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| What killed as much as half the population of Europe during the Middle Ages? |
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| What event marks the line between the Old English and Middle English periods? |
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| According to The Pardoners Tale, why do the three rioters question the old man? |
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| They think he knows the whereabouts of Death |
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| Which of the following is NOT a part of the Three Sinners story in The Pardoner's Tale? |
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| A net full of trout is found in a pond |
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| How does the Pardoner try to get money from his traveling companions at the end of the story? |
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| Offering to pardon them for their sins |
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| In The Pardoners Tale, why does the rioters' eventual plan prove fatal? |
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| Greed makes them treacherous toward one another. |
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| To what can we attribute Beowulf's triumph over Grendel? |
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| The triumph of good over evil |
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| In Beowulf, What seems to be Grendel's motive in attacking Heorot? |
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| Judging from Beowulf, which of these qualities or ideals did the early Anglo-Saxons value? |
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| Why is Beowulf an epic poem? |
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| It is about a hero who represents cultural values. |
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| Beowulf was cremated on a funeral pyre with which of the following? |
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| Beowulf's helmets and shields |
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| The business owner's ____________________ included unfair wages for his employees. |
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| When the first explosion of fireworks boomed in the sky, the child looked up in ____________________ |
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Flash floods are treacherous. It would not be smart to drive through one.
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| When the dentist was drilling my tooth, he didn't give me enough Novocaine. I felt the pain, and I ____________________ |
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The thought of eating chocolate covered roaches is abhorrent.
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| According to Hythloday in Utopia by Sir Thomas More, all of the following are problems in England except |
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| a school system that is underfunded |
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| Which of the following sentences is written in third person omniscient point of view? |
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| The pitcher and catcher both knew that this had to be a good pitch, but they just weren't sure about what type of pitch it should be. |
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| In 1984, what happens when Winston cries out for Julia while in prison? |
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| O'Brien comes to talk with Winston |
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| More's Utopia was based in ___________ |
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| What is probably NOT an essential characteristic of a persuasive travel brochure |
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| All of the following practices occur in Utopia except |
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When Pat was in the hospital for three weeks, Jake was the interim manager.
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| Which of the following sentences is written in first person point of view? |
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| I just got a job, but I'm pretty sure I have to receive my working papers before I can start. |
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| In 1984, why does O'Brien use rats to torture Winston? |
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| Winston is very afraid of rats. |
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| Rhythm in poetry is _______. |
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| In the story "Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator claims he is not mad because |
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| he can calmly tell the story |
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| Which character from Shakespeare's King Lear is accused of treason and blinded? |
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| Which characters from Shakespeare's King Lear were Cordelia's suitors? |
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| 7802370:A. The King of France ,7802371:B. The Duke of Burgundy |
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| represents a sequence of syllables |
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| all things in nature are chaotic. |
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| Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics focused on explaining nature. |
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| In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," what are the "five spots of paint" on the house? |
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| Stephen Hawking clearly explains how the universe began. |
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| The definition of juxtaposition is |
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| In the story "To Build a Fire," why does the man drop the matches? |
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| He sees they are burning his flesh |
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| How does Jack London set the tone for reading in "To Build a Fire"? |
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| His settings are descriptive. |
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| How is the house cleaned in the story "There Will Come Soft Rains"? |
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| Isaac Newton proved that many things in the universe follow nature laws. |
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| In Shakespeare's King Lear, which character sends a French army to Britain in an attempt to save her father? |
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| In the story "Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator speaks of his actions as |
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| In the story "To Build a Fire," what is the main character's name? |
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| Which characters from Shakespeare's King Lear accompany Lear when he rushes out into the storm? |
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| In the story "To Build a Fire," how cold was it outside? |
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| In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," the city gave off a ________ glow. |
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| In the story "Tell Tale Heart," the narrator claims he is not mad because |
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| he can calmly tell the story |
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| The definition of motif is |
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In Shakespeare's King Lear, which of Lear's daughters dies?
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| 7802349:A. Goneril ,7802351:B. Regan ,7802352:C. Cordelia |
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| What year does the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" take place? |
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| In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," where is everyone? |
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