English 303B- RBOC Ch. 6-9 Quiz

Which of the following is true of determinism? (check all that apply)

• Believed that man was naturally good

• Believed truth could be found in nature

• Was opposed to the idea of free will

• Believed that events and actions are determined by natural laws and environment and not by human choice

Which of the following quotes is a good example of determinism from The Red Badge of Courage?

• “The youth had been taught that a man became another thing in battle. He saw his salvation in such a change.”

• “As he perceived this fact it occurred to him that he had never wished to come to the war. He had not enlisted of his free will. He had been dragged by the merciless government. And now they were taking him out to be slaughtered.”

• “In the afternoon, the regiment went out over the same ground it had taken in the morning. The landscape then ceased to threaten the youth. He had been close to it and become familiar with it”.

Which of the following quotes demonstrates Henry's view of himself before the first battle?

• “There was a more serious problem. He lay in his bunk pondering upon it. He tried to mathematically prove to himself that he would not run from a battle”.

• “He went into an ecstasy of self-satisfaction. He had the most delightful sensations of his life. Standing as if apart from himself, he viewed that last scene. He perceived that the man who had fought thus was magnificent”.

• “He had fled, he told himself, because annihilation approached. He had done a good part in saving himself, who was a little piece of the army”.

Which of the following quotes demonstrates Henry's view of himself after his first battle?

• “There was a more serious problem. He lay in his bunk pondering upon it. He tried to mathematically prove to himself that he would not run from a battle”.

• “He went into an ecstasy of self-satisfaction. He had the most delightful sensations of his life. Standing as if apart from himself, he viewed that last scene. He perceived that the man who had fought thus was magnificent”.

• “He had fled, he told himself, because annihilation approached. He had done a good part in saving himself, who was a little piece of the army”.

Which of the following quotes best indicates what happened right after the first battle ended?

• "But, of a sudden, cries of amazement broke out along the ranks of the new regiment. 'Here they come ag'in! Here they come ag'in!' "

• "Too, he felt a pity for the guns, standing, six good comrades, in a bold row."

• "The youth went slinking around this spot. He went as near as he dared trying to overhear words. Perhaps the general, unable to comprehend chaos, might call upon him for information."

• " 'Yes, by heavens, they have!' The officer leaned forward. His face was aflame with excitement. 'Yes, by heavens, they 've held 'im! They 've held 'im!' "

In which of the following quotes does Henry rationalize why he ran away from the battle? (Choose all that apply)

• "The youth cringed as if discovered in a crime. By heavens, they had won after all! The imbecile line had remained and become victors. He could hear cheering."

• "He had fled, he told himself, because annihilation approached. He had done a good part in saving himself, who was a little piece of the army."

• "Nature had given him a sign. The squirrel, immediately upon recognizing danger, had taken to his legs without ado. He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile, and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens".

• "Once he found himself almost into a swamp. He was obliged to walk upon bog tufts and watch his feet to keep from the oily mire."

Which of the following quotes makes nature seem peaceful and holy?

• "At length he reached a place where the high, arching boughs made a chapel. He softly pushed the green doors aside and entered. Pine needles were a gentle brown carpet. There

  was a religious half light."

• "The trees began softly to sing a hymn of twilight. The sun sank until slanted bronze rays struck the forest. There was a lull in the noises of insects as if they had bowed their beaks and were making a devotional pause."

• "He was transfixed by this terrific medley of all noises. It was as if worlds were being rended. There was the ripping sound of musketry and the breaking crash of the artillery."

• "As he ran, he became aware that the forest had stopped its music, as if at last becoming capable of hearing the foreign sounds."

True of False: In the chapel created by trees in the woods, Henry discovers another soldier hiding from the battle.

• True

• False

Which of the following quotes described the soldier who tried to befriend Henry?

• "Another had the gray seal of death already upon his face. His lips were curled in hard lines and his teeth were clinched. His hands were bloody from where he had pressed them upon his wound."

• "One of the wounded men had a shoeful of blood. He hopped like a schoolboy in a game. He was laughing hysterically."

• "There was a tattered man, fouled with dust, blood and powder stain from hair to shoes, who trudged quietly at the youth's side."

• "An officer was carried along by two privates. He was peevish."

What question does the tattered man ask Henry that makes Henry want to disappear?

• Where ya been hit?

• Where are you from?

• Which regiment were you a part of?

• Why did you run away?