BYU -English 12 Part 1 - Exam Study Guide (Questions + Answers) Solved

_______________ was one of the scientists of the time, whose work with electricity and the reanimation of dead tissue inspired the story of Frankenstein. - Galvani . What does the word "philosophy" literally mean? - love of wisdom "and by the mean, that which is neither too much nor too little for the individual." - adjectival clause modifying "that" "and the exactly equal is a mean between excess and defect." - adjectival prepositional phrase modifying "mean" "and these either with reference to the thing itself, or relatively to us" - adverbial phrase modifying "these" "In all quantity then," - adjective, modifying "quantity" "Now by the mean of the thing," - The italicized word is not a modifier. "one make take the greater part," - article "the less, or the exactly equal," - adverb, modifying "equal" A modifier can be a word, a phrase, or a clause. - True A modifier that is too far from the word it is modifying is referred to as a - misplaced modifierA reference to another work of art or literature is known as a(n) ____________. - allusion According to Christ, what should someone do if they are hit on the cheek? - Turn your face so they can hit your other cheek as well. According to Darrin McMahon, ____________, rather than ____________ has come to be seen as the ultimate aim of life in many cultures. - happiness; service to God According to George Vaillant, the two pillars of happiness are _______________. - love and coping with life in a way that doesn't push love away According to Hazleton, one of the stated purposes of the Qur'an is to ____________. - renew the message of the Torah and Gospels. According to Morrie, a meaningful life is found when we _______________________. - devote ourselves to loving others devote ourselves to community create something that gives us purpose and meaning According to Morrie, marriages aren't often successful because people _____________. - don't know what they want in a partner or who they are themselves According to Morrie, people often look for meaning in ____________. - things According to Morrie, the most important thing in life is to __________.give out love, and to let it come in - give out love, and to let it come in According to Morrie, the really hard thing to do is ______________. - to make peace with living