Question 1

Emily Dickinson sometimes used traditional iambic meter or rhyme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In English, many words have the same endings, making rhyming easier than in Spanish or Italian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The 2001 Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, was influenced by Welsh poetry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The prize in Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is:

Accepted Answer

A)  everlasting life 
B)  death 
C)  a scrap of paper 
D)  a new sportscar 
E)  a trip to Las Vegas 
A)  everlasting life 
B)  death 
C)  a scrap of paper 
D)  a new sportscar 
E)  a trip to Las Vegas

Question 5

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ country in which the sonnet originated

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 6

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ "Juliet is the sun."

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 7

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ founded on oneness with the natural world

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 8

A literary work can be a masterpiece without being a classic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Georgia Douglas Johnson's poem begins "Don't knock at my door, little child, / I cannot let you in..." and describes

Accepted Answer

A)  the narrator's unwillingness to give birth. 
B)  a woman who trusts no one because of the crime in her neighborhood. 
C)  a paranoid fear of the supernatural. 
D)  random acts of cruelty caused by poverty. 
E)  the tragedy of uninvolvement in today's society. 
A)  the narrator's unwillingness to give birth. 
B)  a woman who trusts no one because of the crime in her neighborhood. 
C)  a paranoid fear of the supernatural. 
D)  random acts of cruelty caused by poverty. 
E)  the tragedy of uninvolvement in today's society.

Question 10

The first prose fiction novel, according to many historians:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gilgamesh 
B)  The Iliad 
C)  Don Quixote 
D)  For Whom the Bell Tolls 
E)  The Tale of Genji 
A)  Gilgamesh 
B)  The Iliad 
C)  Don Quixote 
D)  For Whom the Bell Tolls 
E)  The Tale of Genji

Question 11

Gilgamesh features a wrestling match between two superheroes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Holden Caulfield felt alienated from a society filled with:

Accepted Answer

A)  phonies 
B)  nerds 
C)  prostitutes 
D)  poets 
E)  foodies 
A)  phonies 
B)  nerds 
C)  prostitutes 
D)  poets 
E)  foodies

Question 13

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ conceit

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 14

The Harlem Renaissance brought the work of Japanese poets to public attention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Ars Poetica" says that the best way to understand a poem is to see whether it can be restated as prose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fitzgerald and Hemingway had vastly different styles of writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

J. D. Salinger's favorite topic in his fiction was the joy of romantic love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ a transition poet

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 19

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ the downfall of a character in the Iliad

Accepted Answer

A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins 
A) epiphany 
B) tragic flaw 
C) Iraq 
D) Shakespeare 
E) Gilgamesh
F)basic literary impulse
G)haiku
H)The Lamb
I)rhyme
J)metaphor
K)Tom Joad
L)satirical novel
M)Italy
N)Emily Dickinson
O)sonnet
P)F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q)France
R)epic
S)John Donne
T)Billy Collins
U)Gerard Manley Hopkins

Question 20

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  exaggerate the meter 
B)  make larks arise 
C)  merge form and content into a unified whole 
D)  express the mystic experiences of the devout 
E)  make virtuosic use of sprung rhythm 
A)  exaggerate the meter 
B)  make larks arise 
C)  merge form and content into a unified whole 
D)  express the mystic experiences of the devout 
E)  make virtuosic use of sprung rhythm

Emily Dickinson sometimes used traditional iambic meter or rhyme.

In English, many words have the same endings, making rhyming easier than in Spanish or Italian.

The 2001 Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, was influenced by Welsh poetry.

The prize in Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ country in which the sonnet originated

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ "Juliet is the sun."

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ founded on oneness with the natural world

A literary work can be a masterpiece without being a classic.

Georgia Douglas Johnson's poem begins "Don't knock at my door, little child, / I cannot let you in..." and describes

The first prose fiction novel, according to many historians:

Gilgamesh features a wrestling match between two superheroes.

Holden Caulfield felt alienated from a society filled with:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ conceit

The Harlem Renaissance brought the work of Japanese poets to public attention.

"Ars Poetica" says that the best way to understand a poem is to see whether it can be restated as prose.

Fitzgerald and Hemingway had vastly different styles of writing.

J. D. Salinger's favorite topic in his fiction was the joy of romantic love.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ a transition poet

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ the downfall of a character in the Iliad

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

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Emily Dickinson sometimes used traditional iambic meter or rhyme.

In English, many words have the same endings, making rhyming easier than in Spanish or Italian.

The 2001 Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, was influenced by Welsh poetry.

The prize in Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ country in which the sonnet originated

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ "Juliet is the sun."

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ founded on oneness with the natural world

A literary work can be a masterpiece without being a classic.

Georgia Douglas Johnson's poem begins "Don't knock at my door, little child, / I cannot let you in..." and describes

The first prose fiction novel, according to many historians:

Gilgamesh features a wrestling match between two superheroes.

Holden Caulfield felt alienated from a society filled with:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ conceit

The Harlem Renaissance brought the work of Japanese poets to public attention.

"Ars Poetica" says that the best way to understand a poem is to see whether it can be restated as prose.

Fitzgerald and Hemingway had vastly different styles of writing.

J. D. Salinger's favorite topic in his fiction was the joy of romantic love.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ a transition poet

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ the downfall of a character in the Iliad

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters