Part 6 Ernest Hemingway: Tragic Genius.

Quiz for Literature Experts

1. What is ‘epigram’?

1. an ending, or an extra part after the end of a book or play

2. a short, funny, sharp poem or remark

3. something written on a tombstone, or a poem about someone after their death

2. How do they call something that has a second meaning, often the opposite, and often with a bitterly humorous tone?

1. metaphor

2. satire

3. irony

3. When was the period of Romanticism in prose?

1. late 16^th – early 17^th centuries

2. late 17^th – early 18^th centuries

3. late 18^th – early 19^th centuries

4. What was characteristic of Romanticism?

1. admiring wild (not man-made) beauty and feelings (emotions) – not thought

2. trying to show life as it really is

3. representing nature, character, etc. realistically and in great detail

5. Which of these American writers belongs to the Romantic period in literature?

1. Washington Irving

2. John Steinbeck

3. Ernest Hemingway

1. Who is a Transcendentalist?

1. one who believes that the “traditional” forms in all aspects of life are becoming outdated

2. one who thinks that man can find truth through his own feelings

3. one who posits that individual human beings create the meaning and essence of their lives

7. What is ‘stanza’?

1. one of the groups of lines that make up a poem

2. the writer’s introduction to his or her book

3. short piece of writing on a single subject

8. How do they call the way of describing something by saying that it is like something else using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’?

1. metaphor

2. simile

3. idiom

9. Which of these writers does not belong to the “Lost Generation”?

1. Scott Fitzgerald

2. Ezra Pound

3. James Fenimore Cooper

10. What is ‘pun’?

1. leaving out words which give the full sense

2. any kind of work written to be performed on the stage

3. play on words

Vocabulary Practice

1. Find a synonym from the text to the underlined words and word combinations:

1. from time to time

2. to stress, to underline

3. freedom

4. sympathy

5. the highest point

6. dramatist

7. device and assistance

8. to enroll in the army

9. to provide smb. with smth.

10. American literature

11. to have to face

12. to bear bravely

13. to support the traditional reputation

to be appointe

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2. Translate into English:

1. прорваться сквозь границы языка

2. сохраняться

3. быть тяжело раненым

4. реализовать свое стремление

5. эмигрант

6. извлечь выгоду

7. наделять кого-либо чем-либо, приписывать кому-либо что-либо

8. трогательный очерк

9. передать (опыт)

10. улов

11. оставить один скелет

12. совершить самоубийство

13. тяжелая жизнь

14. вымучивать

15. следовательно

16. ученый

17. расколоться от напряжения

18. ясновидение

19. вследствие чего-либо

20. отчужденный

21. самоуверенный, нахальный

22. ослаблять

23. расстаться

24. не доверять

25. набросать

26. осмысленное изложение

27. главный герой

28. пойти незамеченным

29. сложные обстоятельства

30. воплощение

3. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:

1. It was the car accident that influenced … his life so greatly.

2. After graduation … university he decided to enlist … the army, though he was already appointed … the post of the chief accountant.

3. The main purpose of their work was to contribute … the development of the world science.

4. Despite the fact that a lot of people own a car nowadays, bicycles are still … daily use.

5. Believe me, you’ll never regret if you get to know him better, you can only profit … this acquaintance.

6. … all probability he won’t touch … the matter that interests you.

7. The professor started his speech with enumerating the problems and went … with describing the ways of solving them.

8. In 1954 Hemingway was awarded … the Nobel Prize for Literature.

9. He didn’t change his mind and insisted on dismissing the worker though later he often suffered … fits of remorse.

10. It’s difficult for a teacher to understand at once what the students are capable … . Therefore after the first lesson the teacher’s assessment … the group may be wrong.