Multiple Choice Quiz #3: The Drunk
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- 1.The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who
- A.
Is committed to developing his skills as a writer
- B.
Is actually more interested in being a musician than in being a writer
- C.
Has talent as both a musician and a writer
- D.
Is motivated very differently from the jazz musicians that he describes
- E.
Aspires to greatness but knows that he will never achieve it
- 2.That the speaker "sympathized with" the drunk's "obsession" (lines 16-17) is ironic chiefly because the drunk
- A.
Agitated the speaker purposely and distracted him from his writing
- B.
Was not "poetic" (line 3) and had no basis for his obsession
- C.
Actually disturbed the speaker less than did the singer
- D.
Had little "sensitivity" (line 5) and was undeserving of sympathy
- E.
Was a major source of the noise from which the speaker wished to escape
- 3.It can be inferred that the speaker and the drunk were "fellow victims" (line 22) in that
- A.
Both had lost control of their passions
- B.
Neither received support from friends or relatives
- C.
Each had in a different way proven to be a failure
- D.
Neither was any longer able to feel guilt or responsibility
- E.
Both were tormented by distracting disturbances
- 4.In context, the word "intimate" (lines 24-25) is best interpreted to mean
- A.
Suggestive and lyrical
- B.
Tender and friendly
- C.
Inexorably penetrating
- D.
Sensual and charming
- E.
Strongly private
- 5.The speaker mentions Beethoven's Fifth and Macbeth (lines 27-28) as examples of which of the following?
- A.
Masterly creations flawed by insidious motifs and violent scenes
- B.
Works of art famous for their power to annoy audiences
- C.
Splendid artistic achievements often performed unsatisfactorily
- D.
Artistic compositions with compelling and unforgettable elements
- E.
Classic masterpieces with which everyone should be familiar
- 6.The description of the "delicate balance" (line 41) achieved at jazz jam sessions contributes to the unity of the passage in which of the following ways?
- A.
As a contrast to the situation in the speaker's neighborhood
- B.
As a condemnations of the singer's lack of talent
- C.
As a parallel to the drunk's attitude toward the world
- D.
As an indication of the essential similarity between art and life
- E.
As a satirical comment on the speaker's own shortcomings
- 7.According to the speaker, the jazz musicians that he knew as a boy attempted to do all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Become technical masters of the instruments on which they performed
- B.
Blend forms such as the slave song and the spiritual into a carefully structured performances
- C.
Achieve individuality and virtuosity within the confines of their musical tradition
- D.
Communicate their beliefs and attitudes in a positive manner through their performances
- E.
Combine their talents with those of others in extemporaneous group performances
- 8.The speaker's attitude toward the jazz musicians is best described as one of
- A.
Idolatrous devotion
- B.
Profound admiration
- C.
Feigned intimacy
- D.
Qualified enthusiasm
- E.
Reasoned objectivity
- 9.The speaker suggests that the jazz musicians to whom he refers accomplish which of the following by means of their art?
- A.
They hold a mirror to nature.
- B.
They prove that music is superior to other art forms.
- C.
They provide an ironic view of the world.
- D.
They create order from the disorder of life.
- E.
They create music concerned more with truth than beauty.
- 10.In the sentence beginning "There were times" (lines 58-63), the speaker employs all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Concrete diction
- B.
Parallel syntax
- C.
Simile
- D.
Understatement
- E.
Onomatopoeia
- 11.In the passage, the drunk, the jazz musicians, and the singer all share which of the following?
- A.
An inability to identify with others
- B.
An intense application to a single activity
- C.
A concern more with individuality than with tradition
- D.
An ambivalent feeling about their roles in life
- E.
A desire for popular approval
- 12.Which one do you like?
- A.
Option 1
- B.
Option 2
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
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