BYU English 11 Part 1 Final Exam Questions and Answers

Who or what is described in the following passage from the story?"A form glittered on the wall, the outside wall toward the forest; then it passed against the door, which it seemed to touch with hesitating hand; then we heard nothing for two minutes, which almost drove us out of our senses; then it returned, always rubbing against the wall; and it scratched lightly, as a child does with his nail; then suddenly a head appeared against the glass, a white head, with luminous eyes like those of a deer." - Answer-The old dog Which line in the story provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? - Answer-I would rather encounter all the hours that have brought me the greatest peril than that one minute of the shooting at the shaggy head of the old dog. What does the traveler mean when he says, "this drum, then, was a kind of mirage of sound" - Answer-The drum was the echo of the sand hitting plants and was not warning of danger Why was the traveler in France? - Answer-To hunt Who does Walker assert are the "characters" in our fears? - Answer-Us Why were the sailors from the Essex stranded in the ocean? - Answer-Their ship had been broken by a whale What author was inspired by the story of the Essex when he wrote Moby Dick? - Answer-Herman Melville Which of the following would both Maupassant and Walker say is the strongest contributor to our fears? - Answer-Our imaginations Read the following excerpt from FDR's first inaugural address:If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize as we have never realized before our interdependence on each other; that we cannot merely take but we must give as well; that, if we are to go forward, we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, because without such discipline no progress is made, no leadership becomes effective.In the statement above, the word "temper" most likely means: - Answer-The state of mind of the American peopleAbigail was Reverend Parris's niece. - Answer-poetic license Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctor's third wife - Answer-factual statement from history Reverend Parris attended Harvard - Answer-a fact that is both in the play and true to history Why does Mary give Elizabeth the "poppet"? - Answer-She is trying to make up for disobeying. Elizabeth: It is her dearest hope, John, I know it. There be a thousand names; why does she call mine? There be a certain danger in calling such a name—I am no Goody Good that sleeps in ditches nor Osburn, drunk and half-witted. She'd dare not call out such a farmer's wife but there be monstrous profit in it. She thinks to take my place, John. - Answer-Elizabeth believes Abigail is accusing her because she wants Elizabeth dead and to become John's wife PROCTOR: Since we built the church there were pewter candlesticks upon the altar; Francis Nurse made them, y'know, and a sweeter hand never touched the metal. But Parris came, and for twenty week he preach nothin' but golden candlesticks until he had them. I labor the earth from dawn of day to blink of night, and I tell you true, when I look to heaven and see my money glaring at his elbows—it hurt my prayer, sir, it hurt my prayer. I think, sometimes, the man dreams cathedrals, not clapboard meetin' houses. - Answer-Proctor believes Parris is too concerned with material wealth What can we infer about the needle in the poppet? - Answer-Abigail saw Mary stick the needle in the poppet but Mary did not mean to frame Elizabeth After reading the discussion material in the course, we can infer that President Truman - Answer-Did not support McCarthys efforts Senator Chase did all of the following in "Declaration of Conscience" except - Answer-State that McCarthy threatens American values with his committee In "Enemies from Within" McCarthy says that one of the main reason why the "Treason" is occurring in the government is because - Answer-The country is numb as a result of World War II In "Enemies from Within," McCarthy primarily relies on the emotion of _________________ in his use of pathos. - Answer-FearIn "Declaration of Conscience," Senator Smith says, "But I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear."In this sentence, calumny most likely means ________. - Answer-Slander "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country."Which mode of persuasion is John F. Kennedy trying to use here? - Answer-Pathos "Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house—a dagger clattered to the ground . . . You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!" - Answer-Parris "I—I have no love for Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love." - Answer-John Proctor "Your Honor, I—in that time I were sick. And I—my husband is a good and righteous man. He is never drunk as some are, nor wastin' his time at the shovelboard, but always at his work." - AnswerElizabeth Proctor "The proof is there! I have it from an honest man who heard Putnam say it! The day his daughter cried out on Jacobs, he said she'd given him a fair gift of land." - Answer-Giles Corey "I judge nothing. [Pause.] He keeps watching Proctor, who tries to meet his gaze. I tell you straight, Mister—I have seen marvels in this court. I have seen people choked before my eyes by spirits; I have seen them stuck by pins and slashed by daggers. I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving me. Do you understand my meaning?" - Answer-Danforth "I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God." - Answer-Mary Warren "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" - Answer-John Proctor