Literature Section 4 Quiz

The vision of a whole house acting as a robot is expressed in the work by

• a. Ray Bradbury
• b. Steve Brown
• c. Rudyard Kipling
• d. John F. Kennedy
• e. both a and b

The main purpose of John F. Kennedy's address at Rice University was to gain support for

• a. education
• b. American sports
• c. his campaign against Fidel Castro
• d. the American space program
• e. an upcoming election

John F. Kennedy's statement, "this city of Houston, this state of Texas, this country of the United States" is an example of

• a. hyperbole
• b. apostrophe
• c. personification
• d. polysyndeton
• e. anaphora

According to Volker Hirsch, people should seek pursuits which provide what computers cannot provide. These include each of the following EXCEPT

• a. loving care
• b. critical thinking
• c. learning by seeing
• d. empathy
• e. creativity

Steve Brown's symbol for culture and technology merging together is the

• a. oceans at Cape Reinga
• b. American continental divide
• c. glaciers of Iceland
• d. two moons of Mars
• e. Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

A motif in literature is a repeated image or idea. A motif in John F. Kennedy's speech is

• a. pathways
• b. automobiles
• c. rivers
• d. football
• e. baseball

Who is the speaker of the "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort"

• John F. Kennedy

• Steve Brown

• Volker Hirsch

• Ray Bradburry

Who is the speaker of "Why Machines Must Make Us Better Humans"?

• John F. Kennedy

• Steve Brown

• Volker Hirsch

• Ray Bradburry

Who is the speaker of "AI and the Future of Work"

• John F. Kennedy

• Steve Brown

• Volker Hirsch

• Ray Bradburry

Which author/speaker started his career as a lawyer?

• John F. Kennedy

• Steve Brown

• Volker Hirsch

• Rudyard Kipling