Question 1
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The article "Will Robots Take Over our Jobs in Healthcare", predcts that what fraction of existing jobs will be replaced by robots by 2025?
Question 2
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According to "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare", what percent of doctors will be replaced by technology?
Question 3
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According to "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare" the one thing that robots are least successful at is...
Question 4
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What advice does the author of "Will Robots Take over Our Jobs in Healthcare" give to people who lise their jobs to robots?
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take early retirement
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learn a new job
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go on welfare
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sue your employer
Question 5
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The Xenex robot disinfects hospital rooms by using what?
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Xenex gas
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intense heat
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ultraviolet light
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soap and water
Question 6
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According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" the nickname given to the Xenex sanitation robot by the hospital staff is...
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C3P-Clean
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Dirt Terminator
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Death Star Droid
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R2-Clean-2
Question 7
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According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" how long have robots been used in surgery?
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5 years
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10 years
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15 years
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20 years
Question 8
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According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" telemedicine robots are primarily used to treat what kind of trauma?
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stroke
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heart attack
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broken bones
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brain concussion
Question 9
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According to "Robots in White Coats and Stethoscopes" where are telemedicine robots frequently used?
I. small rural hospitals II. emergency rooms III. ambulances
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I only
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II only
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III only
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I and II only
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I, II, and III
Question 10
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The new report mentioned in "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" was written by what university?
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Yale
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Johns Hopkins
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Stanford
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Harvard
Question 11
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According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" to whom are hospitals required to report all accidents during robotic surgeries?
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the surgeon general
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FDA
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FBI
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Intuitive Inc.
Question 12
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What robot was the primary subject of "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries?"
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TUG
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Medibot
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Da Vinci
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RP-VITA
Question 13
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According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" how many cases of robotic surgery accidents are not reported each year?
Question 14
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According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" what are the results of most accidents involving robots in robotic surgery?
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no harm
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minor injury
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serious injury
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death
Question 15
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According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" what percent of surgeons admitted to irrecoverable operative malfunctions during robotic surgeries?
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10-15%
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15-25%
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25-50%
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more than 50%
Question 16
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According to "New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries" who is more likely to suffer injury from robotic surgery?
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women
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men
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children
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elderly people
Question 17
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According to psychologist Gary Marcus what will occur when robots can program and improve themselves?
Question 18
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According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" one concern of senior doctors is that the use of robots will be...
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dehumanizing
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expensive
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dangerous
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inefficient
Question 19
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According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" hospitals have been slow to adopt robotic technology because of...
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safety
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cost
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jobs
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training
Question 20
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According to "Robots in Healthcare Could lead to a Doctorless Hospital" what is the one question that still needs to be answered?
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Can robots be more efficient than humans?
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Who will be responsible if something goes wrong?
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Will there be jobs for people in the medical profession?
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What will the training be like for doctors in the future?
Question 21
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A character says something that is ironic but is unaware that it is ironic.
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dramatic irony
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situational irony
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verbal irony
Question 22
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A reader guesses the implied meaning of a passage.
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theme
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tone
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mood
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inference
Question 23
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A non-human object or creature is described as though it had human characteristics.
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metaphor
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anthropomorphism
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personification
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characterization
Question 24
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A poem or song that addresses a concept, object, or person directly.
Question 25
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Identify the literary device from its definition: The speakers attitude towards his/her subject or audience.
Question 26
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A question for which the answer is obvious or which requires no answer
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analogy
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pun
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rhetorical
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conceit
Question 27
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A speaker says something but actually means something else.
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dramatic irony
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verbal irony
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situational irony
Question 28
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A comparison of two similes or antithetical statements...
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hyperbole
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juxtaposition
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anachronism
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analogy
Question 29
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A work of literature that imitates another literary wokr in a humorous manner in order to criticize...
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satire
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parody
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conceit
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ode
Question 30
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Identify the literary device from its definition: An intentional exaggeration...
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allusion
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distraction
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hyperbole
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oxymoron
Question 31
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to an significant event in the past
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literary allusion
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historical allusion
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biblical allusion
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mythical allusion
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pop-culture allusion
Question 32
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A hint at events that have not yet occurred.
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allusion
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flashback
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foreshadowing
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juxtaposition
Question 33
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Identify the literary device from its definition: an object, idea or person is placed in the wrong time
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anachrony
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foreshadowing
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anachronism
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flashback
Question 34
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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...
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analogy
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pun
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conceit
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oxymoron
Question 35
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Identify the literary device from its definition: events combine to produce an unexpected outcome in the story
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anticlimax
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oxymoron
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dramatic irony
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complication
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situational irony
Question 36
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Identify the literary device from its definition: a list of objects or concepts...
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catalogue
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conceit
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inference
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distractors
Question 37
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Identify the literary device from its definition: the main idea or argument in a work of literature
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tone
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justification
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theme
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climax
Question 38
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to the Hebrew or Christian scripture
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historical allusion
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biblical allusion
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mythical allusion
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literary allusion
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pop-culture allusion
Question 39
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Identify the literary device from its definition: phrases, causes or sentences that are constructed in a similar pattern
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understatement
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conceit
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analogy
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parallelism
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antithesis
Question 40
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A reference to another work of literature...
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pop-culture allusion
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literary allusion
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historical allusion
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biblical allusion
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mythical allusion
Question 41
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Identify the literary device from its definition: To make less of something than it really is, stating the obvious
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hyperbole
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oxymoron
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apophysis
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anticlimax
Question 42
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Identify the literary device from its definition: An overused phrase that has lost its originality
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oxymoron
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cliché
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nostalgic
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anachronism
Question 43
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Identify the literary device from its definition: Using words to help the reader create mental images...
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tone
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imagery
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allusion
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conceit
Question 44
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Identify the literary device from its definition: One thing represents another...
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simile
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metaphor
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symbol
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parallelism
Question 45
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Identify the literary device from its definition: Placement if two things side by side...
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juxtaposition
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parody
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stereotype
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meteorymy
Question 46
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Identify the literary device from its definition: Any reference to the past...
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nostalgia
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allusion
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juxtaposition
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flashback
Question 47
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A generalization based on a bias...
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parody
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stereotype
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satire
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anachronism
Question 48
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Identify the literary device from its definition: To describe something as though it has the characteristics of something else
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simile
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metaphor
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symbolism
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imagery
Question 49
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A comparison that includes a comparative word or phrase...
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simile
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metaphor
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symbolism
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imagery
Question 50
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Identify the literary device from its definition: An object or animal that displays human characteristics...
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anthropomorphism
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personification
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achetype
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motif
Question 51
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A sentimental memory...
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flashback
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imagery
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nostalgia
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foreshadowing
Question 52
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Identify the literary device from its definition: Events that slow the progress of the plot and delay the outcome..
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frame story
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juxtaposition
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antithesis
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complications
Question 53
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Identify the literary device from its definition: The turning point in a story...
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complication
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climax
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theme
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conceit
Question 54
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A moment of high suspense that does not lead to a resolution...
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complication
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climax
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conceit
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anticlimax
Question 55
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A story that contains a story...
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conceit
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analogy
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frame
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juxtaposition
Question 56
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Identify the literary device from its definition: An elaborate metaphor or explanation intended to make a fictional story more realistic
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frame
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conceit
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analogy
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hyperbole
Question 57
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Identify the literary device from its definition: Intentional exaggeration...
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anticlimax
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climax
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conceit
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hyperbole
Question 58
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A very typical or universal symbol
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metaphor
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achetype
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neologism
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stereotype
Question 59
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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...
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pop-culture allusion
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historical allusion
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mythical allusion
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personal allusion
Question 60
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Identify the literary device from its definition: A combination of contradictory words...
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anticlimax
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pun
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ambiguity
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oxymoron
Question 61
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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?
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frame story
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conceit
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satire
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parody
Question 62
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How do we know that Edward Prendick wasn't missing at sea the whole time he was gone?
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He was rescued from an island.
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He was only gone for a short time.
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He was missing for eleven months.
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He explained everything when he was found
Question 63
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What happened to the other men who were in the Lady Vain's boat with Prendick?
Question 64
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Who is Montgomery?
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a disgraced doctor
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a mad scientist
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an animal teacher
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a veterinarian
Question 65
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Why is Edward Prendick in an insane asylum at the beginning of the story?
Question 66
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What is the cargo on the ship that rescues Prendick?
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coffee
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wild animals
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illegal drugs
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slaves
Question 67
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What is the black-faced man's most disturbing feature?
Question 68
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What s Montgomery's answer to all of Prendick's questions about the animals?
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don't have a clue
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they're mine
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looks like it
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they're from the zoo
Question 69
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Where does Montgomery tell Prendick that he is going?
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Hawaii
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Noble's Isle
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He refuses to say
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An island with no name
Question 70
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Why does H.G. Wells give the reader only a little bit of information at any time?
Question 71
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What does the narrator dream of on the ship that keeps him awake?
Question 72
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While on the ship, what happens to cause the narrator to think of Montgomery's strange attendant as inhuman?
Question 73
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How is Prendick's situation ironic when he reaches Dr. Moreau's island?
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He doesn't know where he is
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He is back on the dingy from the Lady Vain
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He doesn't know what Montgomery is doing on the island
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He can no longer stay on the cargo ship
Question 74
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What does the narrator recollect of the name Moreau?
Question 75
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What happens the first time Prendick decides to explore the island?
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He meets three pink pig-like people.
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He is followed by a creature he can't see
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he makes a weapon with a rock and a handkerchief to defend himself.
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all of these
Question 76
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How is Montgomery's explanation of the creatures Prendick sees while exploring the island typical of his responses to all of Prendick's questions?
Question 77
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What is Montgomery's solution to all of his problems?
Question 78
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Why does Prendick leave the compound to go exploring the first time?
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He has lost his glasses and can't read
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He can't stand the screaming of the puma
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He goes out to look for Montgomery
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He has discovered what Dr. Moreau is doing
Question 79
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What happens to cause Prendick to go though the inner door to the compound?
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He hears the puma crying on the other side of the door
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He hears Moreau's voices in the other room
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He hears a man whimper in the laboratory
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He follows Montgomery through the door.
Question 80
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What does Prendick think Dr. Moreau is doing after he breaks into his laboratory?