LUOA English 11 Midterm UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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LUOA English 11 Midterm UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In lines 1-14, de Crevecoeur offers all of the following reasons for why an "enlightened
Englishman" should "greatly rejoice" upon seeing America EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER- He brought his own natural genius, the embryos of art ...
LUOA English 11 Midterm UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In lines 1-14, de Crevecoeur offers all of the following reasons for why an "enlightened
Englishman" should "greatly rejoice" upon seeing America EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He brought his own natural genius, the embryos of art and science, and
ingenuity.
Lines 16-39 present evidence in support of the author's assertion in line 18 that "here [in
America] are no courts, no kings, no bishops, no ecclesiastical dominion, no inside power."
From lines 16-39, all of the following are given as evidence to support the claim in line 18
EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In America, the people toil to serve great lords.
The author says that people from all over Europe have settled in America, yet two-thirds of
them had "no country" (line 45). Looking at lines 58-78, the author gives all the following
reasons for saying that these immigrants to American had "no country" EXCEPT -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔They come from countries with prosperous economies, unlike
America.
In line 58, de Crevecoeur quotes a Latin motto that translates, "where there is bread, there is
my homeland." Keeping in mind the context, which of the following choices best explains
this quote? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A homeland allows its people to provide for their
families.
Line 58 begins with a question: "What then is this American, this new man?" Which of the
following is NOT one of the answers provided by the author? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔One who believes he will strike it rich.
Which of the below statements best represents what de Crevecoeur means in line 100, when
he declares that there is "room for everybody in America"? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔There are many means of employment.
Why does de Crevecoeur argue that America is a better place for "men of middle stations, or
labourers" (line 116-117) than for the rich? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Because a little bit
of money can go a long way in America.
,Based on the context, the word "schemes" and "designs" in lines 120-121 implies which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔That America is a great place for visionaries.
What sort of style should you use when you submit a writing assignment or communicate
with your teacher? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Academic
Which of the following are not considered a part of a strong academic writing style? Check
all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Long rambling sentences
Textese
A pretentious word you've never seen before from a thesaurus
1st and 2nd person pronouns
How often should you use forms of "to be" verbs in your writing? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔When they are vital
If you just avoid grammatical errors, your writing will be strong. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False.
As often as you can, you should use long, complicated sentences, with multiple dependent
clauses and extra adjectives and adverbs, instead of short, direct, and precise sentences. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False.
Which of the following sentences more strongly conveys a student's responsibility to meet
deadlines? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔I missed the deadline because I ran out of time.
Which of the following sentences more strongly conveys an agent, or who did it. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔I ran the stoplight when it was dark and foggy.
In both of the preceding sentences, which voice made a stronger sentence: active or passive? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Active
When is the passive voice appropriate in academic writing? Check all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When multiple sentences focus on one subject
, When the recipient of an action is more important than the actor
When you want to avoid needless repetition of a subject's name
In order to maintain a strong style, you'll want to avoid choppy sentences. Which of the
following contribute to choppy writing? Check all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔When the same sentence form is used over and over.
When all thoughts—major and minor—seem equally as important.
A string of short sentences without variety.
Which style guide will we use in this course? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔MLA (Modern
Language Association)
Which of the following require an in-text citation? Choose all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Paraphrases
Direct quotations
Summaries
Which of the following require quotation marks? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Direct quotations
Which of the following require you to put an author's idea into your own words? Select all
that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Paraphrases
Summaries
When you paraphrase, you can keep the structure of the sentences and the order of the ideas
the same as long as you switch the words around. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
Which of the following is not an example of common knowledge? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Information you find in a scholarly journal published for a very particular audience.
Paraphrase the following passage. Include an introductory tag and an in-text citation, and be
careful not to plagiarize.
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