Plot Events
Who did Oblonsky have an affair with in Tolstoy's Anna Karinena?
His children's french governess
True or False: Shakespeare specifically wrote for the poor
False- he also wrote many plays for the wealthy on the upper side of town
Which literary era championed scientific reasoning?
The Enlightenment
What is the major object symbol of Don Quixote?
Books
How many years has Dr. Peer taught this course?
50 years
How many women did Faust have children with in Goethe's Faust?
2- Helen of Troy and Gretchen
What religion was Goethe?
Non-religious (perhaps today he would identify as agnostic)
In which era does T.S. Elliot's "The Hollow Men" fall?
Modernism
What was Goethe's full title for his work, Faust?
Faust: A Tragedy
True or False:
Dr. Peer was drafted for the Vietnam War
True
What were the names of Glaucester's sons in King Lear, and which one conspired against the other?
Edmund conspired against Edgar to get him exhiled.
(Edgar= g for good/ Edmund= mud is bad)
Which author (that we studied) got in continual trouble with the government and lived into his 80s in a cottage in Eastern France?
Voltaire
In which century did Shakespeare write
17th century
What was the major object symbol in King Lear? Give one example of its symbolism in the play.
Sight
How many languages does Dr. Peer speak?
5
How many "fake deaths" were there in Candide?
I think 3: Pangloss, Cunégonde, and the Baron
What literary style did Tolstoy write in?
Realism
True/False: The romantics rejected science
False
What was the original title of The Wild Duck?
The Death of Hedvig Ekdal
What is Dr. Peer's favorite/ most studied literary era?
Romanticism
What are the names of the Ekdal family?
Hialmar, Hedvig, Gina, and "Old Ekdal"
Where was James Joyce buried?
What are 3 aspects of Post-Modernist poetry?
Refuses to have clear meaning, fragmentation, intertextuality, etc...
How many acts is king lear?
5
Which ligament did Dr. Peer tear? :(
MCL