Comp 2 practice quiz

Question 1

How should you cite an article titled Poetry Elements from PoetryFoundation with no author and page 26?

Accepted Answer

("Poetry" 26)

Question 2

Rime of the Ancient Mariner presents what lesson with this? "love and reverence to all things that God made and loveth.”

Accepted Answer

Respect nature

Question 3

Symbolism in literature is used to:

Accepted Answer

Add more meaning beyond the literal

Question 4

A poem that expresses a story and often has a refrain is a:

Accepted Answer

Ballad

Question 5

How is Mrs. Wright’s kitchen described at the beginning of Trifles?

Accepted Answer

Messy and hastily abandoned

Question 6

In A Streetcar Named Desire, what is the play’s climax?

Accepted Answer

Stanley rapes Blanche

Question 7

What term refers to using specific words from an author to support an idea?

Accepted Answer

Textual evidence

Question 8

Why does Jack want to "kill off" Ernest in The Importance of Being Earnest?

Accepted Answer

He wants to end his double life

Question 9

What does the simile "Maybe it just sags / like a heavy load" in Harlem mean?

Accepted Answer

A postponed dream can become a burden

Question 10

What does Asterion not do in the story?

Accepted Answer

Host a ball to choose a bride

Question 11

What kind of poem is Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic Monologue

Question 12

How many periods are there in the short story "Girl"?

Accepted Answer

None

Question 13

In Fences, what does the fence symbolize for Rose?

Accepted Answer

Protection

Question 14

What comparison is made in Saturday’s Child by Countee Cullen?

Accepted Answer

Rich vs. poor birth circumstances

Question 15

In "St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves," how does Claudette feel when visiting her wolf family?

Accepted Answer

She does not truly feel at home

Question 16

What is the name of the alien species in "Bloodchild"?

Accepted Answer

Tlic

Question 17

What is an effective strategy to write more concisely?

Accepted Answer

Reduce phrases to single words

Question 18

What is the best definition of "tone" in literature?

Accepted Answer

The author's attitude toward the subject

Question 19

What is the focus of an analysis?

Accepted Answer

The author's ability to support their claims

Question 20

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence American society?

Accepted Answer

Increased awareness of African American culture

Question 21

In "The Lives of the Dead," how could the soldiers keep the dead alive?

Accepted Answer

By telling stories about them

Question 22

What literary term fits this scenario: "Joan knew writing Jamie's paper was wrong, but $100 was a lot..."?

Accepted Answer

Internal conflict

Question 23

What are the two basic pieces of information needed for citation?

Accepted Answer

Author(s) Name(s) and Page Numbers

Question 24

What kind of stories does the narrator tell herself early in "Boys and Girls"?

Accepted Answer

Heroic tales where she rescues someone

Question 25

How do a poem’s theme and tone differ?

Accepted Answer

Theme is what the poem says; tone is its attitude

Question 26

What is the excerpt from Ballad of Birmingham referencing?

Accepted Answer

The freedom marches

Question 27

Which of the following best describes a sonnet?

Accepted Answer

An argumentative love poem with 14 lines

Question 28

What literary term is illustrated in: "While I nodded, nearly napping"?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 29

What term refers to what is suggested by a word, apart from its dictionary meaning?

Accepted Answer

Connotation

Question 30

The central idea in a literary work is called its:

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 31

How does the speaker’s point of view in O Captain! My Captain! affect his impression of the subject?

Accepted Answer

He admires Lincoln and mourns his death

Question 32

In The Importance of Being Earnest, who is Bunbury?

Accepted Answer

A fictional invalid Algernon invented

Question 33

Reading actively often means looking for:

Accepted Answer

patterns

Question 34

What is the theme of The Weary Blues?

Accepted Answer

Everyday African American struggle

Question 35

What is the primary setting of "The Veldt"?

Accepted Answer

A virtual reality simulation

Question 36

What term describes something the writer states is true about the text?

Accepted Answer

claim

Question 37

What political/social issue is addressed in this stanza from The Times They Are A-Changin’?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights Movement

Question 38

Why is it decided the lusus naturae should die?

Accepted Answer

So her older sister can marry

Question 39

Which description represents a lyric?

Accepted Answer

Shows writer’s thoughts or feelings; song-like

Question 40

Why does the speaker in Porphyria's Lover strangle Porphyria?

Accepted Answer

He fears she will give in to society’s pressure

Question 41

How does the narrator feel about the blind man visiting in Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral"?

Accepted Answer

He is bothered by his blindness.

Question 42

In If We Must Die, what does the speaker urge men to do?

Accepted Answer

Die fighting back

Question 43

What is the theme in Ode to a Nightingale?

Accepted Answer

Morality

Question 44

What do the letters from Martha provide Lieutenant Cross in "The Things They Carried"?

Accepted Answer

Hope

Question 45

What does the final couplet mean in Shakespeare’s sonnet [My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun]?

Accepted Answer

His love is rare, despite lack of ideal beauty

Question 46

In Fences, why is Troy skeptical about Cory's football recruitment?

Accepted Answer

He does not believe a Black man can make a fair wage in professional sports

Question 47

What theme does Blanche's first line in A Streetcar Named Desire suggest?

Accepted Answer

That desire is like a drug that can lead to destruction

Question 48

What is the musical quality of poetry called

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

Question 49

In The White House, what does “decent” mean in line 7?

Accepted Answer

Morally respectable

Question 50

In "Trifles," what do we learn about Minnie Wright before her marriage?

Accepted Answer

Lively and loved to sing

Comp 2 practice quiz

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Comp 2 practice quiz

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