English 2110 Exam 1 2025/2026 Exam
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Protagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The character who moves the story forward.
Antagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The person/force that attempts to stop the
story/protagonist.
Antihero - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A problematic hero who often does bad things in
a good cause, or vice versa. (Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the
poor).
Flat Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Character who is not particularly complex
or realistic; one-dimensional.
,Round Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Three-dimensional, complex, realistic.
Static Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Doesn't change much during the story.
Dynamic Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Changes
What type of character is Sherlock Holmes? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Round, Static
Character; three dimensional, but remains the same.
What type of character is Ebenezer Scrooge? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Flat,
Dynamic character; one dimensional but changes.
What is Arjuna's dilemma? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As a Kshartriya, Arjuna is now
divinely obligated to fight for what is his. There are no good choices, and
his reluctance stems from personal and theological objections.
When was Enuma Elish created? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dates from the 18th-
12th century BCE; might be 3800 years old.
Which two gods "mingle the waters" to create the universe (which existed
before the gods)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tiamat and Apsu
What is the main conflict between Tiamat and Apsu? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Tiamat holds the gods in her waters, but they're loud and annoying.
Apsu wants to kill them; Tiamat warns them. Ea (Marduk's father) kills
, Apse. She marries Qingu and goes to war against some of the gods,
Marduk becomes powerful, kills Tiamat, tears her in two, and uses her
body to create earth and sky.
Who else does Marduk kill? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Qingu and uses his blood to
create humans to work for the gods (we were created from a traitor's blood
to do labor).
Cosmogonu - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A story of the universe's creation.
What is Cinderella considered? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Folk Tale/Fairy Tale
Why has Cinderella changed so much from its origins? Why is it "cleaner"?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔We construct these new narratives to preserve children's
innocence, to teach them lessons painlessly.
Our notion of "the child" is a new invention. Why? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Less
child labor (children no longer work resources); lower child mortality rates-
we can get more emotionally attached to children; universal education.
What are stories/literature considered to be? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Social
constructs; all texts are products of their social constructs (as our authors).
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Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
Protagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The character who moves the story forward.
Antagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The person/force that attempts to stop the
story/protagonist.
Antihero - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A problematic hero who often does bad things in
a good cause, or vice versa. (Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the
poor).
Flat Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Character who is not particularly complex
or realistic; one-dimensional.
,Round Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Three-dimensional, complex, realistic.
Static Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Doesn't change much during the story.
Dynamic Character - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Changes
What type of character is Sherlock Holmes? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Round, Static
Character; three dimensional, but remains the same.
What type of character is Ebenezer Scrooge? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Flat,
Dynamic character; one dimensional but changes.
What is Arjuna's dilemma? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As a Kshartriya, Arjuna is now
divinely obligated to fight for what is his. There are no good choices, and
his reluctance stems from personal and theological objections.
When was Enuma Elish created? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dates from the 18th-
12th century BCE; might be 3800 years old.
Which two gods "mingle the waters" to create the universe (which existed
before the gods)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tiamat and Apsu
What is the main conflict between Tiamat and Apsu? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Tiamat holds the gods in her waters, but they're loud and annoying.
Apsu wants to kill them; Tiamat warns them. Ea (Marduk's father) kills
, Apse. She marries Qingu and goes to war against some of the gods,
Marduk becomes powerful, kills Tiamat, tears her in two, and uses her
body to create earth and sky.
Who else does Marduk kill? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Qingu and uses his blood to
create humans to work for the gods (we were created from a traitor's blood
to do labor).
Cosmogonu - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A story of the universe's creation.
What is Cinderella considered? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Folk Tale/Fairy Tale
Why has Cinderella changed so much from its origins? Why is it "cleaner"?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔We construct these new narratives to preserve children's
innocence, to teach them lessons painlessly.
Our notion of "the child" is a new invention. Why? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Less
child labor (children no longer work resources); lower child mortality rates-
we can get more emotionally attached to children; universal education.
What are stories/literature considered to be? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Social
constructs; all texts are products of their social constructs (as our authors).
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 3
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
