E4 - Activity Quiz 1.2 and 1.3
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select three reasons that best describe the value of applying literary theories to a text
They provide tools to help understand texts in different and challenging ways.
They help readers uncover multiple meanings in literary works.
They represent one person's interpretation of sensory or conceptual information.
They require readers and scholars to agree on important themes.
They help readers become aware of competing perceptions of truth.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is an example of a feminist interpretation of this image?
It is reminiscent of inspirational stories that I have read about women in the workforce during World War II.
It illustrates how most women workers during World War II belonged to the middle and lower classes.
It suggests that women were helpful during World War II but were excluded from military service.
It shows that manufacturing jobs held by workers at home were critical during World War II.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the position of the men in the image above everyone else say about class?
THIS QUESTION IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
HISTORICAL CRITICISM
FEMINIST CRITICISM
MARXIST CRITICISM
ARCHETYPAL CRITICISM
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the final stanzas from "On Being Brought from Africa to America" and "The New Colossus."
On Being Brought from Africa to America
Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
"Their colour is a diabolic die."
Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,
May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.
The New Colossus
"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Both authors develop the theme of welcoming those who come to America through their choices regarding the use of :
paradox.
sonnet form.
hyperbole.
figurative language.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the excerpts from "On Being Brought from Africa to America" and "The New Colossus."
On Being Brought from Africa to America
T'was mercy brought me from my Pagan land,
Taught my benighted soul to understand
That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too:
Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.
The New Colossus
..."Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Which of the following best describes the way both authors use metaphor?
The images created through the metaphors of the "Pagan land" and the "huddled masses" create a contemptuous tone.
The metaphors of the "benighted soul" and "the wretched refuse" elicit a compassionate response.
The metaphors of "mercy" and "my lamp" represent the thirst for knowledge.
The metaphors of "mercy" and "the golden door" reflect the importance of a religious perspective.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What country are the three figures in the image from?
THE ABOVE QUESTION IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
CULTURAL CRITICISM
READER RESPONSE CRITICISM
ARCHETYPAL CRITICISM
HISTORICAL CRITICISM
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How has milk been used symbolically in this image?
THE ABOVE QUESTION IS AN EXAMPLE OF:
FEMINIST CRITICISM
MARXIST CRITICISM
HISTORICAL CRITICISM
ARCHETYPAL CRITICISM
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