From idea to essay a rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook Eleventh Edition Jo Ray McCuen
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Quiz1. The story belongs to the literary category of _____ a. parable. _____ b. biography. _____ c. mythology. _____ d. science fiction. 2. The ballerinas in the story were burdened with weights so that _____ a. they would develop strong muscles. _____ b. their dancing would be noisy. _____ c. their dancing would not excel. _____ d. no other company would want them. 3. The duty of the Handicapper General was to _____ a. make everyone the same. _____ b. get rid of handicaps. _____ c. experiment on handicapped people in the name of science. _____ d. improve all quality of life. 4. Harrison Bergeron was sent to jail because he _____ a. stole a loaf of bread. _____ b. was talented, intelligent, and individualistic. _____ c. was accused of being a communist terrorist. _____ d. refused to marry the Handicapper General. 5. At the end of the story, Harrison Bergeron is _____ a. allowed to marry the ballerina. _____ b. praised by Diana Moon Glampers. _____ c. shot by the Handicapper General. _____ d. elected to be the next Handicapper General. All the World’s a Stage William Shakespeare Quiz
_____ a. five _____ b. ten _____ c. seven _____ d. three
_____ a. the first—babyhood _____ b. the fourth—maimed soldier _____ c. the last—senility _____ d. none—the poem is about youth
_____ a. dramatists _____ b. lawyers _____ c. all human beings _____ d. only people who understand life The Plot Against the People Russell Baker Quiz
_____ a. animals. _____ b. tools. _____ c. people. _____ d. inanimate objects. 2. Which of the following items are difficult to break down: _____ a. pliers, gloves, batteries _____ b. pliers, lawn mowers, furnaces _____ c. pliers, gloves, keys _____ d. pliers, automobiles, garbage disposals 3. The third class listed is those things that _____ a. don’t work. _____ b. work all of the time. _____ c. make work for others. _____ d. work if you take care of them. 4. Which category has given man the only peace he receives from the things described? _____ a. things that always work _____ b. things that don’t work _____ c. things that are well made _____ d. things owned by others Three Types of Resistance to Oppression Martin Luther King, Jr. Quiz
_____ a. because one will never win one’s freedom with acquiescence _____ b. because to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with it _____ c. because acquiescence is taken as proof of inferiority _____ d. because an oppressor does not respect acquiescence 2. What two opposites does nonviolent resistance seek to reconcile? _____ a. anger and determination _____ b. frustration and humility _____ c. hope and love _____ d. acquiescence and violence 3. Why is violence unworkable for winning civil rights? _____ a. because the racist powers are too strong _____ b. because too many people would be killed _____ c. because violence would lead to civil war _____ d. because violence is both impractical and immoral 4. Against whom does Dr. King say nonviolent resistance is aimed? _____ a. against oppression _____ b. against the southern power structure _____ c. against the Ku Klux Klan _____ d. against racist northern states 5. How does Dr. King regard the struggle for civil rights? _____ a. as a struggle between groups _____ b. as a struggle between methods _____ c. as a struggle between geographic regions _____ d. as a struggle between justice and injustice College Pressures William Zinsser Quiz
_____a. dean at the students’ college _____b. president of Yale University _____c. student body president _____d. captain of the Yale football team
_____a. dating pressure _____b. economic pressure _____c. parental pressure _____d. peer pressure
_____a. They will get a paper off the Internet and hand it in. _____b. They will hand in a shorter paper than required. _____c. They will hand in a longer paper than required. _____d. They will hand in the paper late.
_____a. Students hope to become famous actors. _____b. Acting gets students into a make-believe world. _____c. These productions are self-limiting _____d. Participants get to know each other.
_____a. the college administration _____b. the college teachers _____c. the students’ parents _____d. the students themselves Mother Tongue Amy Tan Directory: english english -> Chaos equipment included english -> Protecting the rights of the child in the context of migration english -> United Nations E/C. 12/Esp/5 english -> Form a-122 File No. Retirement homes act, 2010 application under section 116 of the act english -> The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine english -> 1. 2 Extraction of exposure and others parameters english -> 【Education&Working Experience】 english -> Tourist Areas Haiti, another discovery english -> Active Vocabulary Download 0.76 Mb. Share with your friends:
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