World Literature I
Quiz # Three
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March 11, 2016
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"Literature" the term, according to Prof. Rearick, carries no sense of value. It is just a
work.
True--Whether the work is worthy, worthless, elevated or profane is something to
determined by the reader later.
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According to Prof Rearick, in archetypal settings, the best way of dealing with “the
shadow” is to ignore it. Acknowledging it only gives darkness more of a foothold in
one's world.
False
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In class the archetype of the Mandela was used to illustrate the point that archetypes can
be sensed not only in story patters but in visual patters as well.
True
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According to the Norton text, the King James version of scripture was formed to be read
out loud.
True
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Although recognized as an important literary work of its time, The King James
Authorized version had little influence on later generations of British and American poets
and authors since it was quickly replaced with more contemporary versions of scripture.
False
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The online video, Battle for the Bible, reports that John Wycliffe, the first great
translator of the Bible into English, died before he could be executed, but he body was
later exhumed by the authorities and burned as a heretic.
True
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In the video Battle for the Bible the narrator notes that in the Middle Ages the church
encouraged priests to read the text in Latin and then verbally translate it into the common
English to encourage understanding among the people who could not read.
False
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The online video, Battle for the Bible, shows that John Wycliffe did his translation on his
own and in secret.
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False He may have worked in secret but he had a huge number of workers and
translators working with him.
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According to the online video, Battle for the Bible, Willaim Tyndale died for the cause of
a Bible in English.
True He was strangled and then hung. His last words were “God open the eyes of the
king.”
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According to Melvyn Bragg, the narrator for Battle for the Bible, the tone of scripture in
the King James Version was purposefully made to sound old (antiquated) because the
scholars knew people would respond to it as a work of authority if it did so.
True
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In “The Bible as Literature” PowerPoint, the point is made that the Nazarene position on
the inerrancy of scripture is more concerned about it pointing to salvation rather than a
line-by-line historical literalism.
True
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According to Genesis in the earliest texts, God had to subdue other spiritual powers and
principalities to His will before beginning the task of creation.
False
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In the opening chapter of Genesis, God repeatedly notes that his creation, all of his
creation, is good.
False
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In class it was noted that even when God was creating the big things, like the lights in
the firmament, he was also thinking of humanity.
True The lights in the sky are intended to help someone determine the seasons and the
signs.
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The narrative of scripture from Genesis says that Babel is the location of the first
murder.
False
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In “The Song of Songs” (of Solomon) only the male lover speaks.
False
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According to the PowerPoint, protagonists within Genesis, the patriarchs—by their
trials, sufferings, and eventual triumphs— resemble heroes in literature.
True
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The final portion of the sci fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey seems to fulfill which
archetypal pattern?
The Journey [X]
The Mother
The Trickster
The Hero
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Which Biblical character did Prof. Rearick suggest could also be a trickster?
Moses,
Adam,
Satan, [X]
Peter
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In the fourth chapter of Genesis, Cain's chosen profession is described as being
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a tiller of the ground, [X]
a herder of cattle,
a bricklayer, .
a scribe
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According to the online video, Battle for the Bible, what did Henry the Fifth do to
change the state's attitude about English?
He ordered the Wycliffe Bible read in churches
He read English books
He sent back the announcements of how the battles in France in English
rather than French. [X]
He spoke only English in the French church where his victory was
proclaimed
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How much does Melvyn Bragg the narrator of the online video, Battle for the Bible, say
of the Tyndale Bible is found in the later Authorized King James version?
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15%
30%
50%
85% [X]
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In the Epic of Gilgamesh the ark created by Utnapishtim differs from the ark
constructed by Noah as described in Genesis in that it. . .
was made of gopher wood
was square [X]
was built to carry animals as well as some people.
successfully survived a flood.
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When God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, how many children had Abraham
and Sarah had?
One [X]
two
twelve
forty seven
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According to Prof. Rearick, the fundamental quality that defines a works as a
piece of literature is. . .
its ability to tell the truth,
its importance to human thought,
its intention to give pleasure, (X)
its importance to the culture from which it came.