NOT an aspect of meta-fiction in Maus:

it is an autobiographical work based on real events

long narrative poem of usually heroic events

NOT an aspect of "epic poetry" in Omeros

follows hero through clear linear narraive

Which describes nationalism?

"inseparable from desire for power"

The trademark of Howl is...

long tumbling lines, sentences meant to be read in 1 breath

How does Lucia get revenge on Vladek when she hears he's engaged to Anja?

She writes an incriminating letter to Anja

Which DOES meet the social definition of "masculinity"?

Kat bringing food for Paul and his buddies

"When the Lilacs Last...Bloom'd" and "Elegy for Ramon Sije" are both what type of poetry?

written after a death, lamenting loss

Post-colonialism requires...

indigenous customs treated respectfully

NOT as aspect of postmodernism in Maus:

focuses on telling absolute single truth of Holocause

oversimplified/distorted; "unreal" & nightmarish atmosphere

Anthropomorphism vs. personification

Anthro: aims to make animal appear like it is a human

The "Beat generation" involves all EXCEPT...

beginning of counterculture of 1940's

DOES NOT describe confessional poetry:

pushes people to the brink of body/soul separation

DOES NOT describe Meta-fiction

an example is "Consider the Lobster"

Comics vs. graphic novels

Comics: more for kids, while GN: serious themes & artwork

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1
NOT an aspect of meta-fiction in Maus:
Art is aware he is a character in the story
it is an autobiographical work based on real events
Spiegelman writes about himself writing the story
Includes another separate work of literature w/in the text
2
What is NOT a skill that Vladek claims proficiency in the concentration camp?
first aid care
shoemaker
English speaker
master tin worker
3
An epic is...
informal language
"Hagar's Daughter"
long narrative poem of usually heroic events
a story about ancestors
4
In The Falling Man, what did people viewing the news first think the jumpers were?
ash
dust
building scrap
Birds
5
NOT an aspect of "epic poetry" in Omeros
determines fates of Caribbean nations
narrates heroic events through Greek references
follows hero through clear linear narraive
long narrative poem
6
Which describes nationalism?
those devoted don't wish to force it on others
"is of it's nature defensive"
"inseparable from desire for power"
7
Who wrote "Omeros"?
Erich Remarque
Derek Walcott
John Berryman
Art Spiegelman
8
The abstract concept being represented
Signifier
Signified
Sign
9
Term: social caste forbidden to marry because an ancestor was dedicated to a god
Eke
Chi
Osu
Obi
10
DOES NOT describe limit experiences
can be reached through meditation, embarrassment, or boredom
is now known as PTSD
push someone to the brink of separation of body and soul
11
What are the 2 perspectives in Children of the Sea?
Husband and wife
Young and girlfriend
Young man and sister
Mother to her child
12
Which was NOT serially published?
All Quiet on the Western Front
Maus
Hagar's Daughter
Children of the Sea
13
This book was burned by the Germans for its portrayal of soldiers
Maus
All Quiet on the Western Front
Howl
The Two Cultures
14
The trademark of Howl is...
long tumbling lines, sentences meant to be read in 1 breath
the complicated sentences
the staccato-ness
15
In All Quiet, what 2 countries are Paul's country's enemies?
Russia and Germany
US and Spain
Spain and France
France & Russia
16
How does Lucia get revenge on Vladek when she hears he's engaged to Anja?
She takes a baseball bat to his car's headlights
She writes an incriminating letter to Anja
She gets him fired
She trashes his apartment
17
Which DOES meet the social definition of "masculinity"?
Kat bringing food for Paul and his buddies
new recruit scared of bombs
Paul explaining to the French man how sorry he is
the soldier freaking out and trying to escape the bunker
18
Character from Berryman's poetry considered offensive because of its connection to minstrelsy
Henry
Carl Solomon
The speaker
Mr. Bones
19
"When the Lilacs Last...Bloom'd" and "Elegy for Ramon Sije" are both what type of poetry?
extended metaphor
intended to be sung & romantic in theme
written after a death, lamenting loss
describing a place in a peaceful and endearing manner
20
What historical event led to the development of Modernist literature?
Cold War
Revolutionary War
WWI
WWII
21
Post-colonialism requires...
actual settings be used
"structures of thinking"
characters be based off real people
indigenous customs treated respectfully
22
Children of the Sea is an example of what kind of story?
autobiography
comic
call and response
novel
23
NOT as aspect of postmodernism in Maus:
mixes high and low culture using graphic novel genre
destabilizes once reliable hx w/ unreliable personal memory
focuses on telling absolute single truth of Holocause
connects Vladek's attempt for control w/ paranoia
24
Omeros and ____ attempt to reconcile culture differences brought on by colonization
Maus
All Quiet on the Western Front
No Longer at Ease
Howl
25
Who did John Berryman use as a model for his own writing?
Samuell Coleridge
Walt Whitman
Jonathon Swift
Thomas Jefferson
26
Who is the evil antagonist in Howl?
Satan
Mr. Hyde
Moloch
Voldemort
27
Chinua Achebe wrote...
No Longer at Ease
All Quiet on the Western Front
Maus
Howl
28
Who does Howl see "destroyed by madness, starving/hysterical naked"?
best minds of the generation
starving middle class
first-generation college students
children of baby boomers
29
Where are Vladek and Anja imprisoned?
Bergen-Belsen
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Sobibor
Buchenwald
30
All Quiet on the Western Front was originally written in...
German
French
Russian
English
31
In Children of the Sea, what does Manman say the black butterflies bring?
Memories
News
Illness
Death
32
A group of people share experiences; often understood as passed through generations
epic
collective memory
legend
33
A line in Howl is meant to be read...
loudly and angrily
as a single breath
over the course of a minute
standing at attention
34
In expressionism...
is the same as realism
settings are real
oversimplified/distorted; "unreal" & nightmarish atmosphere
characters are real
35
Hernandez drew on experience from his life in/on a _____ for his poetry.
a farm
a sweatshop
school
a factory
36
Which war is the theme for some of Neruda's and Hernadez's poetry?
Franco-Spanish war
Spanish Civil War
Spanish-American war
Ten Years' War
37
Anthropomorphism vs. personification
Anthro: aims to make animal appear like it is a human
Pers: aims to make animal appear like it is a human
38
The "Beat generation" involves all EXCEPT...
apolitical, indifferent to social problems
alienation from conventional
seedy dress, hip vocabulary
beginning of counterculture of 1940's
39
Where does Obi ("No Longer") go for his education?
South Africa
Umofia
US
England
40
Why is Obi (in "No Longer") on trial?
taking a bribe
injury of a senior official
committing adultery
theft
41
This essay was based off a 2001 photograph
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Vindication of the Rights of Women
The Falling Man
Modest Proposal
42
Which author did NOT serve a military role?
Hernandez
Whitman
Neruda
Remarque
43
DOES NOT describe confessional poetry:
mid-20th century
pushes people to the brink of body/soul separation
dealt with things not normally discussed openly
often autobiographical
44
DOES NOT describe Meta-fiction
characters aware they are in a story, or writing one
an example is "Maus"
self-reflexive fiction
an example is "Consider the Lobster"
45
Unhappy endings, characters are ordinary, language is ordinary, and settings are real
Expressionism
Romanticism
Realism
Structuralism
46
Comics vs. graphic novels
Comics: more for kids, while GN: serious themes & artwork
GN: short, light-hearted
Comics: long narrative for high-schoolers
Comics: more for kids, sold in bookstores
47
In No Longer at Ease, where is Obi's original home?
Lagos
Umofia
England
South Africa
48
No Longer at Ease was originally written in....
English
French
Nigerian
Chinese
49
Something that stands for something else
Signifier
signified
Sign
50
Which is NOT an aspect of realism?
plot developed w/ ordinary events
Characters larger than life
settings actually exist
writers use common vernacular
51
Which is not correct?
Jews = mice
Americans = frogs
Nazis = cats
Poles = pigs
52
Who wrote the "Dream Songs"?
Edwidge Danticat
Pauline Hopkins
John Berryman
Derek Walcott
53
What is the concept of "the gaze"?
the different social entity
the awareness one can be watched
a group apart from the main group
54
In Vladek's dream, on what day will he be released?
Yom Kippur
Passover
Parshas Truma
Rosh Hashanah
55
Which author was a member of the Republic army, involved in cultural affairs?
Whitman
Hernandez
Neruda
Remarque
56
What is an important aspect of Post-colonial writing?
ignores the indigenous culture
stories must be told from colonizer's POV
requires indigenous customs treated respectfully
assumes colonizer's perspective most important
57
When Kemmerich is dying, what does he own that the other men want?
watch
Helmet
turnips
Boots
58
What inheritance does Vladek pass on to Art before his death?
family photos
Anja's diaries
family business
Vladek's house
59
All describe Modernism except...
no "absolute truth"
characters resemble real people
strong reaction against religious, social & politcal views
feeling of "going nowhere"
60
NOT an aspect of Modernist literature reflected in "No Longer at Ease"
classical literary references w/o classical form/structure
alienated person leading to loneliness
collective group experiences=subjects joined 1 understanding
strong reaction against established religious/social views
61
Maus + _____ (another work this semester) uses a framing narrative
Hagar's Daughter
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Persuasion
62
What is the idea of "the other"?
awareness one can be viewed by others
different social entity; a group apart from the main group
different political power with the original one
63
The Falling Man essay references what historical event?
Independence Day
9/11
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
64
NOT as aspect of post-modernism
mixes high & low culture--nothing is original
dealt with things like death--topics not normally discussed
jump cuts, tracking shots, split screens
attention shifts quickly
65
Which is NOT an idea of masculinity?
tough
aggressive
nurturing
brave
66
He believed books only serve a purpose in a specific time; then they are no longer useful.
John Berryman
Pauline Hopkins
Pablo Neruda
Miguel Hernandez
67
All Quiet on the Western Front was written by
Walt Whitman
C.P Snow
Chinua Achebe
Erich Naria Remarque
68
What claim does The Falling Man essay make about photographs?
They record history
they lie
they glimpse true humanity
they tell the moment's truth
69
Author work includes religious themes, rustic flavors & images linked w/ images of farm life
Hernandez
Neruda
Achebe
Remarque
70
Frequent where indigenous writers possess attitudes/traditions different than colonial powers
romanticism
modernism
post-colonialism
realism
71
"Krik krak" (Children of the Sea) is what form of stories speaking to each other thorough time?
coming of age
framing narrative
call and response
historical fiction
72
Who does NOT die in All Quiet?
Haie
Muller
Kat
Tjaden
73
All Quiet is set during which war?
The Great War
Civil War
WWII
Cold War
74
Walcott claims "duel identity" of what 2 areas?
American & European
Caribbean & European
Caribbean & American
European & South American
75
Characters are larger than life, plot has unusual events/mystery, happy ending, made-up setting
Romanticism
Modernism
Realism
Structuralism
76
Term: "Soul of a person; a force the person chooses to work with or against."
Obi
Eke
Chi
Osu

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