Worksheets"Literature of Knowledge" (De Quincy excerpt) MC Follow-up
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the first sentence of the text ("But a far more important correction applicable to the common vague idea of literature, is to be sought, not so much in a better definition of literature, as in a sharper distinction of the two functions which it fulfills"), we learn
the audience
the main idea
the speaker
the definition of literature
The sentence, "In that great social organ, which collectively, we call literature", includes a
simile
metaphor
juxtaposition
rhetorical triangle
The "two offices" (two functions) of literature may blend, but are "naturally fitted for reciprocal repulsion" (9), meaning
mutual distaste
mutual satisfaction
they get along well together
they both function equally
"The function of the first is to teach; the function of the second is to move; the first is a rudder; the second an oar or a sail" (11-13) is an example of a
simile
litotes
simple comparison
metaphor
As indicated in question #20, what is an antecedent?
an ant cave
a preceding noun
a proceeding noun
any word that comes before another one
What is an extended analogy?
a lengthy comparison to clarify a confusing point
a brief simile
a complex metaphor
a good point about a previous metaphor
Define paradox
a comparison
a self-contradictory statement that may be true
a juxtaposition in wolf's clothing
praise for a job well done
The audience are probably educated adults because
they are the only ones who would understand the passage
they are the only ones who like cook books
because the diction is elevated
because it's about education
The mention of Lord Bacon in line 18 serves as a(n)
allusion
reference
an author
"a dry light"
"Men have so little reflected on the higher functions of literature as to find it a paradox if one should describe it as a mean or subordinate purpose of book to give information" (23-26) is a direct
critique of readers' choice
clarification of the role books serve
contradiction to his previous statements
an appeal to ethos
De Quincy's Romantic style is shows through his use of
long sentences and paragraphs
compassionate tone
enraged diction
romantic love language
De Quincy's reference to Paradise Lost is an appeal to
pathos
ethos
logos
all of the above
