How is Beatty Montag’s foil character?

He doesn’t try to understand books

Emily Dickinson was known for her distinct writing style in which she…

Explained abstract ideas with concrete things

What are the three characteristics of a tragic hero?

Virtuous, flawed, and suffers a reversal of fortune

How do we see irony in the poem, "Fame is a Fickle Food"?

A crow, a symbol of bad luck, leaves the crumbs for the men

a speech the character speaks to himself or to the audience

What happens in the induction of TOS?

A nobleman is playing a practical joke

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

What does the Phoenix symbolize?

The dystopian society’s way of dealing with problems

Which of the following is NOT an accurate example of power in the play?

Gremio uses his power to control Hortensio

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word

What is dramatic irony?

The audience knows what's going on while characters don't

What is the purpose of Oedipus Rex?

To show the consequences of human pride, To show the consequences of not respecting the gods

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1
How is Beatty Montag’s foil character?
He doesn’t try to understand books
He’s a fireman who believes books should be burned
He believes Montag should be arrested
He doesn’t have a failed marriage like Montag
2
Emily Dickinson was known for her distinct writing style in which she…
Utilized an unconventional rhyme scheme
Explained abstract ideas with concrete things
Tried to convert her readers by addressing religion
Implemented archaic syntax
3
What does Clarisse symbolize in Fahrenheit 451?
holiness
rebellion
purity
hope
4
What does the tree of life symbolize?
Books
Goodness
Health
New beginnings
5
In Frost’s “Fire and Ice,” what does “fire” and “ice” symbolize?
Energy and Selfishness
Passion and desire
Nuclear war and ice storms
Desire and hate
6
What are the three characteristics of a tragic hero?
Flawed, ignorant, and unlucky
Brave, flawed, and suffers a reversal of fate
Virtuous, evil, and suffers in the end
Virtuous, flawed, and suffers a reversal of fortune
7
How do we see irony in the poem, "Fame is a Fickle Food"?
A crow, a symbol of bad luck, leaves the crumbs for the men
The crows give an “ironic caw.”
Men see that the crumbs are dirty, and give them to crows
The crows inspect crumbs of fame upon a “shifting plate.”
8
What is a soliloquy?
usually ends a scene in a play
an allusive or oblique remark or hint
a remark in a play that is only heard by the audience
a speech the character speaks to himself or to the audience
9
What happens in the induction of TOS?
A nobleman has been ill and wants to feel better
Shakespeare is trying to confuse his reader
Christopher Sly has been asleep for 15 years
A nobleman is playing a practical joke
10
Why did Henry Fleming enlist in the military?
To receive praise
To honor his father
To be near the action
To prove something to his mother
11
What is banter?
an allusive or oblique remark or hint
two lines of verse that rhyme
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
12
What does the Phoenix symbolize?
The hopeless future Granger and his men have
Burning
Montag’s hope
The dystopian society’s way of dealing with problems
13
Which of the following is NOT an accurate example of power in the play?
Petruchio abuses the power he has over Grumio
Lucentio overthrows the power Vincentio has over him
Gremio uses his power to control Hortensio
Petruchio abuses the power he has over Kate
14
What is a pun?
two lines of verse that rhyme
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks
a speech the character speaks to himself
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
15
In Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” what is "gold" a reference to?
Industrialism
Things we adore
Biblical stories
Leaves
16
What is dramatic irony?
A funny coincidence
A quick reversal of fortune
A scene in which the characters act out in a dramatic way.
The audience knows what's going on while characters don't
17
In Dickinson's "Fame is a Fickle Food," what does the word “fickle” mean?
Filling
Light
Changing
Scarce
18
Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
19
Which of the following is one thing that led to the start of the Realism movement?
Anger and resentment toward England
Prohibition
The Civil War
The women's suffrage movement
20
What is the purpose of Oedipus Rex?
To show the consequences of human pride
To show the consequences of not respecting the gods
To show how Creon came to power
To show why Oedipus left Thebes

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