68. The “Harlem Renaissances” refers to the

revival of African American pride and culture in New York during 1920s.

Stays the same / doesn’t change

One-dimensional--only one or two personality traits

The term CRUCIBLE means all EXCEPT

A conflict between opposing forces that lacks resolution

Which organization sought to expose Communist influence inAmerican Life?

House Un-American Activities Committee

All EXCEPT _____are true regarding Native Americans' first contact with Europeans

All first encounters between Native Americans and Europeans were peaceful.

Gatsby: Jordan Baker’s name is symbolically representative of what cultural shift taking place in 1920s America?

the changing perceptions of gender roles

What is the Hollywood Ten?

Entertainers- During Red Scare-Refused to testify/ sentenced for contempt

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for more direct language

All EXCEPT _____are true about Miller and/or The Crucible

The Crucible as accurate historical play detailingSalem Witch Trials.

All EXCEPT _____are tenets of Puritan beliefs

The Bible is a guide but is not to be literally interpreted.

All EXCEPT _____ are true about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Attended Yale University before dropping out and joining the Army in 1917

All EXCEPT _____are true about Sor Juana Ines de laCruz

Reluctant nun/openly deplored feminist ideas

All EXCEPT _____are true about Miller's experience with Communism and/or HUAC.

Miller named others who had associated with suspected Communist groups

Compelling reason The Great Gatsby often considered the Great American Novel

chronicles/critiques American identity/social issues of time

Which generalization is best supported by a study of Prohibition?

People’s attitudes can make some laws difficult to enforce.

Freshly picked from the garden, Nancy ate the tomatoes at dinner.

Missplaced or dangling modifier

All EXCEPT _____ are examples of irony in The Crucible.

Danforth is frightened of Abigail after she threatens him.

Jane has read Poe's poem "The Raven" many times since High School.--Error?

Should not capitalize High School

Of the following statements about WWI America, which is TRUE?

Ddisillusionment caused indulgent and decadent pastimes.

Characters who serve as a contrast or a conflict to another character

In Puritan society, laws were often

about morality and keeping people focused on God

All EXCEPT _____are true about Benjamin Franklin.

Wrote book of 40 virtues that he sought to cultivate and perfect character

Select the TRUE statement about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald/Zelda married after success of his novel This Side of Paradise

All EXCEPT _____are true about Frederick Douglass.

Escaped enslavement with his father by boarding a train to New York City

Miller's The Crucible parallels between the

Salem witchcraft trials and hunt for Communists

Rridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bringabout social

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68. The “Harlem Renaissances” refers to the
political uprisings in New York.
African American soldiers in WWI.
revival of African American pride and culture in New York during 1920s.
artistic style of the first settlers in New York.
2
A static character
Cause the conflict in the story
Changes over time
Is the main character
Stays the same / doesn’t change
3
A flat character
One-dimensional--only one or two personality traits
Causes the conflict in the story
Multifaceted character-has several--dimension
Always changes and learns over time.
4
In the 1920s, which major/popular product brought about the greatest change in American life-styles.
Computer
Railroad
Steam Engine
Automobile
5
The term CRUCIBLE means all EXCEPT
Place/situation--concentrated forces interact to cause/influence change
Container--metals/other substances melted/subjected to high heat
A conflict between opposing forces that lacks resolution
A severe test
6
Which organization sought to expose Communist influence inAmerican Life?
National Association of Advancement of Americans
Subversive Action Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Anti-Communist Activities Committee
7
Many writers prefer not to outline their novels, they feel that doing so restricts their creativity.
Contains comma splice
No error
Change one there to their
creativity misspelled
8
All EXCEPT _____are true regarding Native Americans' first contact with Europeans
Some Native Americans were enslaved by Europeans.
All first encounters between Native Americans and Europeans were peaceful.
N Americans exposed to diseases such as smallpox-had no immunity.
N A taught Europeans survival skills in exchange for European goods.
9
Gatsby: Jordan Baker’s name is symbolically representative of what cultural shift taking place in 1920s America?
the switch to a new worldview focused on money
the reverting to the belief that alcohol consumption was not immoral
the altering of musical trends
the changing perceptions of gender roles
10
What is the Hollywood Ten?
Hollywood personalities/Actively practiced Communism
Entertainers- During Red Scare-Refused to testify/ sentenced for contempt
Entertainers-testified against friends/family interested in Communism
Appointed by McCarthy to deprogram those influenced by Communists
11
What is an aphorism?
a speech given by an important leader
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for more direct language
a truth or observation expressed in a witty manner
a story, poem, or picture that can reveals a secret meaning
12
During the Red Scare, some Americans were accused of being _____ who worked undercover and shared USsecrets with USSR.
immigrants
spies
foeigners
expatriates
13
In addition to The Crucible, Arthur Miller also wrote
Death of a Salesman
A Streetcar Named Desire
Oklahoma!
All My Children
14
All EXCEPT _____are true about Miller and/or The Crucible
The Crucible as accurate historical play detailingSalem Witch Trials.
No exceptions-All choices are true
The play is a parable for the McCarthy era
Information in the play misrepresents the literal events of the trial
15
All EXCEPT _____are tenets of Puritan beliefs
Conformity is expected.
Material possessions are a sign of God’s grace.
Only the pre-selected/predestined go to heaven.
Humans are sinful by nature.
The Bible is a guide but is not to be literally interpreted.
People should live a thrifty, self-reliant, simple life.
16
All EXCEPT _____ are Puritan period authors.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Edward Taylor
Arthur Miller
Phillis Wheatley
Mary Rowlandson
17
Which choice expresses an opinion held by Romantic writers?
Negative effects of industrialization-- commercialism, hectic pace
Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness
Westward expansion had negative consequences for America
d. All apply
18
All EXCEPT _____ are true about F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Joined the army in 1917 but was discharged in 1919
Born Francis Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota, 1896
Named for relative Francis Scott Key, author of the National Anthem
Attended Yale University before dropping out and joining the Army in 1917
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Figurative language--makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike objects--uses "like" or "as"
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
20
__________, a Wisconsin Senator, played a major role in accusing people of participating in Communists activities.
Barry Goldwater
Joseph McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Scott Lucus
21
All EXCEPT _____ are true about Edward Taylor.
Served a as minister of a church for 50 years
Over 60 of his sermons are still in existence
American Puritan poet and minister
Married to Anne Bradstreet
22
All EXCEPT _____are true about Sor Juana Ines de laCruz
Reluctant nun/openly deplored feminist ideas
Displayed certain feminism portraying woman as seat of reason and knowledg
Poet, dramatist, scholar, and nun
Work bridged philosophies of Roman Catholicism and of scientific endeavor
23
Encounters and Foundations relate to which time period?
1400s-1800s
1800s-1900s
1200s-1900s
1100s-1300s
24
All EXCEPT _____are true about Miller's experience with Communism and/or HUAC.
Miller admitted to the HUAC that he had attended meetings.
Miller named others who had associated with suspected Communist groups
Miller was cited for contempt of Congress
Miller denied that he was a Communist
25
Animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human characteristics
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
26
Despite a recent injury, Jim continued to exercise.--Error?
No error
Despite incorrectly used
exercise misspelled
Comma splice
27
Native Americans created a rich oral tradition that includes all EXCEPT
Chants
Songs
Epics
Myths
Biblical stories
28
Compelling reason The Great Gatsby often considered the Great American Novel
Fitzgeral only innovative and unique writer of the time
setting is New York, the most “American” city in the country
chronicles/critiques American identity/social issues of time
characters represent of all varieties of Americans
29
All are Harlem Renaissance writers EXCEPT
Nella Larsen
Zora Neal Hurston
Alice Walker
Countee Cullen
30
Which generalization is best supported by a study of Prohibition?
Increased taxes can affect consumer spending.
People will sacrifice willingly for the common good.
People’s morality can be successfully controlled.
People’s attitudes can make some laws difficult to enforce.
31
Freshly picked from the garden, Nancy ate the tomatoes at dinner.
No error
Inconsistent verb tense
Missplaced or dangling modifier
Comma splice.
32
All EXCEPT _____ are examples of irony in The Crucible.
Accusations treated as evidence; legal documents summarily dismissed.
Danforth is frightened of Abigail after she threatens him.
Elizabeth lies when it is most important that she tells the truth.
Danforth continually refers to Abigail as “child.”
33
Informal radio broadcast that explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans
Fireside Chats
New Deal Coalition
National Radio Address
Hawley Smoot Tariff
34
The use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses/Sensory datails
Imagery
Satire
Voice
Theme
35
Harlem Renaissance Writer--Created over 50 works capturing remarkable diversity of everyday African American life
Ernest Hemmingway
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughes
Gertrude Stein
36
Jane has read Poe's poem "The Raven" many times since High School.--Error?
Eliminate quotation marks
Eliminate apostrophe
Should not capitalize High School
No error
37
Of the following statements about WWI America, which is TRUE?
Cultural norm was citizens living stable, mundane, uneventful lives
Ddisillusionment caused indulgent and decadent pastimes.
To improve America, citizens worked hard to be as moral as possible.
Patriotism was non-existant.
38
Foil
The protagonists in the story who work together to solve a problem
Two similar characters who have a common antagonist
Characters that have nothing in common
Characters who serve as a contrast or a conflict to another character
39
In Puritan society, laws were often
primarily focused on obtaining prosperity
about following one's own rules
about morality and keeping people focused on God
about relaxing and enjoying life
40
American Romantic period occurred during
1800s
1900s
1600s
1700s
41
By the end of the play, which character has not died or been sentenced to death?
Rebecca Nurse
Tituba
John Proctor
Giles Corey
42
Reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
Antagonist
Parody
Allusion
Protagonist
43
All EXCEPT _____are true about Benjamin Franklin.
Founding Fathers of America/Signed Declaration ofIndependence Constitution
Owned slaves during his life/Assumed abolitionist position in later years.
Statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat
Wrote book of 40 virtues that he sought to cultivate and perfect character
44
Select the TRUE statement about F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald/Zelda married after success of his novel This Side of Paradise
Proposed to girlfriend, Zelda Sayne, who said yes though he had no money
Fitzgerald and Zelda had two children, a daughter and a son.
He immensely enjoyed working at an advertising agency
45
An ARCHETYPE--very old imaginative pattern--repeated through the ages. All are common Native American archetypes EXCEPT
plot
images
romantic heroes
characters
settings
46
All EXCEPT _____are true about Ann Bradstreet.
Eight children
First female poet ever published in both England and America.
Uneducated
Father and husband made significant contributions to Harvard University
Puritan emigrant
47
All EXCEPT _____are true about Frederick Douglass.
Mother, who died when he was a young child
accomplished and respected orator
taught himself to read and write in the streets of Baltimore
Born enslaved on the Eastern Shore of Marylan
Escaped enslavement with his father by boarding a train to New York City
Had heart attack while preparing to give a speech to a local church
48
A person, place, object or action that stands for something beyond istself (dove=peace)
Foreshadowing
Personification
Symbolism
Theme
49
Miller's The Crucible parallels between the
Civil War and World War I
Salem witchcraft trials and hunt for Communists
World War I and World War II
Salem witchcraft trials and World War II
50
Satire
Play on the multiple meaning of words-sound alike but different meanings
A character usually alone on stage-expresses private thoughts
A short writing piece in a collection
Rridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bringabout social
51
All EXCEPT _____ are crucial turning points that seal Proctor's demise (death).
Proctor declares that "God is dead!"
Mary Warren turns against Proctor/says he forced her to sign devil's book.
Proctor signs the confession.
Elizabeth says Proctor is not a lecher.
52
All are characteristics of Native American oral traditions EXCEPT
Teach moral lessons and convey practical information
Provide lessons about how to survive and obtain material wealth
Believe words have power and respect speech as a powerful literary form
Provide explanations about the world and its origins
Reflect the belief that the natural world includes human beings and animals
53
All EXCEPT _____true about Phyllis Wheatley.
C-ould read the Bible, Greek, Latin classics, and British literature
Credited as first Afican-Amerocam/second woman to publish book of poems
Most poems reflected her longing to return to her native Africa
When she was a child, she was kidnapped and enslaved
54
The repetition of same consonant sounds at the beginning of words: “Waves washed away wishes....”
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
55
Based on Puritan beliefs, what is the MOST likely reason Puritans valued education?
To be able to read and understand the Bible
To learn to communicate with the Native Americans
To study engineering/the sciences in order to build a better community
To garner as much wealth as possible
56
The national policy of Prohibition ended when
interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages was banned.
alcohol was legalized for medical purposes.
the 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
food and drug laws were strengthened.
57
When did the Salem witch trials take place?
1700s
1400s
1500s
1600s
58
The game was scheduled for Saturday because the weather was supposed to be enjoyable. Error?
Saturday should not be capitalized
Add comma between Saturday and because
scheduled misspelled
No error
59
When the writer provides clues or hints that suggest or predict furure events in a story
Foreshadowing
Theme
Flashback
Symbolism
60
During the Great Depression, Hooverville referred to
basic household supplies provided by Hoover for unemployed workers
shanty town in which homeless people lived
unemployed workers who begged for jobs
upscale homes the government build for homeless citizens
61
All EXCEPT ____ are true regarding 1920s.
This period is also referred to as the Jazz Age.
Women were granted the right to vote.
Prohibition reduced organized crime.
Modern inventions greatly impacted greatly impacted American life.
62
Situational Irony
When the reader or audience knows something a character does not
Based on circumstances-disparity between what is expected and what occurs
The main cause of the conflict in the story
When some unknown force brings about dire and dreadful events
63
All EXCEPT _____ are purposes of the Salem theocracy.
To prevent any kind of ideological disunity
To encourage individual freedoms
To combine state and religious power
To ensure that individuals are bound to a strict moral code
64
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."-All EXCEPT _____ relate to the meaning
Gatsby forever frozen in the past by his obsession for Daisy.
Americans should swim ceasely against current to obtain their dreams.
No characters were able to escape the limitations imposed by their past
Gatsby-metaphorically rowing against the current/ended where he started.
65
The central idea, lesson, moral, or insight about human experience presented in a story
Climax
Symbolism
Theme
Conflict
66
School of thought preceded the Romantic Era in America
Realism
The Age of Reason (Rationalism)
The Renaissance
The Industrial Age
67
The time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a story occurs
conflict
setting
climax
resolution
68
______________ was considered necessary for creating all art.
Individualism
Intuition
Imagination
Idealism
69
1920s became known as...
Depression 20s and Speakeasy Decade
Jazz Age and War-torn Era
Roaring 20s and Jazz Age
Turbulent 20s and Blues Age
70
All EXCEPT _____ are true about Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Her causes lacked any male support
Major part in Seneca Falls Convention-first women's rights convention in US
Social activist/suffragist- important role in early women's rights movement
Wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions"
71
According to Miller, all EXCEPT _____ were reasons for the witch hunts.
People could get revenge for petty disagreements.
Repressed emotions could come out.
Puritans hoped to identify witches and save witches from hell.
Allowed people to confess sins in a socially acceptable way.
72
Which of the following statement is true regarding Senator Joseph McCarthy?
Government relied solely on McCarthy to contain communism in America.
McCarthyism exposed high level gov. officials working to overthrow gov.
To contain communisim, McCarthy led US effort to invade other countries.
McCarthy used fear to manipulate Americans and the government.
73
All EXCEPT _____ relate to the chaos in Salem during the trials.
Tituba and Sarah Good have gone mad in prison.
Abigail has stolen Rev. Parris's money and fled Salem.
Many people in prison, cattle roaming streets, and children orphaned.
Elizabeth has encourages John to confess to witchcraft.
74
The New Deal
government programs created by FDR to try to end the Great Depression
the ways investors purchased shares of stock “on the margin”
laws to increase credit for middle class consumerism
opportunity to buy a new Ford Model T at a discounted price
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Interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence
Symbolism
Theme
Foreshadowing
Flashback

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