Final Exam Review

Which of the following describes "the quotidian"?

Definition: a statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" from...

Definition: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

Ms. Kosinski "performed" an eerie scene from which of the following stories? 

Which river stopped McCandless from returning to the highway?

Ms. Kosinski will miss you all so much!

Which of the following describes the term "nonconformity"? 

Granger (from Fahrenheit 451) has memorized which text? 

Definition: incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

What is the last name of the main characters in A Raisin in the Sun? 

Who is the last character on stage at the end of A Raisin in the Sun? 

William Faulkner wrote which of the following?

Select the correct APA in-text citation.

Nature is an essay written by... 

McCandless’s life and emotional state changed when he learned that...

Select the TWO texts written by Henry David Thoreau.

According to the class notes, which is NOT a characteristic of Transcendentalism? 

Literary theories offer different perspectives through which to “view” a text.

According to the class notes, Guy Montag could symbolize...

Definition: having an untidy or disheveled appearance

Which of the following best describes Walter's dream?

According to the class notes, which is NOT a characteristic of Postmodernism?

Definition: excessive pride or self-confidence

Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun? 

Select the appropriate time period: Realism

Definition: one who is concerned with minor details/rules or with displaying academic learning

According to the class notes, which is NOT a characteristic of Modernism?

Ms. Kosinski loves this band. Perhaps too much. 

 In many ways, Postmodern literary styles/ideas serve to reject the principles of 

Definition: behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful attraction; flirtatious

Definition: to display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance

Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" is associated with which of the following movements?

Select the appropriate time period: Modernism

According to MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," we may use immoral means to attain moral ends

What are the names of Ms. Kosinski's two nieces? 

Historical Criticism asserts the existence of universal characters, plots, and themes.

What word describes texts that draw attention to themselves as texts?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Gothic Romanticism?

Which of the following is NOT a literary theory that we discussed?