RBC Test Questions and Verified Answers

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RBC Test Questions and
Verified Answers
Question: RBC is very much like a ______ story

Ans: short


Question: 3 characteristics of why it is like a short story

Ans: compressed, unified, and nothing extra is added


Question: Characters are important because they reflect ___________

Ans: the attitudes of Henry


Question: Characters that reflect the attitudes of Henry; face same problem and gain
maturity

Ans: tall soldier, loud soldier


Question: Setting is _____

Ans: civil war battle


Question: Unity of setting of civil war battle (2 characteristics)

Ans: opens with troops resting on hill and ends in same place


Question: What was the actual battle in RBC?

Ans: The Battle of Chancellorsville


Question: Time during the 1st 3 chapters (what events):

Ans: before battle and flashback


Question: Time during other 21 chapters (what event):

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Ans: 2 days of fighting


Question: What is the most important theme? (It's more the nature and meaning.)

Ans: Courage


Question: ____ learns _____ is a "temporary but sublime absence of selfishness"

Ans: Henry, courage


Question: Men became ____ and forgot they're _____; performing _____ _____

Ans: united, individuals, heroic acts


Question: Crane was disillusioned (hated it) by this theme...

Ans: War


Question: After a battle they returned from where they came from, this shows....

Ans: War is useless


Question: This theme is tied closely with the theme of courage

Ans: War


Question: What is the theme that is the basis of worry? (Henry experiences this the most.)

Ans: Fear


Question: The 2 major themes in RBC are:

Ans: death and ricicule


Question: Henry runs from battle because of fear of being killed then wished he were
dead because of ridicule. This is a _______

Ans: Paradox


Question: The story line is _______: a series of events that doesn't determine the ending
(Ex: tv shows)