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Decathlon Literature Quiz 2020

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first large scale proxy war of the Cold War was that of

a)

The Greek civil war

b)

The Soviet-Afghan War

c)

North vs. South Korea

d)

North vs. South Vietnam

e)

The Cuban Revolution

2.

The person in Catś Cradle described as “a force of nature no mortal could possibly control” is

a)

Lionel Boyd Johnson

b)

Papa Manzano

c)

Mona Aamons Manzano

d)

Franklin Hoenikker

e)

Felix Hoenikker

3.

“all hands on deck” is an example of

a)

metaphor

b)

synecdoche

c)

personification

d)

simile

e)

chiasmus

4.

In the ¨Terminal Beach" an early symbolic indication that Traven is receding further into his own mind is given when he forgets the existence of

a)

The Sea

b)

Food

c)

The Beach

d)

The Blocks

e)

The Spectres of his wife and son

5.

The prophet addressed by Richard Wilbur in “Advice to a Prophet” faces a dilemma most closely

resembling that of

a)

Traven in “The Terminal Beach”

b)

. the extra-terrestrials in “Report on the Threatened City”

c)

the speaker in “Talkin' World War III Blues”

d)

the house in “There Will Come Soft Rains”

e)

. Ethel Rosenberg in “For Ethel Rosenberg”

6.

Mikhail Gorbachev maintains in his speech to the U. N. that public consciousness is still heavily

influenced by the precedent of the

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

Russian and French Revolution

e)

None of these

7.

The first extreme example of brinkmanship was evidenced by

a)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

. the building of the Berlin Wall

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the bombing of Cambodia

e)

. American support of the Mujahideen

8.

A sudden, personal shove in the direction of Bokononism is known as a

a)

sin-wat

b)

vin -dit

c)

wampeter

d)

duprass

e)

wrang-wrang

9.

"Not Bad" actually meant to be good is an example of

a)

Metonymy

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Litote

d)

Metaphor

e)

Interrogative sentence

10.

Adrienne Rich characterizes Ethel Rosenberg as being singularly

a)

outspoken

b)

alone

c)

devious

d)

religious

e)

biased