Αμερικανικοί Θρύλοι

WEEK 12

Note: To help you prepare, you may watch the following films:

Jefferson in Paris (1995), Dir. James Ivory. Starring Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow

Lincoln (2012), Dir. Steven Spielberg. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn

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

The common feature prized in Washington and Lincoln’s childhood stories is:

A. Their religiousness

B. Their adulthood-in-miniature

C. Their filial piety

D. Their capacity to overcome obstacles

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

The remarkable feature of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is:

A. His consideration for (uniting with) the other side even as his side is winning

B. His consideration for the dead more than the living

C. His consideration of a pre-war Utopia versus a post-war Dystopia

D. His lack of consideration for his personal tragedies

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

“Yankee Doodle” is an example of:

A. Patriotism

B. Popular clowning

C. Re-appropriation

D. “In God We Trust”

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

With which of the following legends does Paul Revere have more in common?

A. Paul Bunyan

B. George Washington

C. Casey Jones

D. Perkin Basset

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

The semiology of Uncle Sam, the Bald Eagle, and Miss Liberty all have in common reflects:

A. Fabulism

B. Expansionism

C. Salvationism

D. Typology

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

Why is the Destiny “Manifest”?

A. Because whites were already lords of the land

B. Because it was shown in a vision to the American Founding Fathers

C. Because it was made into a manifesto by the U.S. Senate

D. Because it was a land yarn come true

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

What would Lady Liberty say if she could talk?

A. You are a disappointing son!

B. I invite here the best the world has to offer!

C. Hasta la vista, baby!

D. Do you want fries with that?