Deck 11: Literature and Philosophy

Question 1

What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in "Self Reliance?"?

A)latin liturgy
B)a long, quiet walk
C)meditation
D)right action

Answer 1

right action

Question 2

On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in "Self Reliance?"

A)spiritual
B)individual
C)societal
D)corporate

Answer 2

individual

Question 3

What does Emerson say has made men weak and afraid of truth in "Self Reliance?"?

A)politics
B)indifference
C)fear
D)pretence

Answer 3

pretence

Question 4

Why do people not trust themselves as mentioned in "Self Reliance?"

A)they\ve never had a pure thought
B)societal disapproval and foolish consistency
C)fear of failure
D)they are separated from nature

Question 5

What is the "hobgoblin of little minds as mentioned in "Self Reliance?"

A)greed
B)lust
C)consistency
D)envy

Question 6

According to Emerson, what does every educated man eventually realize in "Self Reliance?"

A)perspective is flawed
B)life is fleeting
C)wealth is subjective
D)envy is ignorance

Question 7

Which body part has Ahab lost to Moby Dick?

A)his leg
B)his arm
C)his eye
D)his fingers

Question 8

What is the name of Ahab's ship?

A)the town-ho
B)the rachel
C)the samuel enderby
D)the pequod

Question 9

What is Ishmael's reason for signing up for a whaling voyage?

A)he wishes to study cetology.
B)he has debts that he must quickly repay.
C)he has lost his wife and has no reason to stay on land.
D)he thinks that going to sea provides fresh exercise.

Question 10

To which historical person does Ishmael compare Queequeg?

A)thomas jefferson
B)george washington
C)julius caesar
D)oliver cromwell

Question 11

Which character is the only survivor from the Pequod?

A)ahab
B)queequeg
C)ishmael
D)starbuck

Question 12

What is the importance of the colour of the whale?

A)it changes depending on ones perspective of the whale.
B)it is not a colour, in fact, but is in fact the absence of colour.
C)it perfectly mirrors the colour of ahabs skin.
D)it means that moby dick represents purity and innocence.

Question 13

What does Ahab promise to whoever first spots Moby Dick?

A)use of his cabin
B)an antique harpoon
C)a share of the pequods profits
D)a gold doubloon

Question 14

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as:

A)a social commentary
B)an epic
C)an abolitionist novel
D)a humour novel

Question 15

Huck's Pap returns because he:

A)wants hucks money
B)wants revenge on judge thatcher
C)misses his son
D)all of the above

Question 16

When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:

A)is a ghost
B)has run away from home
C)has come to arrest him
D)is trying to bewitch him

Question 17

Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:

A)she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans
B)he wants to spend time with huck
C)he is tired of being a slave
D)he wants to be re-united with his family

Question 18

The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn?

A)equality
B)slavery
C)freedom
D)commerce

Question 19

Huck assumes all of the following identities except:

A)tom sawyer
B)george peters
C)thomas smith
D)sarah williams

Question 20

From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance in Huckleberry Finn?

A)the wilks
B)the shepherdsons
C)the grangerfords
D)the phelps

Question 21

What is Benjy's "graveyard" in The Sound and the Fury?

A)two blue glass bottles full of flowers
B)a patch of jimson weed
C)the grave of a dead pet
D)a pile of stones

Question 22

Why is Benjy's name changed in The Sound and the Fury?

A)as a punishment for bad behaviour
B)because father wants him to have his name
C)because uncle maury is offended
D)because mother wants to get rid of the "curse"

Question 23

What attribute of Caddy does Benjy frequently note in The Sound and the Fury?

A)has nightmares
B)is a tomboy
C)is afraid of her brothers
D)smells like trees

Question 24

The character Damuddy in The Sound and the Fury is

A)caddy's daughter
B)the compson's cook
C)the family name for carolyn compson
D)the grandmother of the compson children

Question 25

The entire Quentin section in The Sound and the Fury is told over a period of

A)a christmas vacation from his studies at harvard
B)an unspecified block of years
C)one day
D)the year before caddy's marriage