Pre-Midterm Things To Know

Question 1

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 1

a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to higher needs.

Question 2

MHON Tier 1 (Very bottom)

Answer 2

Physiological (air, water, food, sleep, clothing)

Question 3

MHON Tier 2 (Bottom)

Answer 3

Safety (personal security, employment, resources, health, property)

Question 4

MHON Tier 3 (Middle)

Answer 4

Love and belonging (friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection)

Question 5

MHON Tier 4 (Top)

Answer 5

Esteem (respect, self9esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom)

Question 6

MHON Tier 5 (Very top)

Answer 6

Self-actualization (desire to become the most that one can be)

Question 7

Jack London: Birth and death year

Answer 7

1876-1916

Question 8

Jack London: Nationality

Answer 8

American

Question 9

Jack London: Occupation

Answer 9

Novelist, journalist, and activist

Question 10

What genre is Jack London a innovator for?

Answer 10

Science fiction

Question 11

What was the name of the radical literary group Jack London was a part of, and what was he passionate about?

Answer 11

The Crowd; Animal rights, worker’s rights, and socialism

Question 12

How did Jack London get the inspiration for many of his books?

Answer 12

He went to Alaska in search of gold, but ended up finding opportunities to write.

Question 13

What is Jack London’s most famous work?

Answer 13

Call of the Wild

Question 14

What is Jack London’s credo?

Answer 14

To live intensely– not to just exist. “I would rather be ashes than dust!”

Question 15

W.E.B. Du Bois: Birth and death year

Answer 15

1868-1963

Question 16

W.E.B. Du Bois: Nationality & Race

Answer 16

African American

Question 17

W.E.B. Du Bois: Occupation

Answer 17

Sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist

Question 18

Where was W.E.B. Du Bois from?

Answer 18

Massachusetts

Question 19

Where did W.E.B. Du Bois go to college, and what is he known for?

Answer 19

Friedrich Wilhelm University and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate

Question 20

Edwin Rolfe: Birth and death year

Answer 20

1909-1954

Question 21

Edwin Rolfe: Nationality

Answer 21

American

Question 22

Edwin Rolfe: Occupation

Answer 22

Poet and journalist

Question 23

What did Edwin Rolfe mostly write about?

Answer 23

The Great Depression, Spanish Civil war, and McCarthyism

Question 24

What was Edwin Rolfe’s political standing?

Answer 24

Communist

Question 25

What did Edwin Rolfe believe in?

Answer 25

Collective action against those who did wrong

Question 26

Jennifer MacPherson: Nationality

Answer 26

American

Question 27

Jennifer MacPherson: Occupation

Answer 27

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Question 28

What does Jennifer MacPherson believe in?

Answer 28

Believes in the body, and that it has a kind of mystical reality, and that everything that exists is important

Question 29

E.M. Forster: Birth and death year

Answer 29

1879-1970

Question 30

E.M. Forster: Nationality

Answer 30

English

Question 31

E.M. Forster: Occupation

Answer 31

Author

Question 32

What do many of E.M. Forster's novels examine?

Answer 32

Class difference and hypocrisy

Question 33

What did E.M. Forster believe in?

Answer 33

He encouraged readers to connect the head and heart– between thought and feeling; Only then can we live a life of purpose

Question 34

Martin Luther King Jr.: Birth and death year

Answer 34

1925-1968

Question 35

Martin Luther King Jr.: Nationality

Answer 35

American

Question 36

Martin Luther King Jr.: Occupation

Answer 36

Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher

Question 37

How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s values influence his activism?

Answer 37

Inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he led targeted, nonviolent resistance against Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination in the United States.

Question 38

Maya Angelou: Birth and death year

Answer 38

1928-2015

Question 39

Maya Angelou: Nationality

Answer 39

American

Question 40

Maya Angelou: Occupation

Answer 40

Memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist

Question 41

What are Maya Angelou's most notable works?

Answer 41

"I Know Why and Caged Bird Sings" and "Still I Rise"

Question 42

Why did Maya Angelou have such good observation skills?

Answer 42

She was mute for 5 years of her youth

Question 43

Which other figure above had Maya Angelou worked with?

Answer 43

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 44

Which president's inauguration did Maya Angelou recite a poem at?

Answer 44

Bill Clinton

Question 45

What was Maya Angelou's mission in life?

Answer 45

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

Question 46

Mary Karr: Birth year

Answer 46

1955

Question 47

Mary Karr: Nationality

Answer 47

American

Question 48

Mary Karr: Occupation

Answer 48

Poet, essayist, memoirist, and professor at Syracuse University

Question 49

Where is Mary Karr from?

Answer 49

East Texas

Question 50

What is Mary Karr's most notable work, and what is it about?

Answer 50

"The Liars' Club"; about her childhood in Texas; kickstarted a memoir revolution

Question 51

What does Mary Karr's poem The Grand Miracle talk about?

Answer 51

It showcases her ideas of Jesus and his powers Sees the things that he did as over exaggerations, but the idea of religion makes life less lonely and harrowing. Especially applies to her turn from alcoholism to Catholicism.

Question 52

Emily Esfahani: Nationality

Answer 52

American

Question 53

Emily Esfahani: Occupation

Answer 53

Writer, editor, and speaker

Question 54

What does Emily Esfahani believe about life?

Answer 54

People need a both a purpose and a drive to be happy– not just one or the other. One needs a “meaning.”

Question 55

Chimamanda Adichie: Birth year

Answer 55

1977

Question 56

Chimamanda Adichie: Nationality

Answer 56

Nigerian

Question 57

Chimamanda Adichie: Occupation

Answer 57

Writer

Question 58

What does Chimamanda Adichie think is most important?

Answer 58

The importance of having more than one narrative, especially when it comes to the assumptions of other’s lives

Question 59

Plato: Birth and death years

Answer 59

Approx. 428-348 BC

Question 60

Plato: Nationality

Answer 60

Greek

Question 61

Plato: Occupation

Answer 61

Philosopher

Question 62

Who was Plato's teacher and student?

Answer 62

Teacher: Socrates; Student: Aristotle

Question 63

What does Plato's philosophy of the cave represent?

Answer 63

It's a way to discuss the deceptive appearances of things we see in the real world

Question 64

Roxane Gay: Birth year

Answer 64

1974

Question 65

Roxane Gay: Nationality

Answer 65

Haitan-American

Question 66

Roxane Gay: Occupation

Answer 66

Writer, professor, editor, and social commentator

Question 67

What does Roxane Gay's "Bad Feminist" showcase?

Answer 67

It speaks on her experience of being a feminist while loving things stereotypically feminine or putdown by more radical feminists

Question 68

Jesmyn Ward: Birth year

Answer 68

1977

Question 69

Jesmyn Ward: Nationality

Answer 69

American

Question 70

Jesmyn Ward: Occupation

Answer 70

Novelist and professor at Tulane University

Question 71

What awards has Jesmyn Ward won?

Answer 71

Only woman and African American to win the National Book Award for fiction twice

Question 72

What does Jesmyn Ward's "On Witness and Repair" talk about?

Answer 72

Wrote on the grief her and her family experienced after the death of her husband

Question 73

Camille Langston: Occupation

Answer 73

Professor at St. Mary's University

Question 74

What is Camille Langston's focus?

Answer 74

She focuses on how to use rhetoric to get what you want

Question 75

Logos

Answer 75

Using logic to persuade

Question 76

Ethos

Answer 76

Using authority is persuade

Question 77

Pathos

Answer 77

Using emotion to persuade

Question 78

The Raft of the Medusa: Year painted

Answer 78

1818

Question 79

Who painted The Raft of the Medusa?

Answer 79

Théodore Géricault

Question 80

Is The Raft of the Medusa based on real events?

Answer 80

Yes

Question 81

Die Antwoord: Nationality

Answer 81

South African

Question 82

When was Die Antwoord founded?

Answer 82

2008