LUOA English 6.21.F test

For all students of LUOA taking English

According to Lewis, what is a major way evolutionary theory changed cultural thinking?

It led to people thinking that the cosmos is progressively getting more perfect.

According to Lewis, what statement describes how people in the twentieth century tended to discover truth?

Truth is known through science, data, and numbers (a map or model of a mountain is all you need to know it).

As Lewis describes it, what idea was incorporated into the Medieval Model?

All the apparent contradictions must be harmonized.

What is the main idea of Chapter 1 of Confessions?

The depth of pain Augustine feels remembering his sins drives him to praise God for His goodness and mercy.

Augustine creates two categories for topics he studied in school: good and vain. Which category would Homer's texts be put into?

Vain

Augustine creates two categories for topics he studied in school: good and vain. Which category would math, reading, and writing be put into?

good

How did Augustine's faith lead him to view his childhood?

He felt he was sinful from birth, and his childhood was run by this sin.

main idea

what the text is mostly about

summary

a short, objective review of an entire section; includes main and supporting sentences

critique

offers a personal opinion and judgement about the text.

What statement best summarizes Augustine's argument on page one?

God is incomprehensibly majestic yet personal.

What statement summarizes Augustine's feelings toward himself compared to God?

He feels he is unworthy and needy.

After recounting two teaching styles, Augustine critiques them and judges which is best. What are his thoughts?

Students learn best through curiosity—they should be excited and encouraged to learn hard things.

What might be an appropriate example critique of Confessions?

Augustine discusses many topics quickly, such as his schooling, works he studied, and a courtroom, which makes understanding his ideas difficult.

What conflict led Empress Theodora to make her famous speech in 532 AD?

Her husband was about to flee power and the city.

What did Empress Theodora do that was against a cultural custom?

gave a speech at a man's council meeting

What rhetorical device did Empress Theodora use when she said, " … purple is the noblest shroud?"

metaphor

Theodora sums up her main idea in the last line. Which of these choices best summarizes her main argument? "I agree with the adage that the royal purple is the noblest shroud."

Since we will all die and be buried, it is more honorable to die and be buried defending my rule.

What cultural movement focused on the scientific method, human reason, progress, and the "self"?

Enlightenment

Hannah More opens chapter 2 of her book with this: "It is far from being the object of this slight work to offer a regular plan of female education, a task which has been often more properly assumed by far abler writers; but it is intended rather to suggest a few remarks on the existing mode, which, though it has had many panegyrists, appears to be defective, not only in a few particulars, but as a general system." What does More state is her purpose for writing?

to suggest how the current system is flawed and might be improved

In the following passage, Wolstonecraft uses a rhetorical device (a metaphor) to communicate an idea to the readers: "But the fear of innovation, in this country, extends to everything. This is only a covert fear, the apprehensive timidity of indolent slugs, who guard, by sliming it over, the snug place, which they consider in the light of a hereditary estate; and eat, drink, and enjoy themselves, instead of fulfilling the duties, excepting a few empty forms, for which it was endowed. These are the people who most strenuously insist on the will of the founder being observed, crying out against all reformation, as if it were a violation of justice." What is the purpose of this metaphor?

to use a comparison that expresses her disgust with people who do not like change

"At college, forced to attend or evade public worship, they acquire a habitual contempt for the very service, the performance of which is to enable them to live in idleness. It is mumbled over as an affair of business, as a stupid boy repeats his task, and frequently the college cant escapes from the preacher the moment after he has left the pulpit, and even whilst he is eating the dinner which he earned in such a dishonest manner. Can it then be a matter of surprise, that boys become selfish and vicious who are thus shut out from social converse? or that a mitre often graces the brow of one of these diligent pastors?" In the above passage, what purpose does the use of rhetorical questions serve?

They create a bridge that connects her main idea with supporting evidence.

What sentence from Vindication best sums up Wolstonecraft's main argument?

"Day schools for particular ages should be established by government, in which boys and girls might be educated together."

In the first paragraph of section two ("It is far from being the object … "), what does More state as her main purpose for writing?

to suggest how the current system is flawed and might be improved

("Fashion then"), what rhetorical device does More use to communicate her thoughts about women's attitudes?

personification

(" … do not necessarily include"), what seems to be More's main argument for the type of education women need?

Women need a comprehensive education that includes religion and cultivates intellect.

What reason does Pericles give for not wanting to give a funeral speech?

It is hard to avoid saying something that will displease or hurt the listeners.

According to Cicero, what is the best way to keep power and possessions?

being well liked

Whiat sentence best describes the Cicero's main purpose for Book Two?

to contrast tyrants and good rulers

What is the main idea of "On Duties"?

A virtuous man will use his natural reason to determine how to act with decorum and according to his duty.

What word best describes the tone of "On Duties"?

benevolent

A documentary about your town’s police department

nonfiction

A tv drama where made up detectives solve crimes

fiction

A story about an ancestor of yours riding Unicorns

fiction

An essay written by a famous missionary

nonfiction

“Julius Caeser” by Shakespeare

fiction

A recipe for chocolate chip cookies

nonfiction

Dante’s inferno

fiction

A brochure advertising the best vacation ever

nonfiction

A biography of Julius Caeser

nonfiction

a website detailing how to set up your own social media account

instructive

a critical review of a book about social media use

responsive

a mother's story of how her son was bullied through social media

narrative

a magazine article arguing that children under eighteen should be banned from social media

persuasive

a published study reporting on internet bullying

informative