Quiz: John Keats and Small Business Owners
Dashes Quiz (90%)
- Hinduism–this is the major religion of India–developed over a period of many centuries. (B)
- Ferrets can be delightful pets–when they want to be. (B)
- “You have two choices,” he was told to fight and die or to live the life of a coward. (C)
- Mayonnaise contains three things–egg yolks, vegetable oil, and vinegar. (A)
- There were only two men who could match his strength and skill–Hercules and Achilles. (A)
- Don’t forget these ingredients in the wedding cake–one cup of patience, a spoonful of consideration, and a dash of forgiveness. (A)
- The baseball strike has caused all of us–especially the die-hard fans–to re-examine our priorities. (C)
- From seashells, the natives made beautiful necklaces, bracelets, and earrings–even entire lines of jewelry. (B)
- Jose’s resume was impressive–he started work as a cashier in a computer store, advanced to manager, and eventually became a consultant for IBM. (C)
- The Springfield orchestra ought to win the competition–their violin section is the best in the state. (C)
- Ramona didn’t know–how could she? -that Alexis was already at the party. (B)
- Grasping for an explanation, Sergei only managed to say, “I’m really sorry, but–. ” (B)
- Two years after being told by her boss that she did not have “what it takes,” Sonia had become a stockbroker–and a millionaire. (A)
- City politicians–if not all politicians–should spend more time talking with small business owners. (C)
- Many musicians who play the oboe also play–the English horn and oboe d’amore–double-reed instruments whose ranges are slightly lower. (A)
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The dangers of the disease–its resistance to penicillin, its ability to avoid detection, and its transmissibility–should not be underestimated. (B)
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The piano is an easy instrument to play–but a difficult one to play well. (C)
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The computer has launched entire corporations–even empires–since its inception in the earlier part of the twentieth century. (B)
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The hardships Ludwig van Beethoven had to overcome were considerable–several handicapped brothers and sisters, an abusive father, and the loss of his hearing at age twenty-nine. B)
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Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits–he used to watch these shows into the early morning hours. (C)
Quotation Marks (95%)
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“Show me your friends,” my grandfather used to say, “and I’ll tell you what I think of you. ” (B)
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On the first day of my Romantic Poetry class, the teacher stunned us by announcing, “I will now recite the most beautiful poem in the English language, ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn,’ by the English Romantic poet John Keats. ” (B)
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In her review of the film Mississippi Burning, Pauline Kael wrote, “Alan Parker likes to operate in a wildly dramatic universe of his own creation. ” (C)
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” is the first line of Poe’s poem “The Raven. ” (B)
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One of the most famous newspaper headlines is “38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police. ” (C)
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On the topic of effort, P. D. James wrote, “God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest. ” (C)
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In his inaugural address, John F.
Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. ” (B)
- Joan said, “I could swear it was Mary Queen of Scots who proclaimed, ‘In my end is my beginning. ‘” (A)
- You may prefer the Beatles’ song “Yesterday,” but “Let It Be” is my favorite. (C)
- In his lecture on dreams and mythology, Joseph Campbell wrote, “Dream is the personalized myth, myth the depersonalized dream. ” (A)
- “There is no taking trout with dry breeches,” said Miguel de Cervantes when defining effort. C)
- “You can hear the physicist Stephen Hawking’s voice on the Pink Floyd song ‘Keep Talking’,” said Rebecca. (B)
- For your essay on Meso-American cultures, please consider the article “City of the Gods. ” (C)
- George said, “I was so shocked to hear Mrs. Edwards say, ‘Let’s tango beneath the moonlight’ that I stepped on my prom date’s foot. ” (A)
- My friend Tom Jansen nervously read the newspaper headline, “Floods Force Dutch to Flee as Battered Dikes Begin to Fail. ” (C)
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My English teacher said, “Yogi Berra was grammatically incorrect when he said, ‘It ain’t over ’til it’s over,’ but he surely was right. ” (A)
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Perhaps the most famous of all Star Trek episodes is “The City on the Edge of Forever,” which starred Joan Collins as a visionary social worker. (B)
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“Dan Quayle Was Right,” by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, appeared in the magazine The Atlantic Monthly in 1993. (C)
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The words “discrete” and “discreet” are homonyms: they sound the same but have different meanings. ” (A)