EPL Midterm Review

EPL Midterm Review: 

EPL Midterm Review

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy The study of knowledge and its nature, origins, scope, and limits. 1.

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Definition: The study of knowledge and its nature, origins, scope, and limits Answer: epistemology

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Literary Terms A series of related events in a plotline that build toward the point of greatest interest. 2 .

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Definition: a series of related events in a plotline that build toward the point of greatest interest Answer: rising action

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Literary Terms Identify the conflict type: In Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire”, the main character struggles to save himself from freezing to death in Alaska. 3 .

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Definition: Identify the conflict type: In Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire”, the main character struggles to save himself from freezing to death in Alaska. Answer: external – man vs. nature

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Literary Terms The central character in a story 4 .

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Definition: The central character in a story Answer: protagonist

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy This branch of philosophy might answer the question, ‘What does it mean to be a good person?’ 5 .

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Definition: This branch of philosophy might answer the question, ‘What does it mean to be a good person?’ Answer: ethics

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Literary Terms A character who undergoes an important change in personality and/or attitude throughout a narrative plotline 6 .

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Definition: A character who undergoes an important change in personality and/or attitude throughout a narrative plotline Answer: dynamic character

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy The study of how society should be organized to meet people’s needs 7 .

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Definition: The study of how society should be organized to meet people’s needs Answer: s ocial and political philosophy

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Literary Terms A figure of speech in which animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are endowed with human-like qualities 8 .

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Definition: A figure of speech in which animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are endowed with human-like qualities Answer: personification

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Literary Terms Name that literary device: In Oedipus Rex , a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Oedipus desperately tries to fish out the murderer of King Thebes, whereas he is unaware that he is the one who has murdered the king. 9 .

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Definition: Name that literary device: In Oedipus Rex , a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Oedipus desperately tries to fish out the murderer of King Thebes, whereas he is unaware that he is the one who has murdered the king. Answer: d ramatic irony The contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we (the reader) know to be true

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Literary Terms The part of a plotline at which the crisis comes to its point of greatest intensity and is resolved 10 .

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Definition: The part of a plotline at which the crisis comes to its point of greatest intensity and is resolved Answer: climax

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Literary Terms Identify the conflict type: In Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Quasimodo , the cathedral’s bell ringer, is misunderstood and hated by many Parisians, including Esmeralda, the love of his life. 11 .

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Definition: Identify the conflict type: In Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Quasimodo, the cathedral’s bell ringer, is misunderstood and hated by many Parisians, including Esmeralda, the love of his life. Answer: e xternal conflict Man vs. society

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy The Greek translation of this word is “beyond nature” 12 .

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Definition: The Greek translation of this word is “beyond nature” Answer: metaphysics

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Literary Terms The sequence of events following the climax of a story 13 .

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Definition: The sequence of events following the climax of a story Answer: f alling action

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Literary Terms A character that is not well developed; typically a minor character that is not given many traits 14 .

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Definition: A character that is not well developed; typically a minor character that is not given many traits Answer: f lat character

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Literary Terms Identify the conflict type: In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," the protagonist ends up struggling with his own guilt after committing a murder 15 .

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Definition: Identify the conflict type: In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," the protagonist ends up struggling with his own guilt after committing a murder Answer: i nternal conflict man v. self

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Literary Terms The controlling idea or central insight of a story 16 .

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Definition: The controlling idea or central insight of a story Answer: theme

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy This branch of philosophy might answer questions like , ‘Why do we, for instance, claim that a sunset is beautiful? How do we decide this and what does it mean?’ 17 .

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Definition: This branch of philosophy might answer questions like , ‘Why do we, for instance, claim that a sunset is beautiful? How do we decide this and what does it mean?’ Answer: aesthetics

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Literary Terms This part of a plotline follows the introduction and initiates the rising action 18 .

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Definition: This part of a plotline follows the introduction and initiates the rising action Answer: e xciting force

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Literary Terms A story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols, that have both literal and figurative meanings 19 .

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Definition: A story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols, that have both literal and figurative meanings Answer: allegory

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Literary Terms Any force that is in conflict with the protagonist 20 .

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Definition: Any force that is in conflict with the protagonist Answer: antagonist

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy The study of reasoning and sound judgment 21 .

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Definition: The study of reasoning and sound judgment Answer: logic

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Literary Terms A well-developed character that has many traits, both good and bad, and is therefore more realistic and unpredictable 22 .

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Definition: A well-developed character that has many traits, both good and bad, and is therefore more realistic and unpredictable Answer: r ound character

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Literary Terms Name this literary device : Romeo and Juliet begins with the line, “Two households, both alike in dignity…” The reader assumes that the two families are worthy of respect and honor, but later find that they are violently competitive and quite undignified. 23 .

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Definition: Name this literary device : Romeo and Juliet begins with the line, “Two households, both alike in dignity…” The reader assumes that the two families are worthy of respect and honor, but later find that they are violently competitive and quite undignified. Answer: v erbal irony A plot device in which there is a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant

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Literary Terms The part of a plotline, usually near the beginning, in which the main characters, settings, and conflicts are introduced 24 .

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Definition: The part of a plotline, usually near the beginning, in which the main characters, settings, and conflicts are introduced Answer: exposition

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Literary Terms Identify this conflict type: Hamlet is involved in a conflict with his uncle, King Claudius, who seeks to have Hamlet killed. 25 .

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Definition: Identify this conflict type: Hamlet is involved in a conflict with his uncle, King Claudius, who seeks to have Hamlet killed. Answer: e xternal conflict m an v. man

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Literary Terms The outcome or result of the main conflict(s) in a plotline (French term) 26 .

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Definition: The outcome or result of the main conflict(s) in a plotline Answer: denouement

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Literary Terms A character that remains the same throughout a story, even despite events that could affect the character 27 .

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Definition: A character that remains the same throughout a story, even despite events that could affect the character Answer: s tatic character

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Literary Terms Name that literary device: In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein , the protagonist’s goal is to create life. Instead, he creates a monster that kills people. 28 .

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Definition: Name that literary device: In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein , the protagonist’s goal is to create life. Instead, he creates a monster that kills people. Answer: s ituational irony A plot device in which events turn out contrary to expectation (or what would seem appropriate)

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Literary Terms A struggle between two opposing forces 29 .

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Definition: A struggle between two opposing forces Answer: conflict

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Literary Terms The time and place of where a story occurs 30 .

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Definition: The time and place of where a story occurs Answer: setting

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Literary Terms What are four methods for determining a story’s theme? 31 .

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What are four methods for determining a story’s theme? Determine the central purpose of the story. Determine the transformation of main characters throughout the plot events. Analyze the conflict and how it is resolved. Analyze the significance of the story’s title .

Branches of Philosophy: 

Branches of Philosophy What is the definition of philosophy? 32 .

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What is the definition of philosophy? The love of wisdom The pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline The investigation or study of truths and principles of being, knowledge, and conduct