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Modern literature Spring Final 2017

Modern literature Spring Final 2017

Question 1 of 80

1

The article "Will Robots Take Over our Jobs in Healthcare", predcts that what fraction of existing jobs will be replaced by robots by 2025?

Select one of the following:

  • 3/4

  • 1/2

  • 1/3

  • 1/4

Explanation

Question 2 of 80

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According to "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare", what percent of doctors will be replaced by technology?

Select one of the following:

  • 80%

  • 60%

  • 40%

  • 20%

Explanation

Question 3 of 80

1

According to "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare" the one thing that robots are least successful at is...

Select one of the following:

  • complex surgical procedures

  • making ethical decisions

  • diagnosing illness

  • completing repetitive tasks

Explanation

Question 4 of 80

1

What advice does the author of "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare" give to people who lise their jobs to robots?

Select one of the following:

  • take early retirement

  • learn a new job

  • go on welfare

  • sue your employer

Explanation

Question 5 of 80

1

The Xenex robot disinfects hospital rooms by using what?

Select one of the following:

  • Xenex gas

  • intense heat

  • ultraviolet light

  • soap and water

Explanation

Question 6 of 80

1

According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" the nickname given to the Xenex sanitation robot by the hospital staff is...

Select one of the following:

  • C3P-Clean

  • Dirt Terminator

  • Death Star Droid

  • R2-Clean-2

Explanation

Question 7 of 80

1

According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" how long have robots been used in surgery?

Select one of the following:

  • 5 years

  • 10 years

  • 15 years

  • 20 years

Explanation

Question 8 of 80

1

According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" telemedicine robots are primarily used to treat what kind of trauma?

Select one of the following:

  • stroke

  • heart attack

  • broken bones

  • brain concussion

Explanation

Question 9 of 80

1

According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" where are telemedicine robots frequently used?
I. small rural hospitals II. emergency rooms III. ambulances

Select one of the following:

  • I only

  • II only

  • III only

  • I and II only

  • I, II, and III

Explanation

Question 10 of 80

1

The new report mentioned in "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" was written by what university?

Select one of the following:

  • Yale

  • Johns Hopkins

  • Stanford

  • Harvard

Explanation

Question 11 of 80

1

According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" to whom are hospitals required to report all accidents during robotic surgeries?

Select one of the following:

  • the surgeon general

  • FDA

  • FBI

  • Intuitive Inc.

Explanation

Question 12 of 80

1

What robot was the primary subject of "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries?"

Select one of the following:

  • TUG

  • Medibot

  • Da Vinci

  • RP-VITA

Explanation

Question 13 of 80

1

According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" how many cases of robotic surgery accidents are not reported each year?

Select one of the following:

  • 50

  • 500

  • 1,000

  • unknown

Explanation

Question 14 of 80

1

According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" what are the results of most accidents involving robots in robotic surgery?

Select one of the following:

  • no harm

  • minor injury

  • serious injury

  • death

Explanation

Question 15 of 80

1

According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" what percent of surgeons admitted to irrecoverable operative malfunctions during robotic surgeries?

Select one of the following:

  • 10-15%

  • 15-25%

  • 25-50%

  • more than 50%

Explanation

Question 16 of 80

1

According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" who is more likely to suffer injury from robotic surgery?

Select one of the following:

  • women

  • men

  • children

  • elderly people

Explanation

Question 17 of 80

1

According to psychologist Gary Marcus what will occur when robots can program and improve themselves?

Select one of the following:

  • technological singularity

  • intelligence explosion

  • the end of the world

  • severe unemployment

Explanation

Question 18 of 80

1

According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" one concern of senior doctors is that the use of robots will be...

Select one of the following:

  • dehumanizing

  • expensive

  • dangerous

  • inefficient

Explanation

Question 19 of 80

1

According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" hospitals have been slow to adopt robotic technology because of...

Select one of the following:

  • safety

  • cost

  • jobs

  • training

Explanation

Question 20 of 80

1

According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" what is the one question that still needs to be answered?

Select one of the following:

  • Can robots be more efficient than humans?

  • Who will be responsible if something goes wrong?

  • Will there be jobs for people in the medical profession?

  • What will the training be like for doctors in the future?

Explanation

Question 21 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A character says something that is ironic but is unaware that it is ironic.

Select one of the following:

  • dramatic irony

  • situational irony

  • verbal irony

Explanation

Question 22 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A reader guesses the implied meaning of a passage.

Select one of the following:

  • theme

  • tone

  • mood

  • inference

Explanation

Question 23 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A non-human object or creature is described as though it had human characteristics.

Select one of the following:

  • metaphor

  • anthropomorphism

  • personification

  • characterization

Explanation

Question 24 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A poem or song that addresses a concept, object, or person directly.

Select one of the following:

  • satire

  • ode

  • parody

  • eulogy

Explanation

Question 25 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: The speakers attitude towards his/her subject or audience.

Select one of the following:

  • tone

  • mood

  • imagery

  • theme

Explanation

Question 26 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A question for which the answer is obvious or which requires no answer

Select one of the following:

  • analogy

  • pun

  • rhetorical

  • conceit

Explanation

Question 27 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A speaker says something but actually means something else.

Select one of the following:

  • dramatic irony

  • verbal irony

  • situational irony

Explanation

Question 28 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A comparison of two similes or antithetical statements...

Select one of the following:

  • hyperbole

  • juxtaposition

  • anachronism

  • analogy

Explanation

Question 29 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A work of literature that imitates another literary wokr in a humorous manner in order to criticize...

Select one of the following:

  • satire

  • parody

  • conceit

  • ode

Explanation

Question 30 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: An intentional exaggeration...

Select one of the following:

  • allusion

  • distraction

  • hyperbole

  • oxymoron

Explanation

Question 31 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to an significant event in the past

Select one of the following:

  • literary allusion

  • historical allusion

  • biblical allusion

  • mythical allusion

  • pop-culture allusion

Explanation

Question 32 of 80

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Identify the literary device from its definition: A hint at events that have not yet occurred.

Select one of the following:

  • allusion

  • flashback

  • foreshadowing

  • juxtaposition

Explanation

Question 33 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: an object, idea or person is placed in the wrong time

Select one of the following:

  • anachrony

  • foreshadowing

  • anachronism

  • flashback

Explanation

Question 34 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: a word or phrase that is used in such a way that it has more than one meaning or interpretation...

Select one of the following:

  • analogy

  • pun

  • conceit

  • oxymoron

Explanation

Question 35 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: events combine to produce an unexpected outcome in the story

Select one of the following:

  • anticlimax

  • oxymoron

  • dramatic irony

  • complication

  • situational irony

Explanation

Question 36 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: a list of objects or concepts...

Select one of the following:

  • catalogue

  • conceit

  • inference

  • distractors

Explanation

Question 37 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: the main idea or argument in a work of literature

Select one of the following:

  • tone

  • justification

  • theme

  • climax

Explanation

Question 38 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to the Hebrew or Christian scripture

Select one of the following:

  • historical allusion

  • biblical allusion

  • mythical allusion

  • literary allusion

  • pop-culture allusion

Explanation

Question 39 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: phrases, causes or sentences that are constructed in a similar pattern

Select one of the following:

  • understatement

  • conceit

  • analogy

  • parallelism

  • antithesis

Explanation

Question 40 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to another work of literature...

Select one of the following:

  • pop-culture allusion

  • literary allusion

  • historical allusion

  • biblical allusion

  • mythical allusion

Explanation

Question 41 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: To make less of something than it really is, stating the obvious

Select one of the following:

  • hyperbole

  • oxymoron

  • apophysis

  • anticlimax

Explanation

Question 42 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: An overused phrase that has lost its originality

Select one of the following:

  • oxymoron

  • cliché

  • nostalgic

  • anachronism

Explanation

Question 43 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: Using words to help the reader create mental images...

Select one of the following:

  • tone

  • imagery

  • allusion

  • conceit

Explanation

Question 44 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: One thing represents another...

Select one of the following:

  • simile

  • metaphor

  • symbol

  • parallelism

Explanation

Question 45 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: Placement if two things side by side...

Select one of the following:

  • juxtaposition

  • parody

  • stereotype

  • meteorymy

Explanation

Question 46 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: Any reference to the past...

Select one of the following:

  • nostalgia

  • allusion

  • juxtaposition

  • flashback

Explanation

Question 47 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A generalization based on a bias...

Select one of the following:

  • parody

  • stereotype

  • satire

  • anachronism

Explanation

Question 48 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: To describe something as though it has the characteristics of something else

Select one of the following:

  • simile

  • metaphor

  • symbolism

  • imagery

Explanation

Question 49 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A comparison that includes a comparative word or phrase...

Select one of the following:

  • simile

  • metaphor

  • symbolism

  • imagery

Explanation

Question 50 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: An object or animal that displays human characteristics...

Select one of the following:

  • anthropomorphism

  • personification

  • achetype

  • motif

Explanation

Question 51 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A sentimental memory...

Select one of the following:

  • flashback

  • imagery

  • nostalgia

  • foreshadowing

Explanation

Question 52 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: Events that slow the progress of the plot and delay the outcome..

Select one of the following:

  • frame story

  • juxtaposition

  • antithesis

  • complications

Explanation

Question 53 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: The turning point in a story...

Select one of the following:

  • complication

  • climax

  • theme

  • conceit

Explanation

Question 54 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A moment of high suspense that does not lead to a resolution...

Select one of the following:

  • complication

  • climax

  • conceit

  • anticlimax

Explanation

Question 55 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A story that contains a story...

Select one of the following:

  • conceit

  • analogy

  • frame

  • juxtaposition

Explanation

Question 56 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: An elaborate metaphor or explanation intended to make a fictional story more realistic

Select one of the following:

  • frame

  • conceit

  • analogy

  • hyperbole

Explanation

Question 57 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: Intentional exaggeration...

Select one of the following:

  • anticlimax

  • climax

  • conceit

  • hyperbole

Explanation

Question 58 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A very typical or universal symbol

Select one of the following:

  • metaphor

  • achetype

  • neologism

  • stereotype

Explanation

Question 59 of 80

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Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to television, film, or a well-known contemporary person, place, or thing...

Select one of the following:

  • pop-culture allusion

  • historical allusion

  • mythical allusion

  • personal allusion

Explanation

Question 60 of 80

1

Identify the literary device from its definition: A combination of contradictory words...

Select one of the following:

  • anticlimax

  • pun

  • ambiguity

  • oxymoron

Explanation

Question 61 of 80

1

In the introduction to The Island of Dr. Moreau, Edward Prendick's nephew gives an elaborate explanation for his belief that the story may be true. What literary device is this?

Select one of the following:

  • frame story

  • conceit

  • satire

  • parody

Explanation

Question 62 of 80

1

How do we know that Edward Prendick wasn't missing at sea the whole time he was gone?

Select one of the following:

  • He was rescued from an island.

  • He was only gone for a short time.

  • He was missing for eleven months.

  • He explained everything when he was found

Explanation

Question 63 of 80

1

What happened to the other men who were in the Lady Vain's boat with Prendick?

Select one of the following:

  • They died of thirst.

  • They ate each other.

  • They fell overboard while fighting

  • Prendick shot them

Explanation

Question 64 of 80

1

Who is Montgomery?

Select one of the following:

  • a disgraced doctor

  • a mad scientist

  • an animal teacher

  • a veterinarian

Explanation

Question 65 of 80

1

Why is Edward Prendick in an insane asylum at the beginning of the story?

Select one of the following:

  • he has lost his memory

  • his story is unbelievable

  • he has irrational fears

  • all of these

Explanation

Question 66 of 80

1

What is the cargo on the ship that rescues Prendick?

Select one of the following:

  • coffee

  • wild animals

  • illegal drugs

  • slaves

Explanation

Question 67 of 80

1

What is the black-faced man's most disturbing feature?

Select one of the following:

  • hair

  • eyes

  • teeth

  • size

Explanation

Question 68 of 80

1

What s Montgomery's answer to all of Prendick's questions about the animals?

Select one of the following:

  • don't have a clue

  • they're mine

  • looks like it

  • they're from the zoo

Explanation

Question 69 of 80

1

Where does Montgomery tell Prendick that he is going?

Select one of the following:

  • Hawaii

  • Noble's Isle

  • He refuses to say

  • An island with no name

Explanation

Question 70 of 80

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Why does H.G. Wells give the reader only a little bit of information at any time?

Select one of the following:

  • He is making the story up as he writes it

  • to build the suspense

  • to delay the ending

  • he doesn't know the ending

Explanation

Question 71 of 80

1

What does the narrator dream of on the ship that keeps him awake?

Select one of the following:

  • heavy breathing in his cabin

  • animal noises under his bed

  • creepy eyes watching him

  • a shadow across his bunk

Explanation

Question 72 of 80

1

While on the ship, what happens to cause the narrator to think of Montgomery's strange attendant as inhuman?

Select one of the following:

  • he sees him climb the ropes

  • he watches him eating

  • he growls like an animal

  • his eyes glow in the dark

Explanation

Question 73 of 80

1

How is Prendick's situation ironic when he reaches Dr. Moreau's island?

Select one of the following:

  • He doesn't know where he is

  • He is back on the dingy from the Lady Vain

  • He doesn't know what Montgomery is doing on the island

  • He can no longer stay on the cargo ship

Explanation

Question 74 of 80

1

What does the narrator recollect of the name Moreau?

Select one of the following:

  • he was a serial killer

  • he was lost at sea

  • he escaped from prison

  • he was a disgraced scientist

Explanation

Question 75 of 80

1

What happens the first time Prendick decides to explore the island?

Select one of the following:

  • He meets three pink pig-like people.

  • He is followed by a creature he can't see

  • he makes a weapon with a rock and a handkerchief to defend himself.

  • all of these

Explanation

Question 76 of 80

1

How is Montgomery's explanation of the creatures Prendick sees while exploring the island typical of his responses to all of Prendick's questions?

Select one of the following:

  • he lies to him

  • he doesn't give clear answers

  • he just laughs

  • he offers him a drink

Explanation

Question 77 of 80

1

What is Montgomery's solution to all of his problems?

Select one of the following:

  • a gun

  • drugs

  • lies

  • alcohol

Explanation

Question 78 of 80

1

Why does Prendick leave the compound to go exploring the first time?

Select one of the following:

  • He has lost his glasses and can't read

  • He can't stand the screaming of the puma

  • He goes out to look for Montgomery

  • He has discovered what Dr. Moreau is doing

Explanation

Question 79 of 80

1

What happens to cause Prendick to go though the inner door to the compound?

Select one of the following:

  • He hears the puma crying on the other side of the door

  • He hears Moreau's voices in the other room

  • He hears a man whimper in the laboratory

  • He follows Montgomery through the door.

Explanation

Question 80 of 80

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What does Prendick think Dr. Moreau is doing after he breaks into his laboratory?

Select one of the following:

  • he is torturing animals

  • he is vivisecting humans

  • he is turning animals into men

  • he is finding a cure for cancer

Explanation

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