WorksheetsHow to Read Literature like a Professor Ch 13-18
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
How does Foster define political writing?
Writing that engages the realities of its world.
Writing that criticizes a political structure.
Writing that explores charged political subjects.
Writing that uses symbol and allegory to make a point.
Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death is not an example of a political text.
True
False
If flying means freedom, freedom from what?
Specific circumstances that bother all of us.
General burdens that tie people down.
People who irritate or hinder us.
Feeling stuck in a demeaning job.
Which is NOT an example of a Christ figure?
working as a carpenter
builds bridges
has followers
roughly 33 years of age
wounds in the hands, feet, side, and head
Baptism and even travelling on a body of water can symbolically suggest
Love, Fear, Life
Death, Rebirth, New Identity
Hope, Optimism, Contentment
Fear, Rage Destruction
According to Chapter 15, survival of a flight crash most likely symbolizes
Re-birth
The crucifixion
The afterlife
Forgiveness
Isolation
According to Chapter 15, which of the following does flight not symbolize?
Magic
Freedom
Forgiveness
Escape
True Love
Foster points out in chapter 14 that the use of a Christ figure can often create a/an ___________ effect.
Humorous
Satirical
Condescending
Pedantic
Ironic
