AA Arts & Humanities 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which literary device is used when an author hints at future events in a narrative?
- Flashback
- Foreshadowing (Correct answer)
- Anachronism
- In medias res
Correct answer: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a narrative technique where an author drops clues or hints about events that will occur later in the story.
Question 2: The Harlem Renaissance was primarily a flourishing of African American culture in which decade?
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s (Correct answer)
- 1940s
Correct answer: 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance peaked in the 1920s, centered in Harlem, New York, producing celebrated writers, musicians, and artists.
Question 3: In poetry, what term describes the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words?
- Assonance
- Consonance
- Alliteration (Correct answer)
- Onomatopoeia
Correct answer: Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in close proximity, as in 'Peter Piper picked.'
Question 4: Which ancient Greek philosopher wrote 'The Republic,' exploring justice and the ideal state?
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- Plato (Correct answer)
- Epicurus
Correct answer: Plato
Plato authored 'The Republic,' a Socratic dialogue examining the nature of justice, governance, and the ideal city-state.
Question 5: What is the term for a Japanese art form of folding paper into decorative shapes?
- Ikebana
- Origami (Correct answer)
- Bonsai
- Sumi-e
Correct answer: Origami
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, transforming flat sheets into sculptures through folding and sculpting techniques without cuts.
Question 6: Which rhetorical appeal targets the audience's emotions to persuade them?
- Logos
- Ethos
- Pathos (Correct answer)
- Kairos
Correct answer: Pathos
Pathos is the rhetorical appeal to emotion, used to create an emotional connection between the speaker and the audience.
Question 7: The novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' was written by which Harlem Renaissance author?
- Langston Hughes
- Zora Neale Hurston (Correct answer)
- Countee Cullen
- James Weldon Johnson
Correct answer: Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston published 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' in 1937, a seminal work of the Harlem Renaissance exploring Black womanhood.
AA Arts & Humanities 2
Which literary device is used when an author hints at future events in a narrative?