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Satire & Realism | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Satire & Realism | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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American Literature A quiz to cover rhetorical concepts of Huck Finn
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1
The Grangerford vs. Shepherdson feud is an exploration of which thematic topic?
racism and slavery
intellectual and moral education
the hypocrisy of "civilized" society
The conflict between Romanticism and Enlightenment
2
All of the following are techniques Twain uses to establish Huck's age EXCEPT:
satire
hyberbole
malapropism
syntax
3
As illustrated most through Jim, Twain believed that education:
served no purpose
had little to do with intelligence
provided opportunities for people
was necessary for a fulfilling life
4
Juvenalian satire seeks to:
change the evils of society
make us laugh
draw our attention to human quirks
anger politicians into fixing the world
5
An indirect word or expression substituted for one that is considered too blunt or offensive is
a malapropism
a cop-out
a replacement
a euphemism
6
A key ingredient to realism is:
a focus on character
satire
a return to classical thought
a deep plot dealing with society's problems
7
A word misused to create humor is a:
anaphora
mistake
synecdoche
malapropism
8
Horatician satire pokes fun at:
religion only
the evils of society
the silliness of human beings
people who anger the satirists
9
Satire :
ridicules only celebrities
ridicules to advocate for a change
ridicules only politicians
ridicules people for fun
10
Which of the following topics is not commonly satirized by Mark Twain in Huckleberry Finn?
Superstition
Education
Politicians
Religion
11
All of the following are targets of Twain's satire in the text EXCEPT:
greed
conformity
neighborliness
sentimentality
12
Writing that depicts a particular part of the United States is called___________
Romanticism
Localism
Local color
Transcendentalism
13
All of the following are targets of Twain's satire EXCEPT:
bigotry
loyalty
human gullibility
mob mentality
14
Which is not an example of superstition displayed in Huckleberry Finn?
Killing a spider
Belief in witches
Magical bear skin
Touching rattle-snake skin
15
A word that is not formal and is used in daily conversation is a:
malapropism
slang
dialect
colloquialism
