FINAL ACC Am. Lit. Roots & Academic Voc. Face-Off

Question 1

A root meaning "I/self" is?

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ego

Question 2

A root meaning "life/spirit"

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anim

Question 3

The root "kines" means?

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movement

Question 4

Dramatic monologue spoken aloud by character alone on stage is?

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soliloquy

Question 5

The author's desired effect or result is

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purpose

Question 6

What does "abridged" mean?

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shortened version

Question 7

A recurring grouping of two or more verse lines of length, metrical form, and rhyme scheme is?

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stanza

Question 8

"Pend" means?

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hang

Question 9

A dramatic/musical/literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources is?

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pastiche

Question 10

A statement that seems self-contradictory/absurd but actually tells a truth

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paradox

Question 11

"To cry out" is?

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clam

Question 12

To state one's ideas, facts known to one, and angle one views a situation

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perspective

Question 13

Placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together for comparison/contrast

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juxtaposition

Question 14

A daily history/record of personal observation & experience is?

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memoir

Question 15

The contrast between what is expected and what in reality happens

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irony

Question 16

A root meaning "body"

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soma

Question 17

psych means

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mind

Question 18

Root for "word"

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verb

Question 19

Presenting another author's work/words/ideas as one's own

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plagiarism

Question 20

Special words/expressions used by particular group:

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jargon

Question 21

The time and place in which a narrative takes place is?

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setting

Question 22

A literary work that makes a subject ridiculous/contemptible/scorned is?

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satire

Question 23

What is an epistle?

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a letter

Question 24

Vantage point from which a speaker narrates

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point of view

Question 25

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form is

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prose

Question 26

The root that means "large, long"

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macro

Question 27

The root "hetero" means?

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different

Question 28

The meaning of the root "mne"

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remember

Question 29

A root meaning "color" is?

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chrom

Question 30

The meaning of "pseudo"

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false

Question 31

A joke from a play on words that uses a word's multiple meanings is?

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pun

Question 32

Writing designed to convey a vivid/imaginative sense of experience with condensed language

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poetry

Question 33

The root for "one who performs"

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or/er

Question 34

Specific and effective use of language that may influence/persuade an audience is?

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rhetorical device

Question 35

The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax are?

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rising action

Question 36

The narrator/storyteller of a literary work created by the author

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persona

Question 37

The main character in a novel/play/story/poem is called?

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protagonist

Question 38

To state in one's own words the main ideas of what has been read, viewed, or heard:

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paraphrase

Question 39

An exaggerated imitation of the style of a particular writer/artist/genre for comic effect

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parody

Question 40

The portion of a play/story where problem is solved is

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denouement

Question 41

The root "iatr" means?

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to heal

Question 42

The root "paleo" means?

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ancient

Question 43

A statement that expresses a principle/general truth about human nature/conduct

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maxim

Question 44

Beginning a story in the middle of the action

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in medias res

Question 45

Facts or information that seem most important or significant to the argument are?

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salient points

Question 46

The root "techni" means?

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skill

Question 47

Information or research written by someone who does not experience the events is?

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secondary sources

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