10/16/11 Proofreading Warm-up

1. 10/16/11 Proofreading Warm-up William cullen Bryant was only 16 year’s old Paul said when he had written the poem Thanatopsis. Correct “William Cullen Bryant was only sixteenyears old,” Paul said, “when he wrote the poem Thanatopsis.”

2. Vocabulary Unit 4 DUCO, DUCERE, DUXI, DUCTUM = L. “to lead” • conducive • induce • traduce • redoubt HEGAISTHAI = G. “to lead” • hegemony • exegesis NUNCIO, NUNCIARE, NUNCIAVI, NUNCIATUM = L. “to announce” • annunciation • renunciation POLIS = G. “city” POLITIKOS = G. “citizen” • polity • politic POSSUM, POSSE, POTUI = L. “to be able,” “to have power” • potentate • puissant REX, REGIS = L. “king” • regalia • regency • viceroy

3. Rocky River High School Grade 11 Mrs. Gunn English III 10/16/11

4. What is a characteristic of Dark Romanticism? Explored American Gothic culture Exposed traditional European themes A: B: Reflected on the conflict between guilt and sin Looked at reasons for the decay of Europe C: D:

5. C. Reflected on the conflict between guilt and sin

6. Which of the following is not an example of the Romantic Hero? Has a love for nature Is youthful and innocent A: B: Uses structure and sophistication to prevail Works based on a higher principle C: D:

7. C. Uses structure and sophistication to prevail

8. Why did American Romantics reject Rationalism? logic failed to show the passion of nature Rationalism did not produce poetry. A: B: Scientific thought failed to show progress Intuition yielded higher truths C: D:

9. D. Intuition yielded higher truths

10. Transcendentalists believed that Things in the physical world are a reflection of the Divine literature was the gateway to the soul B: A: Nature produced poetry Art was the highest form of expression C: D:

11. B. Things in the physical word are a reflection of the Divine

12. American Romantics believed in which of the following European literature was the foundation for all writing Ordinary language was simple and pure A: B: Westward expansion created dangerous outcomes Cities are the center for corruption C: D:

13. C. Cities are the center for corruption

14. Literary works by American poets Created a unique American voice based on new themes Experimented with new forms and styles A: B: Emphasized the sophistication of the English language Stayed simple with style and form C: D:

15. B. Created a unique American voice based on new themes

16. Romantic poetry incorporated what elements The rhyme of folktales Experimental rhyme and meter A: B: Traditions established in Europe Romanticism Ideas drawn from American novels C: D:

17. C. Traditions established in Europe

18. Which of the following is a satirical statement about human nature? The more alike the enemy becomes, the more different he will appear. To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting. A: B: Do what you love, and the money will follow. Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. C: D:

19. D. Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.

20. Which of the following is a paradoxical statement If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got. Don't go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim. A: B: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Bend over backwards C: D:

21. A. Don't go near the water 'til you have learned how to swim.

22. Which of the following contains an example of alliteration? It's called wing-rowing, the wing-burdened arms unbending, yielding, striking a balance, Alas, dear Mother, fairest Queen and best, A: B: I stalk through ruins and debris,    Graveyard and underground Let us begin and carry up this corpse,          Singing together. C: D:

23. D. Let us begin and carry up this corpse,         Singing together.

24. Which of the following is an example of an archetype? Abraham Lincoln his hand and pen he will be good but god knows When My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with this fruit A: B: I was angry with my foe. I told it not, my wrath did grow Piggy from William Golding's Lord of the Flies is an outcast C: D:

25. D. Piggy from William Golding's Lord of the Flies is an outcast

26. What is the best example of a rhetorical question? For what can war but endless war still breed? What are some salient features of Romantic poetry? A: B: Has anyone been out of the country before? Life exists so that we may die. C: D:

27. B. For what can war but endless war still breed?

28. Which of the following sentences starts with an accurate participial phrase? Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was driven by a steam engine. To help the poor people of the world is a noble goal. A: B: If you are well fed, well rested, and psychologically at peace with yourself, you have no doubt come to an astonishing realization. Sealed in an airtight container, Jill kept her flour fresh. C: D:

29. B. Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was driven by a steam engine.

30. Which of the following sentences contains a participial phrase. Ricky Wrigley, swimming against the tide, was jabbed by a floating twig. And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? A: B: Love is like a butterfly, it settles upon you when you least expect it. To know me is to love me. C: D:

31. A. Ricky Wrigley, swimming against the tide, was jabbed by a floating twig.

32. Which of the following is the best way to paraphrase the following quotes? “The gender discourse has proved remarkably persistent. There is an absence of women novelists from the American canon despite the fact they have probably dominated American literature since the nineteenth century.” I find it striking that though "women novelists have probably dominated American literature since the middle of the nineteenth century," our literary tradition is still incredibly gender specific Women novelists have been missing from the American canon although they have probably conquered American literature since the nineteenth century. A: B: Since the nineteenth century, women novelists have not been found in American literature even though they were a prevailing part of the literature. Women have had a strong voice in literature since the middle of the nineteenth century. As a result, it is striking that our literary tradition is still so gender specific C: D:

33. D. Women have had a strong voice in literature since the middle of the nineteenth century. As a result, it is striking that our literary tradition is still so gender specific

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