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Language and Literature Final Flashcards

1
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What consequence of WWI most shook the foundations of Western civilization?

A

increased global poverty

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2
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What 1944 battle most damaged Germany’s plans for world domination?

A

Normandy

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3
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What term best describes Anna Seghers as a child?

A

sanguine

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4
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What theme was most prevalent in Anna Seghers’ writing?

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working-class life

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5
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Which Franz Kafka parable does Transit paraphrase in the tale of a man waiting in eternity?

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“Before the Law”

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6
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For what reason did the Nazi government least persecute Anna Seghers?

A

believing in social justice

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7
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With what person would Anna Seghers most likely argue?

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a politician

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8
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Why did the French authorities detain Anna Seghers’ husband?

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They considered him a foreign troublemaker

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9
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What group did the Moscow show trials most persecute?

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Nazi associates

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10
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What novel did Anna Seghers publish in East Germany?

A

The Decision

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11
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What theme did the SED demand East German fiction reflect?

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the benefits of socialism

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12
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What main obstacle impeded the Seghers family’s emigration from France to Mexico?

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They needed to obtain multiple permits

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13
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Into which zones did the 1940 armistice divide France?

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German-occupied and free zones

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14
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How does the narrator’s romantic quest in Transit end?

A

His rival defeats him

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15
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What event mentioned in Transit best exemplifies the narrator’s prophetic role?

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the collapse of totalitarian rule

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16
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Why does the narrator of Transit find Achselroth “a really unpleasant guy”?

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He abandons his friend.

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17
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Both Weidel and his real-life inspiration counterpart

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committed suicide as the German army advanced

18
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What term best describes Paul in Transit?

A

resourceful

19
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What pretext did Germany provide for taking over France in 1942?

A

protecting France from the Allies

20
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What element of the refugees’ departure process described in Transit is most Kafkaesque?

A

Bureaucrats lose sight of the refugees’ humanity

21
Q

Achselroth first betrays his friends in Transit when he

A

leaves occupied France without them

22
Q

The bureaucrat who refuses the Transit narrator’s visa is best described as suffering from

A

megalomania

23
Q

What theme appears in the New Testament passage read at the Marseille church in Transit?

A

danger

24
Q

In Transit, Anna Seghers employs the story of Sisyphus to

A

critique the military

25
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What Anna Seghers work immediately preceded Transit?

A

The Seventh Cross

26
Q

What German term best describes Transit?

A

exilroman

27
Q

Rebecca West’s realism is best described as

A

psychological

28
Q

What similarity does Rebecca West identify between intellectuals and house cats in “A Day in Town”?

A

They rely on the generosity of people they disdain

29
Q

What aim does the narrator of “Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” have?

A

thinking peace into existence

30
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Why does the narrator of “Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” suggest civilization requires women’s contribution?

A

Traditional male values glorify violence

31
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True or False: “Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” says that patriarchal societies are more vulnerable because they have weaker defense systems.

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False

32
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True or False: Rebecca West’s work has not remained popular because it is not easily classified.

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True

33
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Where did the Auden Group first meet?

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Oxford

34
Q

What element of W.H. Auden’s writing most contributed to his reputation as an astute poet?

A

He accurately predicted social events

35
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The speaker’s reference to Pericles’ funeral oration in “September 1, 1939” most likely alludes to the

A

meaning of democracy

36
Q

Early readers of Keith Douglas’s poems most often found his work

A

disturbing

37
Q

Which poet’s work does the theme of Keith Douglas’s “Desert Flowers” most resemble?

A

John McCrae

38
Q

What two words best form a pararhyme in “Desert Flowers”?

A

“words” and “discards”

39
Q

Why is the speaker of “Vergissmeinnicht” only “almost content” upon viewing his dead enemy?

A

He shares in the man’s humanity

40
Q

Before enlisting in the military, Donald Bain was an

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editor

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