Keim/Humanities

Intro Test 1
Read the following quote. Then, answer the questions.
In a speech by Kevin Bacon about a political adversary, he said the
following about his opponent. My opponent dived down deeper into
the sea of knowledge and came up drier than any other man I have
known.
1. This quote shows an example of using which of the following
elements?
A. Hyperbole
B. Characterization and Setting
C. Irony and Metaphor
D. Foreshadowing
2. Bacons quote is an excellent example of which of the
following?
A. Comparison and Contrast
B. Rhetoric
C. Descriptive Writing
D. Analysis
3. The major Metaphor in this quote links which two things?
A. The opponent to Bacon
B. Bacon to a winner
C. The sea to knowledge
D. Water to a campaign
4. Through his use of literary devices, you can infer that Bacon
is saying what about his opponent?
A. His opponent is stupid
B. His opponent is intelligent
C. His opponent is worthy of the win
D. His opponent cannot swim
5. The example of irony within the quote allows the reader to
see that:
A. Knowledge stays with Bacons opponent
B. Political debate is not Bacons strong point
C. Humor always works in Rhetoric
D. Bacons opponent gained little from his education

6. A rhetorical question that could have been used in this

quote may be:
A. Can you imagine being able to swim in the ocean, and come out
dry?
B. Can you imagine being able to swim in the ocean, and come out
wet?
C. Can you imagine diving into the ocean and sinking to the bottom?
D. Can you imagine not being able to swim in the ocean?

Read this passage from Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour.

Then, answer the questions.
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great
care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her
husband's death
When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room
alone. She would have no one follow her.
There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy
armchair. She could see in the open square before her house the tops
of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious
breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying
his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing
reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the
eaves
7. All of the following appear in lines 4-11 except for:
A. Simile
B. Descriptive Appeal to Sense of Sight
C. Analogy
D. Descriptive Appeal to Sense of Sound
8. What might the mention of new spring life symbolize?
A. Death
B. Rebirth
C. Warmth
D. Sadness
She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke
repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare
in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those
patches of blue sky.

There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it,
fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive
to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her
through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air.
Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to
recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was
striving to beat it back with her will--as powerless as her two white
slender hands would have been. When she abandoned herself a little
whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and
over under her breath: "free, free, free!" The vacant stare and the look
of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen
and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and
relaxed every inch of her body
"Free! Body and soul free!" she kept whispering
Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days,
and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own.

9. What inference can you make about Mrs. Mallard based on

the details of what happens in paragraph 5?
A. She wants her freedom
B. She wants her husband back
C. She is unemotional
D. She is unaware of what she desires
10. Mrs. Mallards joy at being free is first presented as
something that she:
A. Has long desired
B. Resists
C. Believes is monstrous
D. Is ashamed of
She arose at length and opened the door to her sister's
importunities. There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she
carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory. She clasped her
sister's waist, and together they descended the stairs. Richards stood
waiting for them at the bottom.
Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was
Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained, composedly
carrying his grip-sack and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of
the accident, and did not even know there had been one. He stood
amazed at Josephine's piercing cry; at Richards' quick motion to
screen him from the view of his wife.

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the
joy that kills.
11. The phrase she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess
of Victory contains:
A. Personification
B. A Simile
C. A Paradox
D. An apostrophe
12. Based on the ending, what does the first sentence
foreshadow?
A. That Brently Mallard is dead
B. That Mrs. Mallard is repressed
C. That Mrs. Mallard dies of a heart attack
D. That Mr. Mallard is alive
Answer the following questions on Ethos (Appeal to Persona),
Pathos (Appeal to Emotion), and Logos (Appeal to Reason).
13. Amy is trying to convince her mother to buy her a pair of $200 shoes.
She says: Mom, the shoes Ihave are really old and ugly. If I dont get these
new shoes, everyone at school is going to laugh atme. I will be so
embarrassed that I will want to die. What form of persuasion is Amy using
here?
A.

pathos

B.

ethos

C.

logos

D.

a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos

14. Gareth is running for mayor. He tells his audience: Under our current
mayor, there have been 15,000new cases of unemployment. If he stays in
office, who knows how many more people will lose theirjobs? The number
could go up even higher. When I was the CEO of Magnatech, I helped to
createover 1,000 new jobs. I can do the same thing for this city if you vote
for me. Which form ofpersuasion is Gareth using here?
pathos
logos

ethos
A.I only
B.I and II only
C.II and III only
D.I, II, and II
15. Based on your knowledge of Ethos, Pathos and Logos, which of the
following statements is most accurate?
A. An argument can rest solely on an Emotional Appeal
B. An argument can rest solely on an Appeal to Persona
C. The most effective argument combines the appeals, but must contain an
Appeal to Reason to be credible.
D. It is not necessary to have Appeal to Reason in an argument
16. Based on your knowledge of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos , logos can

build ethos because:

A.An audience is more easily convinced by facts and information than
simple appeals to emotionslike pity or fear
B. An audience is more likely to trust a speaker who uses evidence to
support his argument
C. A speaker who overuses pathos might make an audience too emotional;
audiences who are toofrightened or too sad are unlikely to be persuaded
D. A speaker can use misleading or false information to make his argument
seem more convincing
17. You would have to be stupid not to agree with our policy on
animal adoption! Whats wrong with your moral code? Dont you
have a heart? This speaker has failed in his or her use of which of
the following?
A. His use of Ethos
B. His use of Rhetorical questions
C. His use of Logos

D. All of the Above

Read the following passage from Platos Symposium. Then, answer

the questions.
Inthefirstplace,letmetreatofthenatureofmanandwhathashappenedtoit;forthe
originalhumannaturewasnotlikethepresent,butdifferent.Thesexeswerenottwoas
theyarenow,butoriginallythreeinnumber;therewasman,woman,andtheunionofthe
two,havinganamecorrespondingtothisdoublenature,whichhadoncearealexistence,
butisnowlost,andtheword"Androgynous"isonlypreservedasatermofreproach.In
thesecondplace,theprimevalmanwasround,hisbackandsidesformingacircle;and
hehadfourhandsandfourfeet,oneheadwithtwofaces,lookingoppositeways,setona
roundneckandpreciselyalike;alsofourears,twoprivymembers,andtheremainderto
correspond.Hecouldwalkuprightasmennowdo,backwardsorforwardsashepleased,
andhecouldalsorolloverandoveratagreatpace,turningonhisfourhandsandfour
feet,eightinall,liketumblersgoingoverandoverwiththeirlegsintheair;thiswas
whenhewantedtorunfastTerriblewastheirmightandstrength,andthethoughtsof
theirheartsweregreat,andtheymadeanattackuponthegods;ofthemistoldthetaleof
OtysandEphialteswho,asHomersays,daredtoscaleheaven,andwouldhavelaid
handsuponthegods.Doubtreignedinthecelestialcouncils.Shouldtheykillthemand
annihilatetheracewiththunderbolts,astheyhaddonethegiants,thentherewouldbean
endofthesacrificesandworshipwhichmenofferedtothem;but,ontheotherhand,the
godscouldnotsuffertheirinsolencetobeunrestrained.
18.PlatouseswhattechniquestodrawtheimageoftheoriginalAndrogynous
beinginourminds?
A.Rhetorictoarguewhatoriginalmanwas
B.Ironybecauseheisnotwhatweexpected
C.DescriptiveLanguage
D.Denotation
Atlast,afteragooddealofreflection,Zeusdiscoveredaway.Hesaid:"MethinksI
haveaplanwhichwillhumbletheirprideandimprovetheirmanners;menshallcontinue
toexist,butIwillcutthemintwoandthentheywillbediminishedinstrengthand
increasedinnumbers;thiswillhavetheadvantageofmakingthemmoreprofitabletous.
Theyshallwalkuprightontwolegs,andiftheycontinueinsolentandwillnotbequiet,I
willsplitthemagainandtheyshallhopaboutonasingleleg."Hespokeandcutmenin
two,likeasorbapplewhichishalvedforpickling,orasyoumightdivideaneggwitha
hair;andashecutthemoneafteranother,hebadeApollogivethefaceandthehalfof
theneckaturninorderthatthemanmightcontemplatethesectionofhimself:hewould
thuslearnalessonofhumility.Apollowasalsobiddentohealtheirwoundsandcompose
theirforms.Sohegaveaturntothefaceandpulledtheskinfromthesidesalloverthat
whichinourlanguageiscalledthebelly,likethepurseswhichdrawin,andhemadeone

mouthatthecentre,whichhefastenedinaknot(thesamewhichiscalledthenavel);he
alsomouldedthebreastandtookoutmostofthewrinkles,muchasashoemakermight
smoothleatheruponalast;heleftafew,however,intheregionofthebellyandnavel,as
amemorialoftheprimevalstate.Afterthedivisionthetwopartsofman,eachdesiring
hisotherhalf,cametogether,andthrowingtheirarmsaboutoneanother,entwinedin
mutualembraces,longingtogrowintoone,theywereonthepointofdyingfromhunger
andselfneglect,becausetheydidnotliketodoanythingapart;andwhenoneofthe
halvesdiedandtheothersurvived,thesurvivorsoughtanothermate,manorwomanas
wecallthem,beingthesectionsofentiremenorwomen,andclungtothat.Theywere
beingdestroyed,whenZeusinpityoftheminventedanewplan:heturnedthepartsof
generationroundtothefront,forthishadnotbeenalwaystheirpositionandtheysowed
theseednolongerashithertolikegrasshoppersintheground,butinoneanother;and
afterthetranspositionthemalegeneratedinthefemaleinorderthatbythemutual
embracesofmanandwomantheymightbreed,andtheracemightcontinue;orifman
cametomantheymightbesatisfied,andrest,andgotheirwaystothebusinessoflife:so
ancientisthedesireofoneanotherwhichisimplantedinus,reunitingouroriginal
nature,makingoneoftwo,andhealingthestateofman.

19. Plato gives us a grand analogy to describe an overriding definition of

LOVE. That analogy is :
A. Love as two beings remaining separated throughout their lives
B. Love as the search for our other half, as seen in the splitting in two of Original
man
C. Love as subservient to the Gods who allowed it to exist
D. Love as deformed since it began as a creature

20. Based on the details of the passage, Plato gives us several sub
definitions of Love: As seen in the second paragraph, these are Love
between:
A. Men and Women, Men and the Gods, Men and their Chidren
B. Women and their Children, Women and the Gods, Men and their children
C. Infatuation and obsession between two people, Sexual desire between two
people, and homosexual love.
D. All of the above

Eachofuswhenseparated,havingonesideonly,likeaflatfish,isbuttheindentureofa
man,andheisalwayslookingforhisotherhalf.Menwhoareasectionofthatdouble
naturewhichwasoncecalledAndrogynousareloversofwomen;adulterersaregenerally
ofthisbreed,andalsoadulterouswomenwholustaftermen:thewomenwhoarea
sectionofthewomandonotcareformen,buthavefemaleattachments;thefemale
companionsareofthissort.

21.Thepreviouspassageprovides:
A.Anexplanationintheformofaparable,todescribetherootofdifferenttypesoflove
B.Afactualaccountoftheoriginsoflove
C.AdefinitionofloveasseenbyPlato
D.Anexplanationintheformofaparabletodescribethelackofdesirebetweenthe
sexes.

Thepairarelostinanamazementofloveandfriendshipandintimacy,andwouldnotbe
outoftheother'ssight,asImaysay,evenforamoment:thesearethepeoplewhopass
theirwholelivestogether;yettheycouldnotexplainwhattheydesireofoneanother.For
theintenseyearningwhicheachofthemhastowardstheotherdoesnotappeartobethe
desireoflover'sintercourse,butofsomethingelsewhichthesoulofeitherevidently
desiresandcannottell,andofwhichshehasonlyadarkanddoubtfulpresentiment.
SupposeHephaestus,withhisinstruments,tocometothepairwhoarelyingside,byside
andtosaytothem,"Whatdoyoupeoplewantofoneanother?"theywouldbeunableto
explain.Andsupposefurther,thatwhenhesawtheirperplexityhesaid:"Doyoudesire
tobewhollyone;alwaysdayandnighttobeinoneanother'scompany?forifthisiswhat
youdesire,Iamreadytomeltyouintooneandletyougrowtogether,sothatbeingtwo
youshallbecomeone,andwhileyouliveacommonlifeasifyouwereasingleman,and
afteryourdeathintheworldbelowstillbeonedepartedsoulinsteadoftwoIaskwhether
thisiswhatyoulovinglydesire,andwhetheryouaresatisfiedtoattainthis?"thereisnot
amanofthemwhowhenheheardtheproposalwoulddenyorwouldnotacknowledge
thatthismeetingandmeltingintooneanother,thisbecomingoneinsteadoftwo,wasthe
veryexpressionofhisancientneed.Andthereasonisthathumannaturewasoriginally
oneandwewereawhole,andthedesireandpursuitofthewholeiscalledlove.

22.ThispassageisanexcellentexampleofthedefinitionofPlatonicLovebecause:

A.Itdealswithlustandsexualattractionbetweentwopeople
B.ItdealswithamythcenteredaroundinterventionoftheGodswhichwasnecessaryfor
PlatonicLove
C.ItdealswithLoveasamixingofsouls,andsomethingwhichfocusesmoreondeep
admirationratherthanloversintercourse
D.IdealswithLovecontinuingafterdeath.

23.TheSymposiumpresentsuswithanumberofdefinitionsofLovesothatwe
can:
A.WritedownanexactdefinitionofLove
B.CometoourowntruthaboutLovethroughslowandcarefulconsideration
C.Agreewithonlyoneofthem
D.SeethattherereallyisnoneedforLove

24.Based on details in Platos Symposium, what is one inference that you can make
about Greek civilization?
A. Women were powerful
B. People during that time never disagreed
C. People during that time only looked at one type of love as being accepted
D. None of the above
25. The goal of a parable, as used by Aristophanes in Platos
Symposium, is to:
A. Explain, or teach an idea or principle through a story in a way that
most will understand.
B. Confuse those who hear it so that they are confused, and can be
easily lead.

C. To argue a point so that no one can dispute the final opinion.

D None of the above