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World Lit Semester 2 Final Exam Review
World Lit Semester 2 Final Exam Review
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Test your knowledge on famous authors and their notable works in this quiz about literature
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Aengus dreams of a mystical girl who appears, then vanishes, prompting a lifelong quest to find her. Misplaced desire.
The Golden Touch
The Poison Tree
The Necklace
The Good Earth
Under a Certain Little Star
The Inspector General
2
does not follow grammatical breaks (end-stop periods or commas), does not make full sense without the line that follows
Connotation
Enjambed lines
Denotation
Parallelism
3
In "Under a Certain Little Star," the speaker apologizes for:
Being human and fallible
Having too much pride
Hurting someone
Lying
4
Who wrote "The Song of Wandering Aengus"?
Guy de Maupassant
W.B. Yeats
Anton Chekov
Nathaniel Hawthorne
5
traditional stories in a particular culture, that deal with deities or supernatural beings mixing with human heroes
fairy tales
proverbs
myths
epics
6
Gregor Samsa wakes up transformed into a giant dung beetle, alienating him from his family & job. A mirror of his life.
Metamorphosis
The Inspector General
Things Fall Apart
Under a Certain Little Star
The Poison Tree
The Necklace
7
What is ironic about the ending of the story?
The wolves arrive after they reconcile
The tree actually never fell
Georg betrays Ulrich
The men are saved by their families
8
Who wrote
The Girl with Seven Names
?
Guy de Maupassant
Hyeonseo Lee
Gregor Samsa
Pearl Buck
Chinua Achebe
Franz Kafka
9
In "A Poison Tree," what is the symbolic meaning of the apple?
The poison of anger and revenge
A tool of forgiveness
A gift of peace
A reward for patience
10
The speaker humbly apologizes for life's contradictions, uncertainties, personal limitations, imperfections, & mistakes.
The Inspector General
The Poison Tree
The Golden Touch
The Good Earth
Under a Certain Little Star
The Necklace
11
Definition: a copy, mimicry, or distortion of the original writing, thing, or person
tone
parallelism
anti-type
intertextuality
mood
type
12
What is the TRUE purpose of most quests in literature?
To retrieve an object
To defeat the villain
To learn something about oneself
To fall in love
13
Which of these is NOT one of the three writings/groups of works most quoted and referred to works around the world?
Jane Austen
Bible
Shakespeare
Mythology
14
_________ tells us what the author is trying to say, the author’s attitude towards the audience, subject, character
depression
reaction
mood
tone
15
Which device: uses grammatical structure, patterns, and repetition to clarify a deeper connection and meaning
kafkaesque
parallelism
free verse
prose
16
Which of the following could be defined as a strong dislike or avoidance of something or someone?
pariah
langour
aversion
advocate
17
the literal definition of something
Parallelism
Denotation
Enjambed lines
Connotation
18
Definition: to move gently as if by the soft impulse of wind or waves
languor
succor
stolid
waft
19
In
The Good Earth
, who is Wang Lung's best friend?
Shu Ting
Ching Lu
Olan
Lotus
20
A common feature of a quest is:
A romantic interest
A treasure map
A difficult journey with obstacles
Magical creatures
21
Which one is NOT one of the usual ways we know a journey is actually a quest?
a place they are going
a reason they think they are going
the real reason they are going
trials and struggles
a main character going somewhere (quester)
they will for sure have a sidekick
22
A proud Igbo warrior, struggles to uphold tradition and not crumble in the face of colonialism and cultural change.
Under a Certain Little Star
The Inspector General
The Poison Tree
Things Fall Apart
The Good Earth
The Necklace
23
Who wrote
"
The Poison Tree"?
Pearl Buck
Chinua Achebe
Franz Kafka
William Blake
Gregor Samsa
Hyeonseo Lee
24
a result that contradicts or achieves the opposite of what the characters, readers, or audience desired or expected
parallel
paradox
irony
connotation
25
What causes the long-standing feud between Ulrich and Georg?
A stolen horse
Hunting accident
Disputed land ownership
Love triangle
26
Who wrote “The Story of Daedalus and Icarus”?
Minerva
Ovid
Crete
Mikolas
27
stories passed down through generations, often are based on real events or people mixed with a fantastical element
proverbs
fairy tales
myths
legends
28
Which unit focused on intentionally including & accepting others, choosing not to gossip or berate, &ok to be different
All that Glitters is Not Gold
Freedom
Outcasts and Outsiders
Defining Moments
How to Read Literature Like a Pro
29
Wang Lung rises from poverty to prosperity working hard & a deep connection to the land. But, wealth brings moral decay.
The Poison Tree
The Good Earth
The Necklace
Things Fall Apart
Under a Certain Little Star
The Inspector General
30
Which unit: longing for more, being content, true fulfillment, what our possessions reveal about us, need versus want?
Defining Moments
How to Read Literature Like a Pro
Outcasts and Outsiders
Freedom
All that Glitters is Not Gold
31
Which was NOT an example of communion from
Things Fall Apart
?
the children and moms eating togethers
sharing yam seeds
breaking kola nuts
a birthday cake
32
Definition: the original writing, thing, or person being imitated, replaced, or distorted
parallelism
tone
mood
anti-type
type
intertextuality
33
Who wrote
Things Fall Apart
?
Chinua Achebe
Guy de Maupassant
Gregor Samsa
Franz Kafka
Pearl Buck
Hyeonseo Lee
34
Which unit does this describe: what to look out for when you read/watch a movie that will help you understand better
Defining Moments
Freedom
How to Read Literature Like a Pro
Outcasts and Outsiders
All that Glitters is Not Gold
35
Which of this is not “The Story of Daedalus and Icarus”?
son falls to his death and drowns
a master inventor and his son are locked in a tower
madailein, seren, and eoin went to the pool so they can swim and eat !!!!!!
the wife (and mother) is a magician
son ignores father's warning and flies too close to the sun
wings are made out of feathers and candle wax
36
used when words are still needed for a thought to be complete, or to pause from thought, or for dramatic pause
questioning
stanzas
ellipsis
allegory
37
a writing style having a nightmarish mood
sonnet
Samsonian
nite nite mare
Kafkaesque
38
including another text or story in a text, either quoting, referencing, or alluding to
tone
parallelism
type
mood
alliteration
intertextuality
39
Which of the following could be defined as enduring painful, difficult labor?
travail
langour
aversion
advocate
40
The speaker allows his anger for an enemy to grow internally.The poem warns how grudges and bitterness bring destruction
The Poison Tree
The Inspector General
Under a Certain Little Star
The Golden Touch
The Necklace
The Good Earth
41
Who wrote
The Good Earth
?
Guy de Maupassant
Gregor Samsa
Pearl Buck
Hyeonseo Lee
Franz Kafka
Chinua Achebe
42
_________ tells us what the author "makes" the reader to feel when they read the story
reaction
tone
depression
mood
43
In
The Good Earth
, who is Wang Lung's mistress?
Shu Ting
Lotus
Olan
Ching Lu
44
Definition : sharp, well-developed or an interest/desire
stolid
amelioration
keen
waft
45
Loisel borrows jewelry to impress others & loses it, spending years to repay a debt for what turned out to be a fake.
The Poison Tree
Under a Certain Little Star
Things Fall Apart
The Inspector General
The Necklace
The Good Earth
46
Which unit: letting go of negative emotions, thoughts, habits, and experiences from ourselves, others &the past.
Outcasts and Outsiders
Defining Moments
All that Glitters is Not Gold
Freedom
How to Read Literature Like a Pro
47
A small town's catches onto a corrupt high-ranking government inspector. The comedy reveals pride, hypocrisy, and fear.
The Inspector General
The Necklace
Things Fall Apart
The Good Earth
The Poison Tree
Under a Certain Little Star
48
Who wrote "The Necklace"?
Hyeonseo Lee
Chinua Achebe
Guy de Maupassant
Pearl Buck
Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa
49
Things Fall Apart-Okonkwo commits suicide at the end, which is NOT a significant point the author was trying to make?
women should stick to tradition, such as cooking and bearing children
irreversible changes to his society/traditions brought by colonialism
pressures for success and fear of being seen as weak can drive us
50
poetry lines that do not follow any grammatical break (end-stops/periods, commas) and you have to read the next line
enjambment
prose
sonnet
denotation
51
Which was NOT an example of communion from
The Good Earth
?
the grandfather's morning tea/water
Olan cooking for her son's wedding before she died
Wang Lung eating soup alone, in town
Olan cooking for everyone on her wedding day
52
vocab word: serious, showing little emotion, calm, dependable
waft
stolid
amelioration
succor
53
In
The Good Earth
, who is Wang Lung's wife?
Ching Lu
Lotus
Olan
Shu Ting
54
Which unit discussed: how the everyday life decisions we make mold who we will become and affects those around us?
Outcasts and Outsiders
Defining Moments
How to Read Literature Like a Pro
Freedom
All that Glitters is Not Gold
55
Who wrote the noverella “Metamorphosis”?
Hyeonseo Lee
Chinua Achebe
Guy de Maupassant
Franz Kafka
Pearl Buck
Gregor Samsa
56
the emotional overtone or nuance (what we think of or what we associate the word with)
Parallelism
Denotation
Connotation
Enjambed lines
57
A king is granted the power to turn everything he touches into gold, But he feels cursed, losing all he truly loves.
The Poison Tree
The Inspector General
The Good Earth
The Necklace
Under a Certain Little Star
The Golden Touch
58
In The Good Earth, what serves as a symbol of wealth, fertility, the cycle of life, being grounded and happy?
books
the sky
mice
the land/earth
