Test Questions for #2

Five themes of the class include:
Myth, history, art, dreams, and coincidence

Classic illustrator of Alice: Tenniel

The last word in Beauty and the Beast is virtue.

Death is the inevitable end to all of our stories. One blurb in Alice in Sunderland reads “Here one moment…gone the next.” When all is said and done, who wins after death? The worms.

Endings: Tatar, Talbot, and Carroll

Who conquers the worms? Groucho Marx

Art is mortality. Oscar Wilde says that life imitates art.

Who does the white knight represent in Sunderland? Lewis Carroll (myth and history)

Doth the little busy bee vs. How doth the little crocodile = the crocodile is a parody and represents moralist counterpart to the busy bee.

The food that Mock Turtle sings about is soup.

What is the Mad Hatters response to his riddle? The riddles are almost always false. He says: Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Lewis Carroll after Shakespeare is 2nd most quoted author.

Seven ages of man…___myth___________is depersonalized__dream_______and __dream________is a personalized_____myth______.

Create your own portmanteau.
-Jabberwocky
-2 things put together

Who are the rudest flowers in Alice? Violets because

Animate = anima = soul

Who is the volcano? Alice

Where does Alice live in all of us? In our collective unconscious

How tall does Alice grow when she 1st drinks a potion? She shrinks to ten inches tall.

What is the title of the Deleted chapter in Alice? A Wasp in a Wig
How does Alice offend the mouse? She talks about cats

Protestant Reformation- One main idea is to teach moral values to children which is the intent of literature

The 1st bible was published in this country was written in what language? Algonquin

2 animals used to spark curiosity in evolution are the mammoth and the monkey (ape).

Which mechanical invention sparked the Protestant Reformation? The Gutenberg Press

Why is the Mad Hatter mad? Mercury in their hat bands which is phallic and also misplaced concreteness.

Create anagram of…

What does the white rabbit drop when he scares Alice? White gloves and a fan which causes her to shrink.

In Cocteau’s film version of B and B, Beauty’s tears turn to what? Diamonds

When reading a story, trust the TALE and not the TELLER. (D.H. Lawerence)

Carroll’s nickname influenced what character name? The dodo because of Carroll’s stutter.

What is “I’m interested because it’s interesting”? Tautology = a circular argument

Goodie two shoes is the emblem of PERFECTION that adults lack.

According to Dee and Dum, if Alice is part of the Red Kings dream then what are Dee and Dum…. Ditto, ditto, ditto.

What image from Alice was in Rebecca’s dream? Flying pigs

What causes the Walrus and the Carpenter to weep? They feel sorry for the wee oysters they are eating.

English Themes look into the dark side…the farside…The seasons.

Who was the most prolific serial killer in 19th century England? Mary Ann Cotton

2 primary ghosts in Sunderland are Sid James and the White Lady.

Jabberwocky was based on the legend of the Lambton worm.

Recreate the last line of Alice perfectly: “Life, what is it but a dream?”
What is contained in the ending poem of The Looking Glass? Acrostic

Walter Pater said: All art aspires to the condition of music.

The test informs REALITY. (script to book and heart)

The tweedles favorite word is CONTRARIWISE.

Tatar endings include: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Jack and the Bean Stock.

Talbot pages: 21, 27-29, 92, 134, 183-86, 204-6, 290-298

Alice Chapters: Humpty Dumpty, Wool and Water, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, Caterpillar, Question of Morals.