Question 1

Burke suggested that applying words, terms, and phrases-what he called "terministicscreens"-to help us explain the world inevitably results in selecting, reflecting, and_________________ reality.

Accepted Answer

A)   rejecting
B)   intersecting
C)   perfecting
D)   deflectingE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Burke says that the ___________________ is an invention of humans not found in nature.

Accepted Answer

A)   act of teasing
B)   presence of the negative
C)   practice of communication
D)   urge to pleaseE) None of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 3

According to Kenneth Burke, humans are _____________________ animals.

Accepted Answer

A)   tool-using
B)   violence-prone
C)   relationship-savvy
D)   symbol-usingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 4

An advantage of Burke's pentad is that it facilitates applying ___________________ toexamine in an artifact.

Accepted Answer

A)   various perspectives
B)   a single perspective
C)   "cookie-cutter criticism"
D)   language clustersE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Humans can sense that they are flawed beings; to compensate for this with "victimage" theymay scapegoat others or __________________ themselves, Burke says.

Accepted Answer

A)   brag about
B)   mortify
C)   hide
D)   promoteE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Burke made an early name for himself by analyzing the persuasion in __________________

Accepted Answer

A)   William Shakespeare's King Lear.
B)   Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
C)   Jane Austen's novel, Persuasion.
D)   Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Burke believed that, to persuade, a rhetor especially needs to create a sense of____________________ in the audience.

Accepted Answer

A)   division
B)   uncertainty
C)   identification
D)   mortificationE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Burke was particularly interested in agonistic patterns, since ___________________ lies atthe heart of drama.

Accepted Answer

A)   romance
B)   seduction
C)   conflict
D)   understandingE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

In Burke's view, rising above this tendency requires __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   transcendence
B)   rhetorical force
C)   representative anecdote
D)   dramatismE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) A

Question 10

Burke believed that hierarchies are a characteristic of humankind, related to humans'tendency to want to __________________ things.

Accepted Answer

A)   analyze
B)   rank
C)   protect
D)   destroyE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 12: Dramatist Criticism

Burke suggested that applying words, terms, and phrases-what he called "terministicscreens"-to help us explain the world inevitably results in selecting, reflecting, and_________________ reality.

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Burke says that the ___________________ is an invention of humans not found in nature.

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Humans can sense that they are flawed beings; to compensate for this with "victimage" theymay scapegoat others or __________________ themselves, Burke says.

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Burke made an early name for himself by analyzing the persuasion in __________________

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Burke believed that, to persuade, a rhetor especially needs to create a sense of____________________ in the audience.

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Burke suggested that applying words, terms, and phrases-what he called "terministicscreens"-to help us explain the world inevitably results in selecting, reflecting, and_________________ reality.

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Burke says that the ___________________ is an invention of humans not found in nature.

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According to Kenneth Burke, humans are _____________________ animals.

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An advantage of Burke's pentad is that it facilitates applying ___________________ toexamine in an artifact.

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Humans can sense that they are flawed beings; to compensate for this with "victimage" theymay scapegoat others or __________________ themselves, Burke says.

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Burke made an early name for himself by analyzing the persuasion in __________________

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Burke believed that, to persuade, a rhetor especially needs to create a sense of____________________ in the audience.

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Burke was particularly interested in agonistic patterns, since ___________________ lies atthe heart of drama.

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In Burke's view, rising above this tendency requires __________________.

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Burke believed that hierarchies are a characteristic of humankind, related to humans'tendency to want to __________________ things.

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