Read the sentence. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to DERIDED: During the comedy act, one man in the audience derided the comedian, making him forget his jokes. (1 point)
Responses
Laughed
Laughed
Enjoyed
Enjoyed
Fell Asleep
Fell Asleep
Ridiculed
Ridiculed
Question 2
Read the sentence. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to LABYRINTH: The basement of the library was so old and unorganized; the stacks and shelves were a labyrinth.(1 point)
Responses
Easy to navigate.
Easy to navigate.
Dark and damp
Dark and damp
Full of intricate passageways
Full of intricate passageways
Haunted
Haunted
Question 3
Read the sentence. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to EXEMPLARY: The student's research paper was so exemplary, the teacher asked if it could be shown to the whole class. (1 point)
Responses
Missing Citations
Missing Citations
Worthy of Example
Worthy of Example
Written Well
Written Well
Filled with Pictures
Filled with Pictures
Question 4
The literary climate of the Modern Era was primarily influenced by which historical event(s)?(1 point)
Responses
The abolition of slavery
The abolition of slavery
World War 1 and World War 2
World War 1 and World War 2
The Industrial Revolution & child labor
The Industrial Revolution & child labor
The invention of the printing press
The invention of the printing press
Question 5
Select 3 characteristics that best define Modernism(3 points)
Responses
Psychological exploration
Psychological exploration
Searching for meaning in life
Searching for meaning in life
Exploration and understanding of feelings
Exploration and understanding of feelings
Appreciation for nature
Appreciation for nature
Question 6
Select 3 characteristics that best define Post Modernism.(3 points)
Responses
Indifference to the wants and needs of human beings
Indifference to the wants and needs of human beings
Irony
Irony
Dark humor
Dark humor
Lack of meaning to life
Lack of meaning to life
Question 7
When Virginia Woolf writes about women requiring "A room of one's own" this symbolizes a woman's need for:(1 point)
Responses
Sympathy
Sympathy
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Revenge
Revenge
Independence