Content Vocabulary List 2 Test

A/an ________________ is any idea that occurs frequently in literature and transcends all humanity.

• archetype

• caricature

• pastoral

• monologue

The artist drew a/an _________________ of the president; it was very unflattering as his ears appeared disproportionately large.

• caricature

• epic

• manifesto

• satire

Another word for resolution is ______________________.

• denouement

• legend

• manifesto

• paradox

Another word for play is _______________.

• drama

• myth

• satire

• symbol

A modern-day ______________ is Inside Out because the main characters, Joy and Sadness, go on a heroic journey.

• epic

• drama

• myth

• paradox

When Heard Countians tell of Mayhayley Lancaster, they are recounting a story of supernatural elements, a ______________.

• legend

• caricature

• parody

• satire

Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf , a ______________, that detailed his sadistic thoughts.

• manifesto

• monologue

• myth

• denouement

A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes that is told to explain the natural world is a/an ______________.

• myth

• paradox

• parody

• pastoral

"If I know one thing, it is that I know nothing" is an example of a seemingly self-contradictory expression, or a ________________.

• paradox

• parody

• pastoral

• rhetoric

At the talent show, a group of boys wears matching outfits and prances around singing One Direction’s “Best Song Ever.” They sing very poorly and overly dramatically; therefore, they have performed a/an ______________.

• archetype

• rhetoric

• parody

• satire