Question 1

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.
-___ identity

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 2

The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was an ordained Catholic priest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Iliad is the first known literary work in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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.
-___ poet attempting to talk his way out of dying

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 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.
-___ The Great Gatsby

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

Which of the following is a line from one of modernist Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets?

Accepted Answer

A)  I fear and hope, I burn and freeze likewise. 
B)  Lesbia! I must love you still. 
C)  Detestable crow! 
D)  I say, "There is no memory of him here!" 
E)  Little Lamb, God bless thee! 
A)  I fear and hope, I burn and freeze likewise. 
B)  Lesbia! I must love you still. 
C)  Detestable crow! 
D)  I say, "There is no memory of him here!" 
E)  Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Question 7

In his sonnet "Batter My Heart," John Donne is speaking to

Accepted Answer

A)  God. 
B)  Satan. 
C)  the angel Gabriel. 
D)  his estranged wife. 
E)  a woman who had turned down his proposal. 
A)  God. 
B)  Satan. 
C)  the angel Gabriel. 
D)  his estranged wife. 
E)  a woman who had turned down his proposal.

Question 8

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.
-___ "Nobody kilt him."

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 9

A single line of a lyric poem is called a lyre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The haiku has its parallel in visual art that uses minimal detail to create a scene or express a thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The central character in The Member of the Wedding is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  usher 
B)  student at a private school 
C)  flower girl 
D)  child who wants to belong 
E)  man who doesn't want to get married 
A)  usher 
B)  student at a private school 
C)  flower girl 
D)  child who wants to belong 
E)  man who doesn't want to get married

Question 12

An epic is best defined as a

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic episode 
B)  time period 
C)  sudden revelation 
D)  long narrative poem 
E)  climax 
A)  dramatic episode 
B)  time period 
C)  sudden revelation 
D)  long narrative poem 
E)  climax

Question 13

John Ciardi believed that poetry should always be read silently and meditatively to oneself, not aloud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the Emily Dickinson poem included in this chapter, "great pain" is followed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  an outpouring of great joy. 
B)  a period of restlessness and depression. 
C)  desperate prayer. 
D)  a formal feeling. 
E)  reluctant resignation. 
A)  an outpouring of great joy. 
B)  a period of restlessness and depression. 
C)  desperate prayer. 
D)  a formal feeling. 
E)  reluctant resignation.

Question 15

Credited by many as having written the first Western novel:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cervantes 
B)  Homer 
C)  Hemingway 
D)  Petrarch 
E)  Sappho 
A)  Cervantes 
B)  Homer 
C)  Hemingway 
D)  Petrarch 
E)  Sappho

Question 16

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.
-___ Don Quixote

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 17

A favorite subject of Roman lyric poetry:

Accepted Answer

A)  domination of female outsiders 
B)  women's cruelty toward lovesick suitors 
C)  need for greater equality of the sexes 
D)  excitement of an all-night orgy 
E)  masculine failure to commit to relationships 
A)  domination of female outsiders 
B)  women's cruelty toward lovesick suitors 
C)  need for greater equality of the sexes 
D)  excitement of an all-night orgy 
E)  masculine failure to commit to relationships

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.
-___ William Blake

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

Prolific fiction writer who wrote a short story about 9/11 discussed in the chapter:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Updike 
B)  John Donne 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
D)  Carson McCullers 
E)  J. D. Salinger 
A)  John Updike 
B)  John Donne 
C)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
D)  Carson McCullers 
E)  J. D. Salinger

Question 20

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.
-___ poetic form requiring fourteen lines

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

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. -___ identity

The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was an ordained Catholic priest.

The Iliad is the first known literary work in history.

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. -___ poet attempting to talk his way out of dying

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 Great Gatsby

Which of the following is a line from one of modernist Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets?

In his sonnet "Batter My Heart," John Donne is speaking to

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. -___ "Nobody kilt him."

A single line of a lyric poem is called a lyre.

The haiku has its parallel in visual art that uses minimal detail to create a scene or express a thought.

The central character in The Member of the Wedding is a(n)

An epic is best defined as a

John Ciardi believed that poetry should always be read silently and meditatively to oneself, not aloud.

In the Emily Dickinson poem included in this chapter, "great pain" is followed by:

Credited by many as having written the first Western novel:

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. -___ Don Quixote

A favorite subject of Roman lyric poetry:

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. -___ William Blake

Prolific fiction writer who wrote a short story about 9/11 discussed in the chapter:

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. -___ poetic form requiring fourteen lines

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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. -___ identity

The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins was an ordained Catholic priest.

The Iliad is the first known literary work in history.

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. -___ poet attempting to talk his way out of dying

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 Great Gatsby

Which of the following is a line from one of modernist Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets?

In his sonnet "Batter My Heart," John Donne is speaking to

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. -___ "Nobody kilt him."

A single line of a lyric poem is called a lyre.

The haiku has its parallel in visual art that uses minimal detail to create a scene or express a thought.

The central character in The Member of the Wedding is a(n)

An epic is best defined as a

John Ciardi believed that poetry should always be read silently and meditatively to oneself, not aloud.

In the Emily Dickinson poem included in this chapter, "great pain" is followed by:

Credited by many as having written the first Western novel:

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. -___ Don Quixote

A favorite subject of Roman lyric poetry:

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. -___ William Blake

Prolific fiction writer who wrote a short story about 9/11 discussed in the chapter:

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. -___ poetic form requiring fourteen lines

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