Prologue + Chap 1
True or False: Stevens resurfaces the idea of a road trip during Mr. Farraday's morning tea.
False (it's afternoon tea)
What nationality does Lord Darlington call "despicable" and "barbarous?"
Who are the French?
What ancient civilization was known for their ziggurats?
a) ancient mesopotamia, sumer
b) ancient greece
c) ancient rome
d) ancient egypt
a) ancient mesopotamia, sumer
ziggurats are the stepped pyramids
The practice or science of drawing maps is...
What is cartography?
What artwork in Section 3 is a panaromic video?
What is in Pursuit of Venus [infected]?
At the start of the book, how many staff members are there?
What is four (Stevens, Mrs. Clements, and two hired girls, Rosemary and Agnes)?
What feeling does Stevens say he, ultimately, recalls when looking back at the day of the conference?
a) disappointment
b) jubilation
c) grief
d) triumph
What is d) triumph
Which non-western civilization had pueblo complexes?
a) asian
b) oceania
c) native american
d) islamic
What is c) native american?
Who photographed "A Line Made by Walking?"
a) Langston Hughes
b) Richard Long
c) Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
d) Lisa Reihana
What is b) Richard Long?
What waterway is now used to pass through Central America that the Britons were trying to find back in the day?
What is the Panama Canal?
What city is Steven writing from in Chapter 1?
Where is Salisbury, England?
What is Steven's reaction to being asked if he used to work for Lord Darlington?
What is acting like a fraud and lying in order to maintain your mental delusions of ignorance as to not realize that fact that your entire life's work has been for nothing and the person you wholeheartedly trusted from the very beginning turns out to be generally hated by the public and an anti-sementic imbicile?
What art movement does the painting of Mona Lisa with a mustache fall into?
What is Dadaism?
In his series of black and white photos, Dawoud Bey records several sites on the final 50 miles of the...
What is the Underground Railroad?
Who says: "Once people have encountered each other, history is changed forever... and that's the infection."
Who is Lisa Reihana, in Pursuit of Venus [infected]
What are the two butlers that Stevens continues to mention as examples of "great" butlers?
Who are Mr Marshall and Mr Lane?
What name does Miss Kenton use to refer to Steven's father that upset him?
What is his first name, William
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the making of art history?
a) Giorgio Vasari
b) Ann "Akikko" Okamoto
c) Johann Jochim Winckelmann
d) Pliny The Elder
Who is b) Ann "Akikko" Okamoto? (that's my mom's maiden name lol)
In traditional Micronesian navigation charts, sticks show dunung, otherwise known as...
What are swell patterns, wave patterns, wave cycle?
What language is on the open book in Young Woman Reading?
In the second story of Steven remarking on his father's moments of showing dignity, what was the complaint of the two drunken houseguests when he was chauffeuring them around three local villages?
They demanded to see them "in the correct order" of their listed sequence on their sequence.
What's significant about Mursden, Somerset that tempted Stevens to take a detour?
It was once home to the firm of Giffen and Co, which was once the peak standard for silver polish. Unfortunately, it has since closed due to new, more convenient chemical substances/polishes.
Which artistic movement involved depicting images of killing animals to evoke emotion?
Romanticism
Explain what each of the 3 levels of swell pattern charts represents: 1) Mattang charts, 2) Meddo charts, 3) Rebbelib charts.
What is... Mattang charts teach basic principles of how swell patterns radiate from islands; Meddo charts represent particular clusters of islands and are used for local navigation; and rebbelib charts often encompass the entire Marshall archipelago.