Unit 8 Test Review
Take this quiz to help you review for the Unit 8 Test. If you answer a question correctly, you'll move to the next question. If you answer incorrectly, you'll be able to try again. You can review all the stories in your online Journeys textbook by going to Content/Course Materials/Textbook in your course. Email me the phrase on the last slide to earn an extra 5 points in English 3.
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Question 1/14
How is the subject and scope of literature of twentieth century characterized in comparison to literature of the nineteenth century?
diverse and broad
humorous and complicated
intelligent and subtle
Question 2/14
What did many writers focus on in the first half of the twentieth century?
highly educated people and the challenges of the life of the mind
ordinary people and the challenges of everyday life
extraordinary people and the challenges of society's elite
Question 3/14
Which of the following best describes the differences between Boston and Nebraska in "A Wagner Matinee"?
Boston is safe and civilized, while Nebraska is rugged and unsettled.
Boston is old-fashioned and dull, while Nebraska is young and exciting.
Boston is a place for the young, while Nebraska is a place for the old.
Question 4/14
Willa Cather's decision to write "A Wagner Matinee" from Clark's point of view means that readers __________.
never learn how or why Aunt Georgiana left Boston for Nebraska
have to choose whether to believe Clark's side of the story or Aunt Georgiana's
know only what Clark tells them and have their opinions shaped by his
Question 5/14
Why does Aunt Georgiana say, "I don't want to go!" at the end of "A Wagner Matinee" when it is time to leave the concert hall?
She realizes that the German cowhand who introduced her to Wagner will never return.
She must leave music behind and return to the silent fields and routine chores of her Nebraska farm.
She dreads spending more time with Clark, who has shown himself to be a poor host and a snob.
Question 6/14
The physical injuries that the narrator and other soldiers suffer in Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" are representative of ___________.
the courage and valor that they displayed on the battlefield before being hurt
the psychological damage and loss caused by their experiences in the war
the fear that they all have of catching pneumonia and dying as the major's wife did
Question 7/14
What does Eudora Welty employ as a metaphor for life in "A Worn Path"?
Phoenix Jackson's encounter with the white man
the sickness of Phoenix Jackson's grandson
Phoenix Jackson's journey into town
Question 8/14
In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
faith in doctors and medicine
deep love for her grandson
bitter hatred of her poverty
Question 9/14
In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the discomfort he feels from hunger with __________.
the pain he feels after being beat up by the boys on his street
the anger he feels toward his mother for not feeding him
the bitter pain he feels over being abandoned by his father
Question 10/14
What does Richard Wright learn by the end of the excerpt from Black Boy that you read in this unit?
That his mother is not always right and is unreliable.
To stand up for himself and to take control of his own destiny.
To forgive his father for abandoning him.
Question 11/14
What does Zora Neale Hurston recognize by the end of "The Inside Search?“
She can use her intelligence to have new experiences and opportunities.
She can ignore her grandmother's warnings and worries because her generation is different.
She can use her beauty and athleticism to travel and see the wider world.
Question 12/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, what fear does William Faulkner say negatively influences many modern writers?
the fear of being less talented than previous generations of writers
the fear of being destroyed by an atomic bomb
the fear of being average and quickly forgotten
Question 13/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner insists that great writing must focus on "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" and "universal truths" about __________.
faith, religion, belief, and doubt
tradition, conservation, order, and respect
love, honor, compassion, and sacrifice
Question 14/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner asserts that writers whose work focuses on "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" and issues surrounding "universal truths" can ultimately __________.
help humanity to not only endure but to prevail
wash their hands of humanity's collective problems
achieve for themselves great wealth and success
wrong
Try again! You can do this!
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Well done! Email me the phrase "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" to receive 5 extra points in English 3.
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Unit 8 Test Review
Take this quiz to help you review for the Unit 8 Test. If you answer a question correctly, you'll move to the next question. If you answer incorrectly, you'll be able to try again. You can review all the stories in your online Journeys textbook by going to Content/Course Materials/Textbook in your course. Email me the phrase on the last slide to earn an extra 5 points in English 3.
Start
Question 1/14
How is the subject and scope of literature of twentieth century characterized in comparison to literature of the nineteenth century?
diverse and broad
humorous and complicated
intelligent and subtle
Question 2/14
What did many writers focus on in the first half of the twentieth century?
highly educated people and the challenges of the life of the mind
ordinary people and the challenges of everyday life
extraordinary people and the challenges of society's elite
Question 3/14
Which of the following best describes the differences between Boston and Nebraska in "A Wagner Matinee"?
Boston is safe and civilized, while Nebraska is rugged and unsettled.
Boston is old-fashioned and dull, while Nebraska is young and exciting.
Boston is a place for the young, while Nebraska is a place for the old.
Question 4/14
Willa Cather's decision to write "A Wagner Matinee" from Clark's point of view means that readers __________.
never learn how or why Aunt Georgiana left Boston for Nebraska
have to choose whether to believe Clark's side of the story or Aunt Georgiana's
know only what Clark tells them and have their opinions shaped by his
Question 5/14
Why does Aunt Georgiana say, "I don't want to go!" at the end of "A Wagner Matinee" when it is time to leave the concert hall?
She realizes that the German cowhand who introduced her to Wagner will never return.
She must leave music behind and return to the silent fields and routine chores of her Nebraska farm.
She dreads spending more time with Clark, who has shown himself to be a poor host and a snob.
Question 6/14
The physical injuries that the narrator and other soldiers suffer in Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" are representative of ___________.
the courage and valor that they displayed on the battlefield before being hurt
the psychological damage and loss caused by their experiences in the war
the fear that they all have of catching pneumonia and dying as the major's wife did
Question 7/14
What does Eudora Welty employ as a metaphor for life in "A Worn Path"?
Phoenix Jackson's encounter with the white man
the sickness of Phoenix Jackson's grandson
Phoenix Jackson's journey into town
Question 8/14
In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
faith in doctors and medicine
deep love for her grandson
bitter hatred of her poverty
Question 9/14
In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the discomfort he feels from hunger with __________.
the pain he feels after being beat up by the boys on his street
the anger he feels toward his mother for not feeding him
the bitter pain he feels over being abandoned by his father
Question 10/14
What does Richard Wright learn by the end of the excerpt from Black Boy that you read in this unit?
That his mother is not always right and is unreliable.
To stand up for himself and to take control of his own destiny.
To forgive his father for abandoning him.
Question 11/14
What does Zora Neale Hurston recognize by the end of "The Inside Search?“
She can use her intelligence to have new experiences and opportunities.
She can ignore her grandmother's warnings and worries because her generation is different.
She can use her beauty and athleticism to travel and see the wider world.
Question 12/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, what fear does William Faulkner say negatively influences many modern writers?
the fear of being less talented than previous generations of writers
the fear of being destroyed by an atomic bomb
the fear of being average and quickly forgotten
Question 13/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner insists that great writing must focus on "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" and "universal truths" about __________.
faith, religion, belief, and doubt
tradition, conservation, order, and respect
love, honor, compassion, and sacrifice
Question 14/14
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner asserts that writers whose work focuses on "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" and issues surrounding "universal truths" can ultimately __________.
help humanity to not only endure but to prevail
wash their hands of humanity's collective problems
achieve for themselves great wealth and success
wrong
Try again! You can do this!
Back
congratulations!
Well done! Email me the phrase "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself" to receive 5 extra points in English 3.
Start over?