AP C 4 7

Odysseus, the protagonist of The Odyssey, Homer’s epic poem, has become a/n __________ for any hero who endures incredible difficulties while trying to return home after a long time away.

• Bildungsroman

• Doppelganger

• Persona

• Archetype

• Novella

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn follows the protagonist from adolescence to maturity, chronicling his struggles, growth, and self-discovery along the way. Which literary term specifically denotes this genre of coming-of-age narrative?

• Junta

• Bathos

• Hubris

• Bildungsroman

• Conformity

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Sydney Carton is a brilliant but indolent lawyer. He discovers he bears an uncanny resemblance to Charles Darnay, a French emigre he has defended against a treason charge. Both men love the same woman, Lucie Manette. Hence, Darnay is Carton’s ---

• Junta

• Hubris

• Bildungsroman

• Doppelganger

• Conformity

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

Although Macbeth’s tragic downfall is usually blamed on the ambitions of his wife, his decision to betray his king and face catastrophic consequences actually arises from his excessive pride. Which term describes this flaw?

• bathos

• hubris

• junta

• bildungsroman

• uxorious

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The stage direction 'Exit, pursued by a bear' in Act III of William Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale, sees Antigonus meet death in the most unlikely of ways: at the hands - or rather the claws - of a bear. What term describes this sudden shift from the sublime to the ridiculous?

• Persona

• Bathos

• Archetype

• Junta

• Conformity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10