Final class, EN-157

Question 1

What was the name of the famous Civil Rights leader who was shot dead in 1968?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King jr.

Question 2

What is the formal name of the Upper House in the British Parliament?

Accepted Answer

House of Lords

Question 3

When did the Good Friday Agreement end the Northern Irish Troubles=

Accepted Answer

1998

Question 4

In which city do we find the financial district called "The City"?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 5

What does Signe Mari Wiland call her technique of reader-response poetry teaching?

Accepted Answer

Prima Vista

Question 6

Who killed the dog in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?

Accepted Answer

Christopher's father

Question 7

Apart from white Brits, which ethnic group is the largest in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Sub-Indians

Question 8

Which literary technique is evident in the line "Vreid var Vingtor da han vakna..."?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 9

In literary analysis, what do we call the person who tells the story?

Accepted Answer

Narrator

Question 10

What does the term "genre" refer to?

Accepted Answer

Kinds of literary texts

Question 11

In the poem "The Wind Blew," where does the wind go in the end?

Accepted Answer

The sea

Question 12

Where did Roald Dahl regularly go on holiday?

Accepted Answer

Fevik

Question 13

When did Scotland and England become the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

1707

Question 14

What do we call the most dramatic point in a literary plot?

Accepted Answer

Climax

Question 15

Which term is usually assocaited with the American system of government?

Accepted Answer

Checks and Balances

Question 16

Which conflict is normally referred to as The Troubles?

Accepted Answer

Northern Ireland

Question 17

Where is Christopher's Boone's hometown?

Accepted Answer

Swindon

Question 18

Which of these poetic genres is the shortest in length?

Accepted Answer

Haiku

Question 19

When did Elizabeth II ascend the throne?

Accepted Answer

1952

Question 20

Where is the novel The Secret Life of Bees set?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 21

Will the students in EN-157 do well at the exam?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes

Question 22

What caused Willie Wonka to bring in the Oompa Loompas to work at his factory?

Accepted Answer

Industrial espionage

Question 23

Why are Native Americans often called Indians?

Accepted Answer

Columbus thought he had arrived in India in 1492

Question 24

Which group is predicted to be the largest ethnic group in America by 2050?

Accepted Answer

Hispanics

Question 25

Where was he shot dead?

Accepted Answer

Memphis, TN

Question 26

Where did "Bloody Sunday" take place in 1972?

Accepted Answer

Derrry/Londonderry

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a character in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory?

Accepted Answer

Lionel Gluttonhead

Question 28

Who is the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?

Accepted Answer

Mark Haddon

Question 29

What is LK06's English name?

Accepted Answer

English National Curriculum

Question 30

Where did the majority of Norwegian immigrants eventually settle in America?

Accepted Answer

Midwest

Final class, EN-157

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Final class, EN-157

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