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How to Read Literature like a Professor Ch 13-18

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does Foster define political writing?

a)

Writing that engages the realities of its world.

b)

Writing that criticizes a political structure.

c)

Writing that explores charged political subjects.

d)

Writing that uses symbol and allegory to make a point.

2.

Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death is not an example of a political text.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If flying means freedom, freedom from what?

a)

Specific circumstances that bother all of us.

b)

General burdens that tie people down.

c)

People who irritate or hinder us.

d)

Feeling stuck in a demeaning job.

4.

Which is NOT an example of a Christ figure?

a)

working as a carpenter

b)

builds bridges

c)

has followers

d)

roughly 33 years of age

e)

wounds in the hands, feet, side, and head

5.

Baptism and even travelling on a body of water can symbolically suggest

a)

Love, Fear, Life

b)

Death, Rebirth, New Identity

c)

Hope, Optimism, Contentment

d)

Fear, Rage Destruction

6.

According to Chapter 15, survival of a flight crash most likely symbolizes

a)

Re-birth

b)

The crucifixion

c)

The afterlife

d)

Forgiveness

e)

Isolation

7.

According to Chapter 15, which of the following does flight not symbolize?

a)

Magic

b)

Freedom

c)

Forgiveness

d)

Escape

e)

True Love

8.

Foster points out in chapter 14 that the use of a Christ figure can often create a/an ___________ effect.

a)

Humorous

b)

Satirical

c)

Condescending

d)

Pedantic

e)

Ironic