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Literature Trivia!
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General Knowlege
100
What must you always bring with you to class, without fail (there are a number of answers to this question, but I'm looking for the best answer)?
Your book, or the assigned reading material for that day.
100
What happens if you submit an essay or an assignment related to a major project late?
A grade deduction of 10% (the equivalent of one letter grade) is levied for every day it is late (including weekends). I do not accept daily homework assignments late.
100
After publishing a highly successful novel, this American writer became a recluse.
J.D. Salinger.
100
What is always your first priority?
School. That's it.
100
The Vanderbilt was formerly what?
A Cadillac showroom.
200
If you fail to bring your book/assigned reading to class, what is the penalty?
Five points will be deducted from the point total of your Homework Grade.
200
Complete the following sentence: Plagiarism is . . .
Using someone else's work, words, or ideas without proper attribution.
200
How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
Nineteen.
200
It's okay to be late to class if it's only a little bit. True or False?
False. If you're going to be late, then you'd better have a note.
200
This place is a safe haven for albatross.
Gough Island. No, for real.
300
When you are asked to read something, what else are you being asked to do, implicitly?
Annotate. If you fail to annotate, then you haven't completed your homework.
300
If pretty much everything is posted to Moodle, then I need not pay attention when Jason is talking about upcoming assignments and the like. True or False?
False.
300
We will read "The Sandman," a short story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. What other story did he write that inspired a popular ballet?
The Nutcracker.
300
When something is really hard or doesn't make total sense, you should try your best to meet the challenge, work hard, and ask your teacher for help. True or False?
True. Be diligent and don't give up at the first sign of struggle. It's meant to be hard.
300
These common objects are made of cotton and linen, not paper.
Money bills.
400
Complete the analogy: if a racket is to a tennis player, then *blank* is to a student of literature.
A book.
400
How is an instance of plagiarism punished?
With a zero for the assignment, potential probationary measures, and even expulsion.
400
As legend has it, Homer was *blank*.
Blind.
400
When are you allowed to use your laptop?
Only when you are expressly instructed to do so. Otherwise I should never see it.
400
How did Dr. Seuss pronounce his name?
'Soyce'
500
Curveball Question: what is the value in reading?
Answers vary. I choose the best answer. Take that.
500
Besides completing your homework, preparing for exams and quizzes, and doing well on writing assignments, what else must you do if you hope to earn an 'A' in this course?
Meaningfully participate in class discussion AND listen to your peers when they're participating.
500
Give an example of a word Shakespeare invented (he invented over 1700; some estimates are even higher).
Examples include eyeball, assassination, tranquil, compromise, mimic, savagery, excitement, discontent, bedroom, luggage, champion, puking, and skim milk, to name but a handful.
500
THIS has absolutely no place in the classroom and will be confiscated on sight. It will also make me angry and lead me to esteem you less highly.
Cellphones. Turn them off. Keep them stowed away. Unplug.
500
The first four moves in a game of chess have how many potential combinations?
318, 979, 564, 000