cain and Able
Noah’s Ark
Parable of the lost sheep
24
What does Jeevan's brother Frank choose to do when the Georgia Flu hits?
He chooses to commit suicide
He moves to the midwest
He volunteers at the hospital
He leaves with Jeevan
25
What is the plot of Monuments Men?
a special group of soldiers tries to recover stolen art
a group of soldiers repairs destroyed graveyards
soldiers find and bring home dead American soldiers
a group of Nazis sets out to destroy landmarks of cities
26
What is the climax of
Station Eleven
?
When Kirsten and the Prophet have an altercation
When Miranda dies
When Kirsten kills the archer
When Arthur has the heart attack
27
In Station Eleven what play was being performed when Arthur has a heart attack?
The Tempest
King Lear
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
28
As in so many apocalyptic stories, what is humankind’s greatest fear in Station Eleven?
their fellow humans
finding food
zombies
nuclear destruction
29
What is Kirsten’s weapon(s) of choice?
Bow and arrow
Hatchet
Knives
Gun
30
In The Woman in Gold, what is the central conflict?
a Jewish Holocaust survivor is trying to find her family
a Jewish man and a Nazi woman fall in love
a Nazi stole a Jewish family's property & tries to return it
a Jewish woman tries to recover a painting of her aunt
31
Who is the main character of the comic that lives on Station Eleven?
Tyler
Dr. Eleven
Frank
Arthur
32
Contemporary literature was a fun and amazing class! I loved it!
without question
yes
true
indubitably
33
After quitting celebrity photography, what is Jeevan training to be?
A stand-up comic
A pilot
An actor
A paramedic
34
Who is the curator of the Museum of Civilization?
Deiter
Sayid
Clark Thompson
Tyler Leander
35
A major _________ in the book is the importance of artistic creation.
Symbolism
Conflict
Dramatic Irony
Theme
36
Who first told Jeevan about the disease?
Kirsten
Arthur
His friend at the hospital, Hua
His brother, Frank
37
The hinting of future happenings in the plot that occurs in part one is called...
Simile
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Aphorism
38
In Salt to the Sea, "guilt," "fate," "shame," and "fear" are _____.
inevitable
hunters
weaknesses
challenges
39
Who is the paparazzo the night Miranda wanders out of their anniversary dinner?
Jeevan
Clark
Francois
Pablo
40
In the movie Gattaca, what is the main dystopian element?
Vincent wants to be an astronaut
Jerome is paralyzed from an accident
Vincent is judged by his DNA
Irene and Vincent fall in love
