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1
What made him realize that he was not where the nurse said he was?
He saw a sign written in French
He heard a German jet
He saw a french bulldog
He heard people speaking German
2
The
genre
of "The Veldt" can best be described as....
Romance
Horror
Tragic Comedy
Science Fiction
3
Why were the Winklevoss twins angry?
They are really poor at rowing
They believe Zuckerberg stole their idea
They got expelled from Harvard
They are entitled rich boys
4
Who was the Director of the Godfather?
Stephen Spielberg
George Lucas
Francis Ford Coppola
Mario Puzo
5
One reason it is in black and white is because Hitchcock thought the movie would be..
Cheaper to make
Spookier
More suspenseful
Too Gory
6
During 'Psycho', Norman Bates says.....
A boy's best friend is his mother
Life is like a box of chocolates
We all go a little mad sometimes
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
7
The word nepotism means...
Person who gained their position through family or friends
When somebody gets a position or job b/c they are good at it
When a Government uses its powers for the bad of society
When a Government uses its powers for the good of society
8
When Salieri compared himself to Mozart, he realized he was not nearly as _______ as a composer
temperamental
Prodigy
prodigous
Bad
9
Who wrote Harrison Bergeron?
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut
Sherman Alexie
10
After Harrison was killed, Hazel...
forgot what happened
Doesn't care
Is crying
Is screaming in rage about what happened
11
What has this woman just seen that is making her so terrified?
Norman Bates' mother
Norman Bates
A duck
A grimy, dirty shower curtain
12
The way Popeye is drawn or someone's actions are described in literature is......
irrelevant details
exposition
plot description
characterization
13
What university did the protagonists attend?
Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Princeton
14
What is the point of our Socratic Seminars?
To ask meaningful questions
To have other people do your homework for you
To understand our stories on a deeper level
to kill classtime
15
The barroom scene at the beginning of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a good example of..
atmosphere
a soundtrack
rapid cuts in the editing room
A birds eye view shot
16
What does corroborate mean?
To become explosive
To deny information
to confirm information
to show that you are untrustworthy
17
Not all British people have bad teeth but those that do confirm the..................
efficiency of British dentistry
opposite
Fad
stereotype
18
Why didn't Mark Zuckerberg want any advertising on Facebook?
Because it wouldn't be cool
Justin Timberlake told him not to
He didn't care about making money
Because it's too capitalist
19
What were the names of Harrison's parents?
Beyonce and Jay-Z
George and Hazel
Bonnie and Peter
Brittany and Todd
20
Where was the protagonist actually?
In Halifax, Canada
In London, England
The Coast of France
In Nazi Germany
21
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey is very......
ocular
opulence
operative
opulent
22
What does his taxidermy hobby tell us about his character/ the story?
It is an example of foreshadowing
It shows his love for animals
It shows us that he is a perfectly normal young man
It shows that he likes to keep dead things around
23
The actions taken by Al Qaeda on Sept. 11th were______________ acts of terrorism
credulous
cumulative
clandestine
critical
24
The students in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off are displaying......
attentiveness
apathy
archaic
articulation
25
When was The Social Network released?
2010
2004
2016
1999
26
What does Mary offer to do for Patrick since he is tired after work?
serve him dinner while he sits in his chair
Smack him across his stupid head
Sing him a beautiful song
Give him a glass of beer
27
Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in writing "The Veldt"?
To encourage people to use technology more
to warn about technology
To encourage people to raise lions in their houses
To warn about becoming disconnected with family
28
Gives readers the background information (introduces characters, setting, and conflict).
The narrator
The credits
The plot
exposition
29
The Hindenburg disaster can best be described as a
tragedy
safe journey
triumph
30
When Harrison was killed, George Bergeron was...
Watching on TV
Helping Harrison rebel against the Government
Reading the newspaper
Getting a beer
31
What film did we watch that illustrated the concepts of tone and mood?
Frozen
Goodfellas
Scarface
The Godfather
32
When the Winklevoss twins discover Facebook expanded, they decided to sue for theft of?
Ideas
Their computers
intellectual property
Their money
33
Why must the Handicapper General kill Harrison and the ballerina?
She does it for no reason at all
Their abilities are a threat to the order of the society
They broke the law; it is a warning to society
They have killed many other people and need to be stopped
34
A man or woman that decides to purchase an older model, less expensive car is being.....
fradulent
figurative
frought
frugal
35
Clandestine means this.......
A part of the human body where waste passes through
secretive and illegal
When people live in a primitive state
when people gather together for a meeting
36
"The Veldt" is written from which point of view?
Second person
Third person limited
First person
37
How does Coppola create the tone of this scene?
He has someone spill their spaghetti all over Michael
He shows gory violence
Uses red light as a way to show the tension and violence
He shows what it's like to be a police officer
38
What is the name of music in the background of a film?
the Production
the swell
the publicity
the score
39
What does Harrison Bergeron do on TV?
Shoots the Handicapper General
Declares himself the Emperor
Has a meltdown and cries
Reads the bible on the air
40
According to the news bulletin, Harrison was jailed for doing what?
Plotting to overthrow the government
Murder
Not voting in the last election
Being too mediocre
41
Why did Mark Zuckerberg get rid of Eduardo Saverin from Facebook?
He froze their financial accounts
He was busted for drugs
He just had a personality conflict with him
He was convicted of animal cruelty
42
What was the name of the motel in the film?
The Brock Hotel
The Bates Motel
The Hitchcock Hotel
The Bates Hotel
43
Beware of the Dog": What was the protagonist’s function in the war?
A fighter pilot
A Squadron leader
A member of the British NAvy
A member of the French Army
44
What kid evidence in the O'J. Simpson trial did the defense think was circumstantial?
O.J.'s history of domestic violence
The gloves found at the crime scene
The Rodney King video tape
The D.N.A evidence
45
Who wrote the Veldt/ in what year?
Ray Bradbury/1974
Roald Dahl/ 1987
Ray Bradbury/ 1950
Kurt Vonegut/1967
46
What sound do George and Lydia keep hearing in the nursery / veldt?
Robotic beeps
roars
screams
gunshots
47
Best description of this hairstyle...
frantic
ludicrous
frugal
limitless
48
What is the name of the actor who plays Norman Bates?
Michael Caine
Sean Connery
Tony Curtis
Anthony Perkins
49
When Deadpool talks to the camera and the audience, he is using this theatrical technique..
Monologue
Soliloquy
Who cares? Ryan Reynolds is a talentless geek
Aside
50
Despite Luke Skywalker being quite annoying in the 1st Star Wars, his questions provided great
Extraterritoriality for the audience
exposition for the audience
extraspecialness for the audience
Extraneous for the audience
51
What animal(s) did the children imagine in the veldt?
Bears
Lions
Killer whales
Tigers
52
All the events between the climax and resolution.
Initiating incident
Exposition
Falling action
Rising Action
53
Which of the following best discribes this genre?
Drama
Science fiction
Horror
Romantic comedy
54
After the veldt changed, what did George find in the space the lions were feeding?
His wallet
his watch
his shirt
His children
55
Mary Maloney goes from being a subservient housewife to a murderer. This makes her a:
Static character
dynamic character
a boring character
Flat character
56
Sean tells Mark a story about the risks of selling too early. His example had founded:
McDonalds
Victoria's Secret
Napster
The Olive Garden
57
What happens to the murder weapon at the end of the story?
It is discovered by the detectives
It is thrown in a lake and never discovered
The author never tells us
It is eaten by the detectives
58
This house which clothed and fed...and played and sang and was good to them”
is an example of..
allusion
Climax
metaphor
Personification
59
What did Socrates mean when he said "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
You should pass your exams if you want to be good at life
You should just quit something, if it's too boring
He was a crazy old man who had nothing wise to say
one needs to reflect on the life they have chosen
60
Why don't Harrison's parents have more feeling about their son being arrested?
They can't focus on it
They know their son is evil
They are more worried about themselves
They are psychopaths
61
Which description of the satire in Harrison Bergeron is the most accurate ?
criticizes idea that equality should be enforced by law
It is directly critical of communist societies
Criticizes the idea that people succeed due to merit
It indirectly criticizes democracy
62
Why had George locked up the nursery for the first time?
The children did their homework
The children didn't do their homework
The children swore at him
The children gave him sass
63
This basketball coaches angry speech could be called a....
tyrant
trinket
tirade
trance
64
A person that pretends to have knowledge or abilities that they do not actually possess
Crucial
Clandestine
Charcuterie
Charlatan
65
Henrik Sedin's excellent vision often _________________ with his brother Daniel's goal scoring.
Cauterized
corresponded
Contradicted
Counteracted
66
Finish the sentence: Tupac and Biggie were.............. of each other?
Contemporaries
Conflates
Converses
Contextuals
67
How is the news announcer deemed mediocre at his job? He ...
Forgets most of the news
Can't read
She has a bag over her face
He has a speech impediment
68
Who directed "The Social Network"?
David Lynch
Martin Scorcese
Francis Ford Coppola
David Fincher
69
Mark deals with a slight complication after the Facebook's 1 million members party. What is it?
Facebook loses all its followers
He gets sued by the Winklevoss'
Eduardo smashes his computer
Sean and some interns are arrested
70
Psycho was the first film to show a toilet flush?
False
True
71
When you bring levity to a situation, you are bringing......
Candy or chocloate
A great deal of anger
A lawyer
humour
72
The turning point or most exciting part of a story.
The end
The Resolution Conclusion
The resolution
The Climax
73
Who created the word premeditated?
Johnny Cochrane
King Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
O.J. Simpson
74
In Super Mario Brothers, who is the antagonist?
Luigi
Mario
Bowser
Princess Toadstool
75
What
first
made Peter and Wendy angry with their parents?
They wouldn't give them desert
They wouldn't let them play in the nursery
They wouldn't let them take the rocket to New York
They wouldn't let them see the lions
76
What is ironic about the end of The Social Network?
Eduardo and Mark make up and become friends again
Zuckerberg becomes the richest man in the world
Zuckerberg has created facebook but lost his real friends
Zuckerburg gets the girl in the end of the film
77
What was revealed at the end of Psycho?
Norman was innocent of any crimes
Norman Bates' mother was the murderer
The motel was haunted
Norman Bates' mother has been dead for years
78
Intelligent thoughts are zapped or interrupted with sharp sounds transmitted by ______________.
The television
a mentally disrupting radio
Megaphones
Diana Moonglampers
79
What does the Handicapper General do?
Applies handicaps to exceptional people
Helps the handicapped
Aids others with physical therapy
Organizing gambling in this society
80
What was the name of the site Mark made before Facebook?
Hot or Not
Friendster
Facemash
My Space
81
The colours black & white were mentioned several times in 1 paragraph. What did they represent?
Good and evil
The Nazi flag
drifting in and out of consciousness
The plane crashing into a mountain
82
Robots time travel from the future destroy the past. The conflict is called........
Man Vs. Woman
Man Vs. the supernatural
Man Vs. Technology
Person vs. Person
83
If a character goes through some kind of transformation in a story they are a
Dynamic character
Rogue character
Round character
Static character
84
A demon possesses a young girl and terrorizes those around her.... Example of what conflict?
Person vs. Person
Man Vs Supernatural
Person vs. self
Man vs. Nature
85
What does technology do, according to Lydia?
It helps her feel self-esteem
It makes her feel useless
It solves all of life's problems
It makes her feel powerful
86
Complete the sentence; "You eat like a............".
Bird
horse
Psycho
monster
87
What kind of ending does Beware of the Dog have?
indeterminate
surprise
happy
sad
88
The scene we watched from 'Rocky' was an example of......
A Montage
A movie from the 80's
Rising Action
Falling action
89
What is special about the nursery?
It is a virtual reality room
It is where the adults spend most of their time
A metaphor for television
It is really inexpensive
90
What word best illustrates this picture?
interruption
idealization
interrogation
idiosyncrasy
91
How should you reference a film in your assignment?
Psycho1960
psycho, 1960
Psycho (1960)
Psycho: 1960
92
Vincent Van Gogh's work was only recognized....
posthumously
presumptuously
preposterously
Prehistorically
93
What was not the purpose of the nursery originally mentioned by David McClean?
To help the children sleep
To promote a communist ideology
To educate the children and make them prodigies
To keep the children occupied
94
A conflict where the protagonist's values differ from those of the community
Man Vs. Nature
person vs. environment
man vs. Society
person vs. person
95
The house lights followed her like a flock of fireflies."
This line is an example of
A Simile
An allusion
Bad writing
Personification
96
Marion Crane was running away at the beginning of the film. Why is that?
She was worried that her boyfriend would murder her
She wanted to start a new life in England
She stole money from her bosses client
She wanted to buy the Bates Motel
97
A wise person who is deserving of respect is....
venerable
valueless
voracious
radical
98
The Good the Bad and the Ugly is referred to as belonging to this genre
Pasta Western
Italian New Wave
Spaghetti Western
Film Noire
99
What year was the film Psycho made?
1960
1981
1956
1973
100
What did Sam suggest Mary buy her husband for dessert?
cheesecake
cookies
Chocolate almonds
Ice cream
101
Another name for the end of a story.
resolution
The final scene
The Credits
Denoument
102
Who is the protagonist of Psycho?
Norman Bates mother
Sam Loomis
Norman Bates
Marion Crane
103
What genre does this story fall under?
Comedy
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Crime Fiction
104
Why is Psycho not typical in terms of its protagonist?
The protagonist is clearly a good person
the protagonist kills the antagonist
The protagonist changes halfway through the film
It has a very clear story structure
105
What is the main conflict in Lamb to the slaughter?
person vs. nature
person vs. self
person vs.person
person vs. technology
106
When someone assaults your character, they have done this...
bedeviled you
besmirched you
debunked you
botched you
107
Where does the word Turquoise come from...
From actual tortoises'
I word that means blue in Turkish
English word for Turkish
French word for the Turkish blue seen in Islamic art
108
What triggers Mark to create Facemash?
He wants to make his first million
He is bored
He gets dumped
School was not hard enough for him
109
What is Norman's hobby in Psycho?
Soccer
taxidermy
Writing novels
Being a creep
110
What is the name of the shot where Sam Loomis is killed?
A crossfade shot
A cheesy shot
Birds eye view shot
A tracking shot
111
Who is the protagonist of Lamb to the Slaughter?
The detectives
Mary's husband
Sam the grocer
Mary
112
Patrick Maloney is a ___. The reader knows this because he arrives home punctually as always.
Dynamic character
Round character
flat character
static character
113
Scar, the villian in the Lion King, is an example of a___
round character
static character
flat character
A friendly lion
114
Which groups practiced enforced equality in the 20th century?
The Soviet Union under Stalin
Communism
Fascism
Democracy
115
A psychopathic serial killer would commit these types of crimes....
trivial
heinous
heist
horticulture
116
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took the midnight train going anywhere..
An example of a score
An example of cheesy 80's rock
An example of a medley
An example of a ballad
117
What happened to the protagonist?
His plane ran into another plane
He falls out of the airplane
He is shot in the leg
He dies in the cockpit
118
What is the defining principle of this society?
Enforced inequality
Fascism like Nazi Germany
equality by any means
Democratic socialism
119
Which of the following short stories was also written by Roald Dahl?
The Sweater
Lamb to the Slaughter
The Veldt
Harrison Bergeron
120
What best describes hipsters style of fashion?
antisocial
antiquated
artic
acrobatic
121
The pilot used his ____ to tell his current altitude
Altitude gauge
experience as a pilot
senses
altimeter
122
In what year is "Harrison Bergeron" set?
1972
1945
2018
2081
123
When the protagonist woke up, where did the nurse tell him he was?
London, England
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Brighton, England
124
What term best describes the Mongols conquests?
An aberration in history
Not significant in history
Common in history
A product of the Egyptian Dynasties
125
What happens if people are physically strong in 'Harrison Bergeron'?
They are celebrated by society
They must wear various weights to diminish their abilities
They become professional athletes
They are given movie deals
126
What is ironic about Harrison Bergeron?
Pretty much the whole story
That Harrison is shot at the end
That Harrison declared himself Emperor
That Harrison's parents don't understand what is happening
127
My opinion of Trump is an example of my......
intelligence
correctness
stupidity
Bias
128
What is the Hadley’s residence called?
BlissLand
Pleasantville
Happylife Home
Howdy Doody Home
129
During what war does "Beware of the Dog" take place?
World War II
Vietnam
The Persian Gulf War
World War I
130
Why didn't the protagonist feel any pain at the beginning of the story?
He was paralyzed
He was in shock
He had a massive concussion
He was dead
131
Stephen Urkel From Family Matters(1989-1997) could best be described as
a nuisance
a nerd
A suave ladies man
a hipster
132
What type of conflict is represented by this story?
Person Vs. Society
Person Vs. Nature
Person Vs. Animals
Person Vs. Person
133
Who was Sean Parker?
A con artist who tricked Mark Zuckerberg
The guy who co-founded facebook
The founder of a music sharing company: Napster
A member of a boy band called Nsync
134
Finish the sentence: at October fest, people consume_______________ amounts of Bratwurst.
Marginal
inadvertent
inconspicuous
Copious
135
What is the purpose of the nursery in 'The Veldt'?
To nurse the children with goats milk
For the kids to get over their psychological problems
To feed the children their daily nutritional supplement
To play video games
136
What kind of conflict is a story where dust storms cause a group of people to move from home?
Person Vs. Nature
Person Vs. Person
Person Vs. Supernatural
Person vs. Self
137
What did Mary's husband tell her at the beginning of the story?
He wanted a divorce
We can infer that he wanted a divorce
We aren't sure
He was cheating on her
138
Who directed the film Psycho?
Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
David Lean
John Huston
139
What were the children doing when McClean visited for the second time?
Having a picnic in the veldt
Riding on the backs of the lions
telling their parents that they didn't love them
Playing a game of hop-scotch
140
When Bill Clinton said he "did not have sexual relations" he was____________ his enemies claims
agreeing with
regarding
refuting
redacting
141
Who is the author of "Beware of the Dog"?
Ray Badbury
Mark Twain
Roald Dahl
J.K. Rowling
