Αμερικανικοί Θρύλοι

WEEK 8

Note: To help you prepare, you may read a chronicle of the Western expansion and its related issues in http://www.historynet.com/westward-expansion

Ερώτηση 1 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

Davy Crockett was

A. An example of a cheating politician

B. An example of a brave Quaker

C. An example of a hero of both brains and brawn

D. The “Monarch of the Prairie”

Ερώτηση 2 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

Davy Crockett’s way of winning political support resembles that of:

A. Mike Fink

B. A trickster

C. A liminal hero

D. An Alamo veteran

Ερώτηση 3 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

Beyond its historical significance, the Alamo symbolizes

A. The heroic end of the old, wild and heroic America of the early settler period

B. The end of ring-tailed roaring

C. The end of Santa Anna’s military campaign

D. The end of the Texas War of Independence

Ερώτηση 4 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

The Conestoga wagon was called “prairie schooner” because:

It could convert from a land to an amphibian vehicle for crossing lakes

It rocked but could carry safely many people, just like a boat

It got settlers to their destination sooner

The Prairies resembled a sea of grass

Ερώτηση 5 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

Jim Bowie being made the stuff of legends suggests that:

Americans were dazzled by the riches discovered later in his mine

Americans appreciated his being a gentleman despite being a slaver

Americans appreciated his being a gentleman and a close-quarters fighter

Americans were impressed by his heroic death during Sam Huston’s battle that secured Texas independence

Ερώτηση 6 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

The mythological concept best representing Johnny Appleseed’s modus operandi is:

A. A Swedenborgian conversion

B. Gender performativity

C. American sainthood

D. Hieros gamos

Ερώτηση 7 (Πολλαπλής Επιλογής (Πολλαπλές Απαντήσεις) — 10 βαθμοί)

John Chapman is to the apple industry what Cal Bunyan is to:

A. The oil-drilling industry

B. The mining industry

C. The missionary project

D. The American Dream