english midterm

Question 1

Edgar Allen Poe

Answer 1

1. The Bells
2. The Tell-Tale Heart
3. The Gold Bug
4. The Cask of Amontillado
5. The Raven
6. A Dream Within a Dream

Question 2

Washington Irving

Answer 2

1. Rip van Winkle
2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Question 3

Henry David Thoreau

Answer 3

1. Walden
2. Civil Disobedience

Question 4

Mark Twain

Answer 4

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Question 5

Thornton Wilder

Answer 5

1. Our Town

Question 6

Hasty Generalization

Answer 6

An inference drawn from insufficient evidence

Question 7

False Cause

Answer 7

Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event

Question 8

Either/Or

Answer 8

Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only 2 options as a possible solution

Question 9

Slippery Slope

Answer 9

Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action, designed to show that a misstep today could result in a disaster in the future

Question 10

Bandwagon

Answer 10

Arguments urging you to follow the same path that everyone else is taking

Question 11

Sentimental Appeal

Answer 11

Playing on reader’s emotions to distract them from the facts

Question 12

Scare Tactics

Answer 12

Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood

Question 13

Appeal to False Authority

Answer 13

Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information

Question 14

Ad Hominem

Answer 14

Latin: “To the man”
When you attack a person’s character instead of the quality of his or her ideas

Question 15

Red Herring

Answer 15

Raising a side issue that distracts the audience from the argument/what’s really at stake

Question 16

Romanticism (1820-1865)

Answer 16

1. Highly formal and expressive language
2. Satisfying endings (usually)
3. Setting may be exotic or fantastic
4. Often plot-driven
5. Author intrusion is common
6. Over-the-top characters (pirates, bandits, heroes, spirits, etc.)
7. Idealized themes (Good guys are good, bad guys are bad)
8. Simple character motivations
9. Plot elements are spectacular, mysterious, or even supernatural
10. Only essential details to the story
11. Introspection, emotion, and the sublime

Question 17

Realism (1865-1914)

Answer 17

1. Plain, straightforward language, the real language of the people
2. Realistic endings
3. Real or realistic places
4. Character-driven
5. Author intrusion is uncommon
6. Ordinary people characters
7. Unclear or ambiguous themes
8. Complex character motivations (like real people)
9. Plot events are often ordinary
10. Non-essential details to add reality
11. Social critique

Question 18

Modernism (1910-1940)

Answer 18

1. Individualism
2. Experimentation
3. Stream of consciousness
4. Basically people wanted to express their own ideas in their own ways

Question 19

Contemporary (1940-present)

Answer 19

1. Identity
2. Impact of technology on the world
3. Harsher reality

Question 20

Archetype

Answer 20

Specific type/example; an original that is imitated

Question 21

Malapropism

Answer 21

Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one

Question 22

Juxtaposition

Answer 22

Two opposing objects/ideas placed next to each other for direct comparison

Question 23

Metatheatre

Answer 23

Aspects of the play that draw attention to its nature as drama or theater

Question 24

Hyperbole

Answer 24

Exaggeration

Question 25

Allegory

Answer 25

A story within a story; the surface story and a more abstract story with meaning

Question 26

Symbolism

Answer 26

A character or object that has meaning in itself and also represents something else

Question 27

Allusion

Answer 27

An indirect reference to a work, time period or concept