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WLIT Midterm Spring 2024
What is Poetic Justice?
What kind of tree does Augustine steal from?
WLIT Midterm Spring 2024
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1
What kind of tree does Augustine steal from?
Pear tree
Apple tree
Peach tree
Orange Tree
2
What is Poetic Justice?
An epic
Ironic consequence for the crime
Poetry that rhymes
A sonnet
3
What are the final words above the entrance of hell?
Welcome Sinners
Abandon all Hope Ye who Enter Here
Abandon Your Ships
Momento Mori
4
What did Rome’s polytheistic religion focus on that Christianity sought to combat?
Sowing seeds
Seafaring
Pleasure seeking activities
Multiple gods
5
What does the Mediterranean mean in Latin?
Apart from Lands
In the middle of lands
In the middle of the Ocean
Among Lands
6
Which one is NOT a reason that Antigone should not have rebelled against Creon?
She was rude
It was against the law
It killed her
It was against the sexist norms of the time
7
What language is the original Ramayana written in?
Hindu
Sanskrit
English
Cuneiform
8
What is the next stop on Dante's journey when he leaves hell?
Hell pt. 2
Heaven
Purgatory
Earth
9
Which one is NOT a virtue that the Ramayana promotes?
Balance
Fairness
Goodness
Justice
10
True or False: The Edge of the cliff smells great to Dante
True
False
11
What does Dante do in Canto 33 that is so controversial?
He ignores Virgil
He kills Virgil
He breaks a deal with a sinner
He spits on the sinners
12
Writing fostered WHICH aspect of Chinese culture
Lifestyles
Religion
Cultural Unity
Political Agendas
13
What is the crime of those in the center of hell?
Traitor against neighbor
Traitor against guests
Traitor against Self
Traitor against Lords
14
What are the “chapters” of the Inferno called?
Rings
Cantos
Chapters
Sections
15
Who wrote the Ramayana?
Siva
Visnu
Rama
Valmiki
16
Which one is NOT one aspect of Enuma Elish that is different from Genesis?
Religion and Mythology are intertwined
It is shorter
Humans were created to serve the gods
Predates Genesis
17
Which are the two upper class groups in India at this time?
Women and Children
Warriors and Merchants
Priests and Warriors/Rulers
Priests and Nuns
18
What is Usury?
Violence against self
Lending money at high rates of interest
Political Corruption
Fraud
19
What causes the winds in circle 9?
Satan's breath
Satan's wings
Judas' screams
Brutus' cries
20
Where was Dante from?
Italy
France
Africa
Germany
21
Which one is NOT a role of the chorus in Greek tragedy?
To represent the lenience and changing opinions of society
To provide commentary on the play
To represent the male-dominated society of the time
To add a musical number to the piece
22
What was the land divided into during the Ramayana?
Republics
Divisions
Districts
States
23
What is the word used to characterize a religion that believes one god among many reigns supreme?
Polytheism
Deism
Henotheism
Aprotheism
24
Which is NOT a sub-circle in circle 9?
Ptolamaea
Antinora
Antiqua
Caina
25
How many circles of hell are there total?
9
7
10
8
26
What is the name of the Ramayana's main character and his wife?
Visnu and Rama
Rama and Sita
Sita and Rover
Valmiki and Sita
27
What type of animal helps Rama?
Elephant
Horse
Ape
Chicken
28
How many subcircles is circle 7 divided into?
8
7
3
2
29
What are the furies?
Fallen Angels
Hell hounds
Monsters
Fallen Souls
30
Who is the highest god in Enuma Elish?
Kingu
Eu
Tiamant
Marduk
31
Which religion does the Ramayana conform to?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
32
How many books are in the Ramayana?
12
6
8
7
33
True of False: Souls in Hell can see the past and future
True
False
34
What is the name of the monster that Dante and Virgil ride down the cliff and into the eighth circle?
Centaur
Frank
Geryon
Brunetto
35
What is a stasimon?
The end of each chapter in Greek tragedy
The chorus’ response to the events that took place
Another name for the chorus
A special punctuation mark in Greek tragedy
36
Which one is NOT a step in reading poetry according to Susan Weise Bauer?
Don't read the poem
Take notes
Identify with the Poem
Research the author and title
37
What is Dante’s compilation of works called that includes the Inferno?
Hell Bound
The Comedic Poem
The Divine Comedy
The Poetics
38
Which god is Rama?
Valmiki
Rama
Visnu
Brahma
39
Which one is NOT a circle of hell?
Hypocrisy
Greedy
Avaricious
Plagiarists
40
What type of genre is The Confessions?
Fiction
Autobiography
Poetry
Biography
41
What is the main element of circle 9?
Fire
Snow
Ice
Sleet
42
What is the Chinese book of poetry that we read from?
The Classics
Poetics
Poetry by China
Classic of Poetry
43
What is the name of Dante’s guide in the Inferno?
Beatrice
Virgil
Mary
Georgr
44
What is a Cosmogony?
Story about the afterlife
Story about how the world began
Story about how the world will end
Story about the modern world
45
What are the colors of Satan's heads?
Red, Yellow, and Black
Orange, Red, and Black
Green, yellow, and Blue
Red, white, and blue
46
How many wives does Dasartha have?
8
6
4
3
47
Which one is NOT a title of a poem that we read for class?
Peaches
Huge Rat
Fishhawk
Dead Row Deer
48
What does Ex Nihilo Mean?
From People
Never From
From everything
From Nothing
49
In Canto 32, Dante asks for help from whom?
God
The Muses
Virgil
Beatrice
50
Which is NOT a person we see in hell?
Mahammed
Virgil
Cleopatra
Simon
51
How many heads does Satan have?
2
4
3
8
52
What is the word for the moral codes of India?
Rama
Karma
Sartha
Dharma
53
What is NOT one reason that the center of hell is ice?
Because it is devoid of love
Because it is the furthest from God's warmth
To represent the cold-heartedness of the sinners
Because Satan likes chewing ice
54
Who supposedly wrote the Classic of Poetry?
Augustine
Dante
Sophocles
Confucius
55
What does the Ramayana translate to in English?
India poem
Sanskrit poetry
Inaugural poem
Rama's poem
56
What animal's wings do Satan's wings resemble?
A Raven
A Butterfly
A Hawk
A Bat
57
What day does the Inferno begin?
Holy Saturday
Black Friday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
58
Which one is NOT a sub-circle in circle 9?
Traitors against children
Traitors against country
Traitors against Guests
Traitors against family
59
Which circle does Dante descend into at dawn on the second day?
9
5
7
8
60
Which one is NOT a major theme in Oedpius?
Truth vs Ignorance
Fate vs Free Will
Selflessness vs selfishness
Women vs Men
61
Where was Augustine from?
France
Africa
Italy
Greece
62
Who sent Dante's guide to him?
God
Virgil
Beatrice
Satan
63
In the Ramayana, what distracted the main character in the forest?
Golden Deer
Rama's brother
Apes
Sita
64
What type of poem is the Inferno?
Epic
Lyric
Soliloquy
Sonnet
65
How many rings are within circle 8?
10
7
5
9
66
What are the names of the first two humans created by God in Genesis?
Glen and Eva
Adam and Eve
Johnny and Moira
Adam and Elaine
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What were the first forms of literature used for?
For entertainment
To tell stories
To educate
For Political, Commercial, and Administrative use
