Unit 6 Test -- Fundamentals of Literature

According to the text, satire may be defined as

• harsh criticism

• corrective ridicule

• spiteful humor

• lighthearted wit

What part of a play do critics primarily consider when classifying it as a comedy or a tragedy?

• the crisis

• the resolution

• the characters

• the structure

"The Crime" is a

• satirical essay

• satirical short story

• serious essay

• humorous short story

Beerbohm's narrator (The Crime) has difficulty with a woman's being a(n)

• writer

• artist

• politician

• miner

The narrator's calling his action a crime is an example of

• analogy

• understatement

• allusion

• hyperbole

Which of the following groups does Cyrano not defy in the Montfleury confrontation in Act I?

• the nobility

• the peasantry

• the intellectuals

• the city people

Cyrano's stated goal for his life is to

• confront anyone who mocks his nose

• challenge those who are pretentious

• win the heart of Roxane

• make himself admirable in all things

In Act II, Cyrano responds to his sudden popularity after his victory over the one hundred men. His response shows

• his arrogance and self-confidence

• his humility and lack of materialism

• his recognition that such fame is fleeting

• his disregard for the feelings of others

Cyrano's decision to help Christian shows that

• Cyrano wants to be a good friend to Christian

• Cyrano wants to undermine Christian's efforts

• Cyrano desires above all that Roxane be happy

• Cyrano does not really love Roxane

In the balcony scene, Christian's failure and Cyrano's success reveal that

• Roxane in reality loves Cyrano

• Christian does not really love Roxane

• Cyrano could be a great poet

• Roxane is a very fickle person