Deck 9: Poetry, Short Stories, and Drama : the Other Literature

Question 1

Short stories did not become popular until the mid 1950s.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

It is suggested that students first be exposed to the function of poetry before they study the form.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Gallo is labeled the "Godfather of Young Adult Short Stories."

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Short stories cannot be used for instruction of literary elements and style.

Question 5

Drama differs from other forms of literature because its "raw material" includes more than the words of the play itself.

Question 6

Noh is a form of puppet theater.

Question 7

Teachers should avoid plays such as Romeo and Juliet due to the subject matter of teenage sexuality.

Question 8

Only girls read love poems.

Question 9

Illustrated poems can be appropriate for middle and high school students.

Question 10

It is important to focus primarily on poetry collections because individual poems are not powerful by themselves.

Question 11

When did Gallo first note the lack of short story anthologies for adolescents?

A) 1960
B) 2000
C) 1980
D) 2010

Question 12

What is the primary purpose of reading short stories?

A) To find pleasure and understanding
B) For analysis
C) To provide background for a full length novel
D) To learn literary terms

Question 13

Students should have opportunities to read which types of short stories?

A) Those specifically written for adolescents
B) Classics
C) Only short stories of their own choosing
D) Both A and B

Question 14

According to Brockett and Ball (2007), what does drama consist of?

A) Script, scenario, or plan
B) Performance
C) Audience
D) All of the above

Question 15

What are Commedia dell'Arte plays?

A) They are similar to Greek tragedies.
B) They do not use specific scripts.
C) They use detailed scripts.
D) They are contemporary British plays.

Question 16

Which of the following is the greatest American contribution to theater?

A) The musical
B) Kabuki dance
C) Vaudeville
D) Renaissance theatre

Question 17

How would you define dramaturgy?

A) It is a type of drama.
B) It is another term for improvisation.
C) It gathers information that helps both actors and audience.
D) It has a focus on actors' voices.

Question 18

Gary Soto's poetry centers around the lives of which cultural group?

A) Native Americans
B) Asian Americans
C) Mexican Americans
D) A variety of cultures

Question 19

What is Poetry in Motion?

A) A classroom project using creative movement
B) Another name for Hip Hop
C) A project that places poetry in public areas
D) A movement that began in Chicago, Illinois

Question 20

Which of the following best describes Bunraku?

A) A type of poetry
B) Drama that originated in Africa
C) A type of puppetry
D) Poetry that is based on themes about heroes

Question 21

Research results indicate that a majority of teens choose a book by its cover.

Question 22

Styles of book art change just as fashion and hairstyles change.

Question 23

Book covers have little influence on the intended audience for a book.

Question 24

The term "illustrated book" refers to novels with illustrations that take on a supportive or subordinate role.

Question 25

Graphic novel means the same thing as superhero comic.

Question 26

The first "modern" graphic novel was written and illustrated by Shaun Tan.

Question 27

The first graphic novel nominated for a National Book Award was American Born Chinese.

Question 28

Students need little help in reading graphic novels because many of them already read comic books.

Question 29

Graphic novels can serve as an equalizer between academically achieving and struggling readers.

Question 30

The Japanese manga termed shonen is written primarily for an audience of girls.

Question 31

Which of the following is true of choosing a book by its cover?

A) It is not recommended.
B) It is not done by the majority of teens.
C) It can assist young adults in selecting and understanding literature.
D) It has little to do with selecting and understanding literature.

Question 32

What is a hue?

A) A description of the intensity of the color
B) A description of the brightness and dullness of a color
C) Synonymous with the term value
D) Often suggestive of a symbolic interpretation

Question 33

How would you describe the choice of medium?

A) It impacts the mood of the story.
B) It does not impact the mood of the story.
C) It is synonymous with style.
D) It is the surface quality of an object that viewers see through touch.

Question 34

Which of the following best describes picture books?

A) They have little use in the middle and high school.
B) They can have a variety of purposes in the middle and high school.
C) They differ greatly in terminology related to traditional or metafictive literary analysis.
D) They have little benefit for the content area classroom.

Question 35

Which of the following is true of the definition of a graphic novel?

A) It differs according to various sources.
B) It doesn't differ very much from the definition of a comic book.
C) It indicates that it is fiction.
D) It doesn't differ very much from a picture book.

Question 36

Who coined the term "graphic novel"?

A) Shaun Tan
B) Art Spiegelman
C) Gareth Hinds
D) Will Eisner

Question 37

How would you describe graphic novels?

A) They are purely recreational.
B) They should not be used in the classroom.
C) They have a variety of audiences and purposes.
D) They cannot be used with English language learners.

Question 38

Which of the following best describes Spieleman's graphic novel Maus?

A) It could be chosen as a central text for Holocaust studies.
B) It could be chosen as a central text for U.S. Civil War studies
C) It was a forerunner of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse
D) It is based on Spieleman's research and interviews with several Holocaust survivors

Question 39

Which of the following is true of manga?

A) It entered the United States graphic novel market in recent years.
B) It comes out of China.
C) It is divided into genres with a sharp division between genders.
D) It has no special genres and does not demonstrate any separation by gender.

Question 40

How would you describe The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA?

A) It is purely nonfiction.
B) It can be labeled a creative nonfiction graphic novel.
C) It is purely fiction.
D) It presents the DNA of bees.