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Academic Decathlon 2021-2022, Literature Guide: Section II, most of Section III, and The Sea-Wolf
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1
What was his first wife's name?
Bessie Maddern
Kelly Cambridge
Charmain Kittredge
Elizabeth Maddern
2
genre of literature that is an intersection of adventure fiction, historical fiction, and travel narrative:
nautical fiction
naval fiction
maritime fiction
realistic fiction
3
Which character was created to symbolize capitalism?
Maud Brewster
Wolf Larsen
Death Larsen
Humphrey Van Weyden
4
Which one of these pairs is matched incorrectly?
Purity/Purification - Macbeth
Life - Jaws
Destruction - Zeitoun
Depth/Unknown - Moby Dick
5
What was his mother's name?
Flora Wellman
it's still a mystery, no one seems to know anything about her
Flora Ulysses
Virginia Prentiss
6
Struggles with the sea can be seen as a metaphor for gender issues
True
False
7
Which characters showcase that goodness does not always win?
Hump and Maud
Mugridge and Leach
Wolf and Death
Johnson and Leach
8
He ran for the mayor of Oakland and had a successful bid for office
True
False
9
In 1893, London signed on with a sealing schooner and headed to the coast of Japan
True
False
10
Who wrote
Geographia
(150 CE)?
Homer
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Pythagoras
11
Which of the following are true statements regarding London's death?
he died at the age of 40
he was in extreme pain at the end of his life
all of the above
ashes were spread near his home in Glen Ellen
12
Which of these stories deals with a future where climate change-induced drought has destroyed the American Southwest?
A Long Walk to Water
Dry
New York 2140
The Water Knife
13
How is water used to represent depth?
floods, storms, erosion, hurricanes, and droughts
the portrayal of underwater environments which no one knows much about
water is used to wash away the guilt after doing something bad
mysterious journey of passing from life to death or from present to future
14
What college did London go to?
University of San Francisco
UC Berkeley
He was a high school dropout and didn't go to college
Lincoln University
15
He didn't have a romantic relationship with his first wife. She was his "Mother-Girl."
True
False
16
Who did London write
The Kempton-Wace Letters
with?
Jim Jefferies
Anna Strunsky
Charmian Kittredge
Maud Brewster
17
Jules Verne wrote about a submarine that prowls the seas like a monster
False
True
18
Why was Jack London's last name London?
it was his stepfather's last name
he was adopted by a family whose surname was London
he lived in London for a long time so he changed his pen name to honor that
it was his father's last name
19
The Odyssey
: tells the story of
someone who wants to go home to his wife after the Trojan War
a naval pilot fighting in the American Revolution
a high-ranking official who returns from a failed sailing expedition
how England should govern the seas surrounding its coast and build a navy
20
Which character is most similar to Jack London?
George Leach
Wolf Larsen
Maud Brewster
Humphrey Van Weyden
21
In most nautical novels, what are female characters not portrayed as?
damsels in distress
romantic interests for male leads
sex workers
female sailors, heroines
22
Who wrote
The Sea-Wolf
?
Jack London
James Cooper
John Griffith Chaney
George Orwell
23
A drought was used in
12 Angry Men
to build up the suspense and tension of the court case
True
False
24
Which novel was known as the first true English sea novel?
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea; James Fenimore Cooper
Geographia, Ptolemy
Moby Dick or, The Whale; Herman Melville
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Mark Twain
25
Rivers are known for a symbolic association with life and time
True
False
26
Which of the following themes can be represented by water?
Life
Destruction
Purity
Movement
27
Which of these stories is about a future where a city has been ravaged by rising sea levels?
A Long Walk to Water
The Water Knife
New York 2140
Dry
28
What makes Maud stand out from other women in literature?
Her beauty
She's a passive character
She introduces a romantic element
Her independence
29
What year was
The Sea Wolf
published?
1907
1902
1904
1903
30
Who was Virginia Prentiss?
London's real mother
a formerly enslaved woman
a stable maternal presence in London's life
William Chaney's cousin
31
What was the primary goal of any ship at any time?
to find a purpose in life
to make money
to inspire philosophical writings
to look for a long lost sibling
32
Who captures Wolf Larsen's entire crew?
Leach
Johnson
Death
Hump
33
Which character in
The Sea-Wolf
exemplifies class struggle?
Johnson
Humphrey
Mugridge
Wolf Larsen
34
Who was Jack London?
Naturalist
white supremacist
a human
socialist
35
Charmian Kittredge was
'Mate-Woman'
London's lover
one of Bessie's best friends
London's second wife
36
What did London do after dropping out of college?
he went on a sailing expedition
he headed for the Yukon Territory for the Klondike Gold Rush
he got married and stopped writing for a while
he signed up to go on a seal-hunting schooner
37
What happened during the mid-twentieth century that affected both Western art and literature?
World War I
The Great Depression
World War II
Colonization
38
Which biologist inspired London?
none of the above
Charles Darwin
marine
Gregor Mendel
39
What was "The Unparalleled Invasion" about?
it was a sci-fi novel about aliens invading Earth
it was about slaves/African Americans invading homes and attacking owners
it was about a tsunami and talked about the water like it was an invasion
it was about overpopulation in China and how they would dominate the world
40
What was London's first piece called? (Hint: it was a short story)
The Sea Wolf
"The Unparalleled Invasion"
The Call of the Wild
"Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan"
41
What place did London frequent, while at Berkeley?
Typhoon Tavern
a park which had a tree that he sat under and wrote his stories
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
a small coffee place near Berkeley where he found his Mate-Woman
42
What is a synecdoche?
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
repetition of the same word(s) at the end of successive phrases or clauses
substitution of a mild and agreeable expression for one that is unpleasant
43
Where did London work when he was 13 years old?
car factory
shoe factory
in a textile mill
in a cannery
44
The Tale of the Ship-Wrecked Sailor
: tells the story of
someone who wants to go home to his wife after the Trojan War
a high-ranking official who returns from a failed sailing expedition
a naval pilot fighting in the American Revolution
how England should govern the seas surrounding its coast and build a navy
45
What happened to Jack London when the U.S. was suffering from a severe economic depression?
he committed suicide from the pressure
he was homeless
he couldn't find a job
he went to jail
