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English 10H Unit 1 Exam
English 10H Unit 1 Exam
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1
Leonard Mead describes his neighborhood as
a desert
haunted houses
an iceburg
a graveyard
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"Harrison Bergeron:" The attitudes of the main characters in the story, George and Hazel, can best be described as
Sad
Patriotic
Dissatisfied
Unconcerned
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Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm or ridicule
To be funny
To make a story more interesting
To criticize something or someone
To promote propaganda
4
A dystopian protagonist will help the audience see the negative aspects of the dystopian society.
False
True
5
In "The Pedestrian," Leonard Mead is stopped by the police car for
not being married
not owning a television
leaving all his lights on at home
walking
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Faber calls himself a coward becuase
he had the opportunity to run away from this society and he didn't take it
he saw the direction the society was heading and didn't speak up
he invented the seashell radio that is being used to destroy relationships
he didn't confront Beatty on his own
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Texts grouped together in a particular genre have strong similarities in all of the following EXCEPT
Conventions
Audiences
Narrative perspective
Purposes
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Clarisse is unique in her society because she
drives very fast and visits lots of interesting places
is not a firefighter but she helps them discover and burn books
goes for walks and ponders the workings of the world around her
has a television on every wall of her house making it seem lit up
9
The phrase "fractal brain" is used to describe the robotic brain that Dr. Rash creates using fractal geometry
True
False
10
Kurt Vonnegut likely wrote "Harrison Bergeron" as satire to
to mock literary or stylistic conventions
make an entertaining short story
to question strongly held convictions as potentially harmful
to make light of unpleasant situations by making fun of them
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I am going to do well on this exam
True
False
12
"Robot Dreams:" Why does Elvex need to dream in order to defy the Three Laws of Robotics?
He has not had the 3 Laws fully integrated into his positronic brain
Elvex's waking brain is unable to defy the Three Laws of Robotics
In his dreams, the of 3rd Law takes priority over the 1st and 2nd Laws
Dreams are the only moments when Elvex is aware of his existence
13
All of the following are conventions of science fiction EXCEPT
Aliens
Space travel and colonization
Magic
fictional/future worlds
14
"2081:" In his final speech, we can determine that Tuttle adapts Harrison's character in all the following ways EXCEPT
Harrison is a rebel leader recruiting an armed revolt against the gov.
Adapting Harrison's persona on stage to echo that of an entertainer
There is a bomb threat woven into Harrison's plot
Increasing Harrison's time in prison
15
An allusion is
comparing two unlike things
directly mentioning another piece of literture
a passing reference meant to call something to mind
a moment in literature
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"Robot Dreams:" Which of the following best describes the main subject matter of the story?
Science Fiction
Robot rights
Justice
Artificial Intelligence
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How does Beatty first learn of Montag's book stash?
he gets a tip from Mildred
he sees the books hidden in a closet
he gets suspicious when Montag calls in sick
he knows Montag talked to Clarisse
18
In the context of the story, "Harrison Bergeron," abnormal really means exceptional.
False
True
19
Mildred was concerned about Clarisse's death and went to tell Montag as soon as she could.
True
False
20
The event that triggers Montag to become a rebel in his society is meeting Clarisse on his walk home.
True
False
