World Literature Final Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
Solved correctly-(Troy University)
According to the editors of the Norton Anthology, which greek philosopher's
ideas are most responsible for the philosophical underpinning of Christianity and
Islam?
Plato
What literary genre was almost single handedly created by St. Augustine with his
book Confessions?
Autobiography
What epic poem had a profound effect on Augustine as a child in school?
Virgil Aeneid
What kind of fruit did Augustine steal as a child, an episode which he uses to
help introduce and explain his concept of concupiscence and original sin?
Pears
What mean trick does Augustine play on his mother when she wants to
accompany him to Rome to join him in his first teaching position in Italy?
Augustine lies to his mother, Monica, telling her that he wants to see a friend before he
leaves Africa, then leaves Rome without her
When augustine is struggling with his desire for salvation, what words does he
hear a mysterious voice chanting?
Augustine hears the voices of children saying,"take a read. Take and read". Augustine
interprets this as a command to read the Bible, and he opens it to a passage in Paul's
letter to the Romans
What does Augustine's mother, Monica, tell augustine is the "one thing... for
which she desired to remain a little longer in his life"?
"To see Augustine a catholic christian before she died"
What is the only language that Muslims recognize as being a legitimate version of
the Qur'an?
Arabic
Who, according to the Quran, are the People of the Book?
Jews, Christians, Sabians, and Muslims. The "book" is the divine revelation of God, as
exemplified in the TOrah.
What oddly modern-sounding single word is often used to name/describe the
people who "do not understand", who betray their calling to God, who do wrong,
and who are destined for "the Flames" and "Hellfire" in our translation of the
Quran
Losers
In what year are the events Dante describes in Inferno supposed to have taken
place? and how old is Dante when the epic begins?
1300, 35
What three creatures does Dante encounter in a dark wood?
A leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf
Who is sent to guide Dante through Hell?
virgil
, On what is written the words "abandon every hope, all you who enter"?
it is inscribed above the gates of hell
What is the name of the devil who ferries the dead across the river of acheron?
charon
among what group is dante invited to become the sixth of the company
Great Poets
how many circles are there in dante's inferno?
Nine
What is the name of the demon who personifies fraud, with the face of a just
man?
Geryon
What is the name of the place where the damned are made to walk in circles in
ten trenches?
malebolge
what are the names of the three sinners in lucifer's mouths?
judas iscariot, brutus, and cassius
what year was utopia published, and what king did thomas more serve?
1516;More served as lord chancellor to henry Vlll of England
in what language did more write utopia? and what language does the word utopia
come from?
written in latin; the word utopia comes from greek language- meaning "no place" and
"good place"
Much of utopia is framed as the discussion between more and a person named
raphael hythloday, a fictional traveler whom he meets in antwerp. Where did
hythloday supposedly travel- and with which famous voyager- which led him to
find utopia
more says hythloday traveled to the new world with amerigo vespucci
after hearing hythlodates discuss the alternative societies of people he met on
his travels called the polylerites, the anchorians, and the macarians, more
suggests that hythlodates should work as an advisor to a prince or king. what is
one reason hythlodates refues to do this?
Kings mostly like war and he does not
What shape is the island where hythlodates finds the state of utopia
it is a crescent shaped island.
What is the most important thing- according to hythloday- that the society of
utopia does not have?
money- everything in utopia is a shared communally. there is no private property, not
even homes.
how do the people of utopia choose their leaders, including their governor?
the people vote for their leaders by secret ballot. they are chosen from the citizens of
superior intelligence and integrity. every citizen votes for a local leader, who votes for a
regional leader, who votes for a governor.
what do the utopians make with their great stores of gold
chamberpots- toilets, chains for slaves, and badges for criminals. they also use gold to
finance war, when necessary
Solved correctly-(Troy University)
According to the editors of the Norton Anthology, which greek philosopher's
ideas are most responsible for the philosophical underpinning of Christianity and
Islam?
Plato
What literary genre was almost single handedly created by St. Augustine with his
book Confessions?
Autobiography
What epic poem had a profound effect on Augustine as a child in school?
Virgil Aeneid
What kind of fruit did Augustine steal as a child, an episode which he uses to
help introduce and explain his concept of concupiscence and original sin?
Pears
What mean trick does Augustine play on his mother when she wants to
accompany him to Rome to join him in his first teaching position in Italy?
Augustine lies to his mother, Monica, telling her that he wants to see a friend before he
leaves Africa, then leaves Rome without her
When augustine is struggling with his desire for salvation, what words does he
hear a mysterious voice chanting?
Augustine hears the voices of children saying,"take a read. Take and read". Augustine
interprets this as a command to read the Bible, and he opens it to a passage in Paul's
letter to the Romans
What does Augustine's mother, Monica, tell augustine is the "one thing... for
which she desired to remain a little longer in his life"?
"To see Augustine a catholic christian before she died"
What is the only language that Muslims recognize as being a legitimate version of
the Qur'an?
Arabic
Who, according to the Quran, are the People of the Book?
Jews, Christians, Sabians, and Muslims. The "book" is the divine revelation of God, as
exemplified in the TOrah.
What oddly modern-sounding single word is often used to name/describe the
people who "do not understand", who betray their calling to God, who do wrong,
and who are destined for "the Flames" and "Hellfire" in our translation of the
Quran
Losers
In what year are the events Dante describes in Inferno supposed to have taken
place? and how old is Dante when the epic begins?
1300, 35
What three creatures does Dante encounter in a dark wood?
A leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf
Who is sent to guide Dante through Hell?
virgil
, On what is written the words "abandon every hope, all you who enter"?
it is inscribed above the gates of hell
What is the name of the devil who ferries the dead across the river of acheron?
charon
among what group is dante invited to become the sixth of the company
Great Poets
how many circles are there in dante's inferno?
Nine
What is the name of the demon who personifies fraud, with the face of a just
man?
Geryon
What is the name of the place where the damned are made to walk in circles in
ten trenches?
malebolge
what are the names of the three sinners in lucifer's mouths?
judas iscariot, brutus, and cassius
what year was utopia published, and what king did thomas more serve?
1516;More served as lord chancellor to henry Vlll of England
in what language did more write utopia? and what language does the word utopia
come from?
written in latin; the word utopia comes from greek language- meaning "no place" and
"good place"
Much of utopia is framed as the discussion between more and a person named
raphael hythloday, a fictional traveler whom he meets in antwerp. Where did
hythloday supposedly travel- and with which famous voyager- which led him to
find utopia
more says hythloday traveled to the new world with amerigo vespucci
after hearing hythlodates discuss the alternative societies of people he met on
his travels called the polylerites, the anchorians, and the macarians, more
suggests that hythlodates should work as an advisor to a prince or king. what is
one reason hythlodates refues to do this?
Kings mostly like war and he does not
What shape is the island where hythlodates finds the state of utopia
it is a crescent shaped island.
What is the most important thing- according to hythloday- that the society of
utopia does not have?
money- everything in utopia is a shared communally. there is no private property, not
even homes.
how do the people of utopia choose their leaders, including their governor?
the people vote for their leaders by secret ballot. they are chosen from the citizens of
superior intelligence and integrity. every citizen votes for a local leader, who votes for a
regional leader, who votes for a governor.
what do the utopians make with their great stores of gold
chamberpots- toilets, chains for slaves, and badges for criminals. they also use gold to
finance war, when necessary
