HUMANITIES 101 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
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What counts as 'criticism?' - Answer-1. Saying something is good or bad
2. Finding the deeper meanings and themes of a text
3. Looking at classic stories from a feminist point of view
4. Explaining mistakes that you made
When you're interested in analyzing a text through the lens of economically driven
relationships, you're PRIMARILY practicing which branch of literary criticism? - Answer-
Marxism
According to most modern schools of literary theory, how important is a text's author in
determining its meaning? - Answer-The author's input means just as much as his
audience's.
Why don't we know much about the personal life of Jane Austen? - Answer-Her sister
burned her letters
What conflict is a common theme among the heroines in Jane Austen's novels? -
Answer-They need to marry to gain independence
Why did the Bronte sisters use pseudonyms when they published their collection of
poetry? - Answer-They didn't think women would be taken seriously.
Which Bronte sister wrote the novel 'Wuthering Heights'? - Answer-Emily
Which Bronte sister wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'? - Answer-Charlotte
With which sibling did Emily and Charlotte publish a book of poems? - Answer-Anne
What were Angria and Gondal? - Answer-Fantasy worlds created by the Brontes
What genre is Mary Shelley thought to have started with Frankenstein? - Answer-
Science fiction.
In the famous 1931 film adaptation of Frankenstein, what change to Shelley's story
made the creature obviously evil? - Answer-He was given the brain of a criminal on
accident.
,In Shelley's Frankenstein, what one thing does Frankenstein's creation most literally
seek from his father? - Answer-An equal companion.
Percy Shelley's belief that knowledge comes from sensory experiences is known as
what? - Answer-Empiricism
Which one of Percy Shelley's poems was written as part of a challenge with his friend
Horace Smith? - Answer-Ozymandias
Which Percy Shelley work was republished under the title 'The Revolt of Islam?' -
Answer-'Laon and Cythna'
'Adonais' is an elegy that Percy Shelley wrote following the death of which poet? -
Answer-John Keats
The line 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom' comes from which work by
William Blake? - Answer-The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What was William Blake's primary source of income? - Answer-Illustrating books and
magazines
One of William Blake's most famous epic poems depicts Blake interacting with which
writer? - Answer-Milton
Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in? - Answer-1. Most literature
always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day.
2. This makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
3. Knowing the time of a work's creation can tell us a lot about the people who wrote
and read it.
T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' is a crucial example of... - Answer-Modernism.
What is often considered the first work of literature in the English language? - Answer-
Beowulf
In what period did the novel really become the dominant literary form? - Answer-The
Victorian era
What is the basic unit of measurement in poetry? - Answer-Feet
When you're talking about not what a word literally means but what it implies, you're
concerned with - Answer-the word's connotation.
Shakespeare was known for writing primarily in what style? - Answer-Iambic pentameter
Analyzing a poem for its rhythm and meter is known as - Answer-scansion.
, When you write a poem to someone no longer in your life, you're writing what's known
as - Answer-an elegy.
What counts as prose? - Answer-Biographies, essays and novels all count.
The last line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel 'The Great Gatsby' reads as follows:
'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' Given
our discussion, what point-of-view does this line's narrator have? - Answer-First-person.
When we talk about 'subtext,' we're referring to... - Answer-The ideas buried beneath
the literal words of a text.
In prose, conflict can be generated between: - Answer-1. two distinct ideas.
2. a character and his environment.
3. a character and himself.
4. two different people.
If I write a story entitled 'The Little Puppy That Could,' and I call my puppy 'Democracy,'
I'm practicing... - Answer-1. Allegory.
2. Symbolism.
3. Metaphor.
What is one of the primary interests of postmodern literary theory? - Answer-The Other
According to most literary theory, what counts as a 'text' that can be read and
interpreted? - Answer-Your favorite Garth Brooks record, The historic sports rivalry
between New York and New England, Joss Whedon's Avengers movie and Classic
Greek and Roman mythology All can be analyzed as texts
How does the second phase in the literary analysis process differ from the first? -
Answer-1. The reader is filling in the story gaps.
2. The reader is looking more closely at elements of the story that are implied.
3. The reader is examining things like literary devices and writing style.
4. The reader is pulling apart the elements of the plot.
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a
working knowledge of? - Answer-Literary devices
What does the last phase of literary analysis involve? - Answer-Themes and
morals/messages
What is the first step in literary analysis? - Answer-Reading once for basic
understanding
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What counts as 'criticism?' - Answer-1. Saying something is good or bad
2. Finding the deeper meanings and themes of a text
3. Looking at classic stories from a feminist point of view
4. Explaining mistakes that you made
When you're interested in analyzing a text through the lens of economically driven
relationships, you're PRIMARILY practicing which branch of literary criticism? - Answer-
Marxism
According to most modern schools of literary theory, how important is a text's author in
determining its meaning? - Answer-The author's input means just as much as his
audience's.
Why don't we know much about the personal life of Jane Austen? - Answer-Her sister
burned her letters
What conflict is a common theme among the heroines in Jane Austen's novels? -
Answer-They need to marry to gain independence
Why did the Bronte sisters use pseudonyms when they published their collection of
poetry? - Answer-They didn't think women would be taken seriously.
Which Bronte sister wrote the novel 'Wuthering Heights'? - Answer-Emily
Which Bronte sister wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'? - Answer-Charlotte
With which sibling did Emily and Charlotte publish a book of poems? - Answer-Anne
What were Angria and Gondal? - Answer-Fantasy worlds created by the Brontes
What genre is Mary Shelley thought to have started with Frankenstein? - Answer-
Science fiction.
In the famous 1931 film adaptation of Frankenstein, what change to Shelley's story
made the creature obviously evil? - Answer-He was given the brain of a criminal on
accident.
,In Shelley's Frankenstein, what one thing does Frankenstein's creation most literally
seek from his father? - Answer-An equal companion.
Percy Shelley's belief that knowledge comes from sensory experiences is known as
what? - Answer-Empiricism
Which one of Percy Shelley's poems was written as part of a challenge with his friend
Horace Smith? - Answer-Ozymandias
Which Percy Shelley work was republished under the title 'The Revolt of Islam?' -
Answer-'Laon and Cythna'
'Adonais' is an elegy that Percy Shelley wrote following the death of which poet? -
Answer-John Keats
The line 'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom' comes from which work by
William Blake? - Answer-The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
What was William Blake's primary source of income? - Answer-Illustrating books and
magazines
One of William Blake's most famous epic poems depicts Blake interacting with which
writer? - Answer-Milton
Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in? - Answer-1. Most literature
always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day.
2. This makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
3. Knowing the time of a work's creation can tell us a lot about the people who wrote
and read it.
T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' is a crucial example of... - Answer-Modernism.
What is often considered the first work of literature in the English language? - Answer-
Beowulf
In what period did the novel really become the dominant literary form? - Answer-The
Victorian era
What is the basic unit of measurement in poetry? - Answer-Feet
When you're talking about not what a word literally means but what it implies, you're
concerned with - Answer-the word's connotation.
Shakespeare was known for writing primarily in what style? - Answer-Iambic pentameter
Analyzing a poem for its rhythm and meter is known as - Answer-scansion.
, When you write a poem to someone no longer in your life, you're writing what's known
as - Answer-an elegy.
What counts as prose? - Answer-Biographies, essays and novels all count.
The last line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel 'The Great Gatsby' reads as follows:
'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' Given
our discussion, what point-of-view does this line's narrator have? - Answer-First-person.
When we talk about 'subtext,' we're referring to... - Answer-The ideas buried beneath
the literal words of a text.
In prose, conflict can be generated between: - Answer-1. two distinct ideas.
2. a character and his environment.
3. a character and himself.
4. two different people.
If I write a story entitled 'The Little Puppy That Could,' and I call my puppy 'Democracy,'
I'm practicing... - Answer-1. Allegory.
2. Symbolism.
3. Metaphor.
What is one of the primary interests of postmodern literary theory? - Answer-The Other
According to most literary theory, what counts as a 'text' that can be read and
interpreted? - Answer-Your favorite Garth Brooks record, The historic sports rivalry
between New York and New England, Joss Whedon's Avengers movie and Classic
Greek and Roman mythology All can be analyzed as texts
How does the second phase in the literary analysis process differ from the first? -
Answer-1. The reader is filling in the story gaps.
2. The reader is looking more closely at elements of the story that are implied.
3. The reader is examining things like literary devices and writing style.
4. The reader is pulling apart the elements of the plot.
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a
working knowledge of? - Answer-Literary devices
What does the last phase of literary analysis involve? - Answer-Themes and
morals/messages
What is the first step in literary analysis? - Answer-Reading once for basic
understanding
