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The Lowest Animal Quiz

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  • Q1
    The subtitle of the essay is “Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim.” What purpose does this subtitle serve?
    It states the claim of Twain’s argument at the beginning of the essay.
    It introduces the assertion that Twain intends to challenge.
    It challenges the reader to come to a different conclusion.
    It provides insight into other studies of the same basic question.
    60s
  • Q2
    Based on experiments in which he says he “furnished a hundred different kinds of wild and tame animals the opportunity to accumulate vast stores of food,” Twain draws the conclusion that human beings are
    cruel.
    good at planning ahead.
    greedy.
    always hungry.
    30s
  • Q3
    In lines 97–101, Twain reports the fine for beating one’s mother nearly to death and the fine for possessing potentially stolen pheasant eggs to make the point that
    society does not tolerate theft.
    pheasant eggs are a valuable commodity.
    people do not have to be proved guilty to be punished.
    cruelty does not stand out as a particularly terrible offense.
    60s
  • Q4
    What does the author mean when he says in lines 126–128, “He [man] has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another”?
    A person can be both a master and a slave.
    An illegal slave trade has thrived throughout history.
    Some people are dominant, while others are submissive.
    Humans have always conspired to take advantage of others.
    60s
  • Q5
    In lines 74–77, Twain points out that “cats are loose in their morals,” but he concludes that “the cat is innocent, man is not.” Readers can infer that the reason for cats’ innocence is that cats
    have always done things that humans consider immoral.
    do not have language and thus cannot lie.
    do not have moral standards that they intentionally overlook.
    are, according to the author, on a higher evolutionary level than humans.
    60s
  • Q6
    Which detail supports Twain’s statement that “Man is the Animal that Blushes”?
    “They had charming sport. They killed seventy-two of those great animals and ate part of one of them and left the seventy-one to rot.”
    “He will not even enter a drawing room with his breast and back naked, so alive are he and his mates to indecent suggestion.”
    “He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother’s path to happiness and heaven.”
    “Men keep harems, but it is by brute force, privileged by atrocious laws which the other sex was allowed no hand in making.”
    60s
  • Q7
    What distinction does Twain make between animals fighting and humans going to war?
    Animals fight only to obtain food or to protect themselves or their offspring.
    Humans plan their wars and fight in groups against people they don’t know.
    Animals die in greater numbers than humans as a result of hunting.
    Humans are bloodthirsty and fight to the death.
    60s
  • Q8
    If someone is a zealot, he is considered to be
    very skilled.
    old or outdated.
    stiff and unyielding.
    fanatic or overly enthusiastic.
    20s
  • Q9
    Disposition refers to
    a trait.
    a disability.
    leverage.
    character.
    20s
  • Q10
    What is a transition?
    an instrument
    a strategic area or place
    a change from one thing to another
    a deal or agreement
    20s
  • Q11
    What can you infer is Twain’s view of religion?
    Religion condemns inflicting cruelties on others.
    Religious people don't kill.
    Religion is a manifestation of people’s narrow-minded and cruel nature.
    Religion makes people more tolerant.
    60s
  • Q12
    The people who kill each other are religious, supposedly guided by moral principles.
    This is exaggeration.
    This is absurdity.
    This is irony.
    This is humor.
    60s
  • Q13
    What is irony?
    a contrast between expectation and reality
    the same as satire
    a genre of literature
    the use of humor to make a point
    60s
  • Q14
    What kind of irony is used in the situation described below? The lead character in a film begins to walk down an alley where the audience just saw his enemy hiding.
    Dramatic irony
    Situational irony
    Verbal irony
    Verbal and situational irony
    60s
  • Q15
    How are irony and satire related?
    Satire is ironic because it wants to make things better.
    Satire is ironic because it makes people laugh at their mistakes.
    Satire uses irony to bend the truth.
    Satire uses irony to criticize by showing the contrast between reality and expectations.
    60s

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