1. Culture Quiz: High C or Pop?

2. As a group, answer the following 10 questions to the best of your ability. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

3. 1. Who wrote The Scarlet Letter and what does the letter stand for?

4. 2. Who is this person?

5. 3. Who is the artist and/or what is the name of the painting?

6. 4. What famous play tells the story of a Duke and his daughter who are put on a boat to die, but instead they are washed up onto an island?

7. 5. What are the primary texts of these religions? Islam Christianity Hinduism

8. 6. What mythical event does this famous painting depict?

9. 7. Define these terms. Deus ex machina a capella

10. 8. What are the names of these buildings and where are they?

11. 9. What famous 17 th century English philosopher came up with the phrase “tabula rasa” and what does it mean?

12. 10. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?

13. Culture Quiz: High C or Pop?

14. 1. Who wrote the Harry Potter books and what is a muggle?

15. 2. Who is this?

16. 3. What product does this image advertise?

17. 4. Name three actors who have played James Bond.

18. 5. Name these TV shows.

19. 6. Name the seven dwarves.

20. 7. Who do these images depict?

21. 8. What do these images depict?

22. 9. From what TV show is the following tagline: “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.”

23. 10. What are the dueling alien races who have brought their ancient struggle of fighting for control to Earth in Transformers?

24. Culture Quiz: High C or Pop? (Answers)

25. 1. Who wrote The Scarlet Letter and what does the letter stand for? Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850 Adultery

26. 2. Who is this person? Ernest Hemingway

27. 3. Who is the artist and/or what is the name of the painting? Georges Seurat Study for “A Sunday Afternoon on La Gande Jatte”

28. 4. What famous play tells the story of a Duke and his daughter who are put on a boat to die, but instead they are washed up onto an island? Shakespeare’s The Tempest

29. 5. What are the primary texts of these religions? Islam – Qur’an Christianity – The Bible Hinduism – The Vedas

30. 6. What mythical event does this famous painting depict? Pieter Bruegel “Landscape with Fall of Icarus”

31. 7. Define these terms. Deus ex machina -- God from the machine a capella -- Without accompaniment

32. 8. What are the names of these buildings and where are they? Taj Mahal, India Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy Falling Waters, U.S.A. Colosseum, Italy

33. 9. What famous 17 th century English philosopher came up with the phrase “tabula rasa” and what does it mean? John Locke Blank slate

34. 10. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird? Harper Lee

35. Culture Quiz: High C or Pop? (Answers)

36. 1. Who wrote the Harry Potter books and what is a muggle? J.K. Rowling Muggle – a non-magical person

37. 2. Who is this? Will Smith

38. 3. What product does this image advertise? Nike

39. 4. Name three actors who have played James Bond. Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig

40. 5. Name these TV shows. Friends, Walking Dead, Honey Boo Boo

41. 6. Name the seven dwarves. Dopey Sneezy Bashful Doc Happy Grumpy Sleepy

42. 7. Who do these images depict? Marilyn Monroe The Beatles

43. 8. What do these images depict? Apple Firefox

44. 9. From what TV show is the following tagline: “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.” Survivor

45. 10. What are the dueling alien races who have brought their ancient struggle of fighting for control of Earth in Transformers? AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS

46. THINK ABOUT…. & RESPOND… What kind of culture was represented in each section of the quiz? What does this add to your understanding of High C- and PC? How does your recognition or lack of recognition of High C- and/or PC make you feel as a member of “American culture”? What impact does the recognition or lack of recognition of these “icons” have on the development of a shared “American culture” for the individual members? What interpretation can you draw from this experience and your responses about the role of High C- and PC in creating a shared “American culture”?

47. If there was a tie…. Tie Breaker