Asian Literature
Asian Poems/Religion
Greek Epics
Greek Elements
Literature Styles
100
In the short story, "The Accident," this causes the actual accident.
What is a bus?
100
The one Asian-originated religion that is not situated in/around China.
What is Hinduism?
100
Several major themes in the "Iliad."
What is hubris, glory, rage, human life, divine intervention, love, honor?
100
Fill in the blank: One of the most frequently used elements of Greek literature is _______ intervention.
What is divine?
100
Four types of literary elements (prominent in the Asian literature).
What is postmodernism, modernism, expressionism, and realism?
200
In "An Appointment with My Brother," Yi Mun-Yol, the protagonist, originally intends to do this when visiting Yenji.
What is meeting his father?
200
In "One Sentence," what does the volcano represent?
What is China?
200
Odysseus comes up with the _______, which eventually leads to the eventual Greek victory in the Trojan War.
What is the wooden horse?
200
In "The Oedipus Rex" and several other Greek stories, what is the prevalent theme? (hint: a faulty trait)
What is hubris?
200
The portrayal of human beings doing everyday tasks, such as cleaning, working, and eating.
What is realism? (one element of it)
300
The underlying motif/overall theme in "Hate Crime."
What is racism?
300
The guiding principles of Buddhism
What is the "Eightfold Path"?
300
A goddess who is the "most beautiful" according to Paris, prince of Troy.
Who is Aphrodite?
300
The scene in the "Iliad" where Hector and his family come together shows a sharp contrast to the other parts of the story by portraying _______.
What is familial love/peace?
300
Emphasizing emotions and distorting truth for more emotional effect.
What is expressionism?
400
This appears in one of the stories in "Another Kind of Paradise" that is used as a container for powdered tobacco.
What is a snuff bottle?
400
In "Second Farewell to Cambridge," this causes the speaker to leave/say goodbye to the place.
What is feeling insignificant/estranged (because of being foreign)?
400
Throughout the ten-year journey, Odysseus undergoes personal transformation by...
What is being more wise, prudent, patient, and self-less?
400
The Allegory of the Cave strongly suggests a certain element of society...
What is reality vs. illusionary world?
400
Realism was a response to this preceding movement.
What is Romanticism?
500
One of the major pastiche in "Andante."
What is Tablo's anger towards his father's illness?
500
In the poem, "One Sentence" by Xu Zhimo, what is repeated in the end of the two stanzas.
What is "This is our China!"
500
The cause of the plaguing of the Greek city in the beginning of the "Iliad" is caused by...
What is Apollo's wrath after Agamemnon steals the daughter of Apollo's priest?
500
The three stages of "The Journey"
What is Separation, Initiation (Transformation), and The Return?
500
Fill in the blank: ______ brought modernism to the US during the 1920s.
What is the "Lost Generation"?
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