Question 1

________________ are Master Narratives serving as moral guides to action.&#10;A) Values&#10;B) Myths&#10;C) Fantasy Themes&#10;D) Presuppositions

Accepted Answer

Myths are considered master narratives that serve as moral guides to action, providing a shared set of beliefs or values within a culture that guide behavior and decision-making.

Question 2

________________ are contemporary stories that hint at some idealized vision of the future.&#10;A) Values&#10;B) Myths&#10;C) Fantasy Themes&#10;D) Presuppositions

Accepted Answer

Fantasy Themes are narrative interpretations of events that fulfill a psychological or rhetorical need, often presenting an idealized vision of the future. They are contemporary stories that can shape perceptions and expectations about what the future might hold.

Question 3

________________ are taken-for-granted assumptions embedded in a culture.&#10;A)&#10;A) Values&#10;B) Myths&#10;C) Fantasy Themes&#10;D) Presuppositions

Accepted Answer

Presuppositions are the taken-for-granted assumptions that are embedded within a culture, acting as underlying beliefs that are not usually questioned or explicitly stated within that culture.

Question 4

________________ are deep-seated beliefs about right and wrong that express a person'sbasic life orientation.&#10;A) Values&#10;B) Myths&#10;C) Fantasy Themes&#10;D) Presuppositions

Accepted Answer

Values are fundamental beliefs that dictate our sense of right and wrong, guiding our behavior and decisions, reflecting our core life orientations.

Question 5

________________ themes are a characteristic of U.S. rhetoric that address higher-orderpurposes and lofty goals.&#10;A) Transcendent&#10;B) Pragmatic&#10;C) Convergent&#10;D) Dialectical

Accepted Answer

Transcendent themes in U.S. rhetoric often involve addressing higher-order purposes and lofty goals, aiming to inspire or elevate the discussion beyond practical or immediate concerns.

Question 6

Typically when the themes in Question 5 appear in U.S. rhetoric, they also are paired with_______________ themes.&#10;A) transcendent&#10;B) pragmatic&#10;C) convergent&#10;D) dialectical

Accepted Answer

Pragmatic themes are often paired with the themes in Question 5 in U.S. rhetoric to address practical solutions and real-world applications.

Question 7

________________ are especially notable for their quality of &#34;chaining out&#34; in stories fromgroup to group to help people make sense of things.&#10;A) Cosmological myths&#10;B) Eschatological myths&#10;C) Fantasy themes&#10;D) Presuppositions

Accepted Answer

Fantasy themes are notable for their quality of "chaining out" in stories from group to group, which helps people make sense of things by creating a shared social reality through rhetorical visions.

Question 8

One of the advantages of using myth to reinforce shared ways of seeing, according toChapter 11, is that it helps reduce a need for _________________.&#10;A) values&#10;B) morals&#10;C) argument&#10;D) coherence

Accepted Answer

Myths function as a shared cultural or societal narrative, simplifying complex ideas and reinforcing common perspectives, thus reducing the need for argument or debate over those shared views.

Question 9

In accord with longstanding U.S. values, Americans generally are inclined to measuresuccess in _________________ terms.&#10;A) religious&#10;B) social&#10;C) moral&#10;D) economic

Accepted Answer

Americans traditionally measure success in economic terms, valuing financial achievement and prosperity.

Question 10

Chapter 11 suggests that the Master Narrative of oppression, awakening, and rebirth thatappears in the speech of Major the pig from George Orwell's Animal Farm could be likened in some respects to&#10;A) the movie Animal House.&#10;B) the story of Annie Oakley.&#10;C) the Girl Scout creed.&#10;D) the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The Master Narrative of oppression, awakening, and rebirth in Major the pig's speech from George Orwell's "Animal Farm" parallels the American Revolution's themes of breaking free from oppression (British rule), awakening to the need for independence, and the rebirth of a nation (the United States).

Deck 11: Cultural Criticism