12 total pts - 3 pts a question

4. despite oedipus’s shortcomings, what can we infer from his desire to find laius’s murderer?

a. that he is easily embarrassed
b. that he believes in justice
c. that he is a meddler
d. that he knows who the murderer is

6. read the following passage and answer the question.

perhaps he charged you
spurred on by the rash power of his rage,
rather than in his mind’s true judgment.

sophocles choose the word rage instead of anger because of rage
a. has a more violent and extreme connotation
b. has a more mellow connotation
c. suggests something is in fashion
d. suggests something fun

8. read the following passage and answer the question.

perhaps he charged you
spurred on by the rash power of his rage,
rather than in his mind’s true judgment.

what do the words rash power suggest about oedipus’s anger?

a. that it's irrational and uncontrollable
b. that it's rational and controllable
c. that it's beyond reason and controllable
d. that it's reasonable and uncontrollable

10. in the second episode, of what has creon been accused?

a. conspiring to overthrow the king
b. cheating teiresias
c. betraying jocasta
d. being a quack and a fraud

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous