MTTC STUDY EXAMS WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Adolescent literature
- ANSWER-Fiction written, published, or marketed to adolescents and young adults.
Aeschylus
- ANSWER-Father of tragedy
African Folktale
- ANSWER-NIgerian, South African, Tanzanian
Allegory
- ANSWER-a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden
meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Ambiguity
- ANSWER-The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word,
phrase, sentence, or passage.
American Indians
- ANSWER-Someone who is a descendant of the first people to live in North and South
America.
,analytical writing
- ANSWER-breaks a large idea into parts to help the reader see how they work together
as a whole
Anglo-Saxon Period
- ANSWER-449-1066 AD
Antithesis
- ANSWER-Direct opposite
Aphorism
- ANSWER-a concise statement of a truth or principle
archetypal
- ANSWER-(adj.) the most representative or typical example of something (Some
believe George Washington, with his flowing white hair and commanding stature, was
the archetypal politician.)
argumentative essay
- ANSWER-an essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence
Aristophanes
- ANSWER-an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
Aristotle
- ANSWER-A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school,
studied with Plato
, Aristotle's Poetics
- ANSWER-the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant
philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory
Asian Folktales
- ANSWER-Arabic, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Filipino
audio learner
- ANSWER-Learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and
listening to what others have to say.
Interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch,
speed and other nuances.
Written information may have little meaning until it is heard.
Often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.
aural
- ANSWER-of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
ballad stanza
- ANSWER-A four-line stanza, known as a quatrain, consisting of alternating eight- and
six-syllable lines.
Bandwagon
- ANSWER-A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore
good, correct, or desirable.
Bathos
- ANSWER-insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke
pity
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