Analyzing Literature and Language in Urban Environments Quiz

Test your knowledge with 15 questions covering literary devices, authors, linguistic terms, and literary movements.

#1

Which literary device is used to create a contrast between two things by placing them next to each other?

Alliteration
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Hyperbole
#2

What is the term for a word or phrase that is spelled the same backward as forward, such as 'radar'?

Palindrome
Anagram
Acronym
Antonym
#3

Which literary term refers to a figure of speech where contradictory terms are combined to create a paradoxical effect?

Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Euphemism
Allegory
#4

In literature, what is the term for a brief and witty statement expressing a profound truth or observation?

Epiphany
Paradox
Aphorism
Soliloquy
#5

What is the term for a literary work that ridicules or mocks its subject with the aim of provoking change or exposing flaws?

Satire
Parody
Irony
Sarcasm
#6

In linguistics, what term refers to the study of the history and development of words?

Syntax
Semiotics
Etymology
Pragmatics
#7

Who is the author of the novel 'Invisible Man,' which explores the African American experience in the early 20th century?

Ralph Ellison
James Baldwin
Zora Neale Hurston
Toni Morrison
#8

Who wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot,' which is considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd?

Samuel Beckett
Eugene O'Neill
Harold Pinter
Tom Stoppard
#9

What is the term for a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole is used to represent a part?

Metonymy
Simile
Euphemism
Irony
#10

Who is the author of the dystopian novel 'Brave New World,' depicting a futuristic society with advanced technology and social control?

Aldous Huxley
George Orwell
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
#11

Which literary movement emphasized the expression of emotions, individualism, and a connection with nature?

Romanticism
Realism
Modernism
Naturalism
#12

In sociolinguistics, what does the term 'code-switching' refer to?

A specific dialect used in programming
Switching between different languages or language varieties
A form of linguistic prescriptivism
A type of speech disorder
#13

In Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar, what is the term for the innate ability of humans to acquire language?

Linguistic relativism
Language acquisition device (LAD)
Generative grammar
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
#14

Which 20th-century American poet wrote 'The Waste Land,' a landmark modernist poem?

Robert Frost
Sylvia Plath
T.S. Eliot
Langston Hughes
#15

Which poet is associated with the Harlem Renaissance and wrote 'The Weary Blues,' combining jazz and poetic expression?

Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Gwendolyn Brooks
Claude McKay

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