English 2110 Exam 1Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Protagonist - Correct answer-The character who moves the story forward.
Antagonist - Correct answer-The person/force that attempts to stop the
story/protagonist.
Antihero - Correct answer-A problematic hero who often does bad things in a good
cause, or vice versa. (Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the poor).
Flat Character - Correct answer-Character who is not particularly complex or
realistic; one-dimensional.
Round Character - Correct answer-Three-dimensional, complex, realistic.
Static Character - Correct answer-Doesn't change much during the story.
Dynamic Character - Correct answer-Changes
What type of character is Sherlock Holmes? - Correct answer-Round, Static
Character; three dimensional, but remains the same.
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,What type of character is Ebenezer Scrooge? - Correct answer-Flat, Dynamic
character; one dimensional but changes.
What is Arjuna's dilemma? - Correct answer-As a Kshartriya, Arjuna is now
divinely obligated to fight for what is his. There are no good choices, and his
reluctance stems from personal and theological objections.
When was Enuma Elish created? - Correct answer-Dates from the 18th-12th
century BCE; might be 3800 years old.
Which two gods "mingle the waters" to create the universe (which existed before
the gods)? - Correct answer-Tiamat and Apsu
What is the main conflict between Tiamat and Apsu? - Correct answer-Tiamat
holds the gods in her waters, but they're loud and annoying. Apsu wants to kill
them; Tiamat warns them. Ea (Marduk's father) kills Apse. She marries Qingu and
goes to war against some of the gods, Marduk becomes powerful, kills Tiamat,
tears her in two, and uses her body to create earth and sky.
Who else does Marduk kill? - Correct answer-Qingu and uses his blood to create
humans to work for the gods (we were created from a traitor's blood to do labor).
Cosmogonu - Correct answer-A story of the universe's creation.
What is Cinderella considered? - Correct answer-Folk Tale/Fairy Tale
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, Why has Cinderella changed so much from its origins? Why is it "cleaner"? -
Correct answer-We construct these new narratives to preserve children's innocence,
to teach them lessons painlessly.
Our notion of "the child" is a new invention. Why? - Correct answer-Less child
labor (children no longer work resources); lower child mortality rates- we can get
more emotionally attached to children; universal education.
What are stories/literature considered to be? - Correct answer-Social constructs; all
texts are products of their social constructs (as our authors).
What else do we think of literature as? - Correct answer-A solitary effort
undertaken by individual writers. We value originality, making your work different.
Negative consequences if you don't. However, for a long time, repetition and
sameness was valued as a way of preserving tradition and culture.
Enuma Elish, quotes, "The master should repeat and make the pupil understand."
What does it mean by this? - Correct answer-Future generations should change
nothing-originality was bad.
True or False: Stories inevitably change to suit their culture. - Correct answer-True;
our version of Enuma Elish focuses on Marduk. Early versions do not, at the time,
Babylon was being consecrated to Marduk.
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Answers Graded A+
Protagonist - Correct answer-The character who moves the story forward.
Antagonist - Correct answer-The person/force that attempts to stop the
story/protagonist.
Antihero - Correct answer-A problematic hero who often does bad things in a good
cause, or vice versa. (Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the poor).
Flat Character - Correct answer-Character who is not particularly complex or
realistic; one-dimensional.
Round Character - Correct answer-Three-dimensional, complex, realistic.
Static Character - Correct answer-Doesn't change much during the story.
Dynamic Character - Correct answer-Changes
What type of character is Sherlock Holmes? - Correct answer-Round, Static
Character; three dimensional, but remains the same.
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,What type of character is Ebenezer Scrooge? - Correct answer-Flat, Dynamic
character; one dimensional but changes.
What is Arjuna's dilemma? - Correct answer-As a Kshartriya, Arjuna is now
divinely obligated to fight for what is his. There are no good choices, and his
reluctance stems from personal and theological objections.
When was Enuma Elish created? - Correct answer-Dates from the 18th-12th
century BCE; might be 3800 years old.
Which two gods "mingle the waters" to create the universe (which existed before
the gods)? - Correct answer-Tiamat and Apsu
What is the main conflict between Tiamat and Apsu? - Correct answer-Tiamat
holds the gods in her waters, but they're loud and annoying. Apsu wants to kill
them; Tiamat warns them. Ea (Marduk's father) kills Apse. She marries Qingu and
goes to war against some of the gods, Marduk becomes powerful, kills Tiamat,
tears her in two, and uses her body to create earth and sky.
Who else does Marduk kill? - Correct answer-Qingu and uses his blood to create
humans to work for the gods (we were created from a traitor's blood to do labor).
Cosmogonu - Correct answer-A story of the universe's creation.
What is Cinderella considered? - Correct answer-Folk Tale/Fairy Tale
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, Why has Cinderella changed so much from its origins? Why is it "cleaner"? -
Correct answer-We construct these new narratives to preserve children's innocence,
to teach them lessons painlessly.
Our notion of "the child" is a new invention. Why? - Correct answer-Less child
labor (children no longer work resources); lower child mortality rates- we can get
more emotionally attached to children; universal education.
What are stories/literature considered to be? - Correct answer-Social constructs; all
texts are products of their social constructs (as our authors).
What else do we think of literature as? - Correct answer-A solitary effort
undertaken by individual writers. We value originality, making your work different.
Negative consequences if you don't. However, for a long time, repetition and
sameness was valued as a way of preserving tradition and culture.
Enuma Elish, quotes, "The master should repeat and make the pupil understand."
What does it mean by this? - Correct answer-Future generations should change
nothing-originality was bad.
True or False: Stories inevitably change to suit their culture. - Correct answer-True;
our version of Enuma Elish focuses on Marduk. Early versions do not, at the time,
Babylon was being consecrated to Marduk.
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