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Float Quiz

Anne Carson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 123 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Float.

Float Quiz

Anne Carson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 123 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Float.

Take our free Float quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In "Pronoun Envy," Carson utilizes the narrative of the Harvard Divinity Women who, in 1971, rebelled against masculine generics by protesting the use of heteromasculine pronouns within in their lectures. Which of the following is not an analogy that Carson uses to describe the task and plight of these women? (from Pronoun Envy)

2.

The poem, "Powerless Structures," revolves around a woman named Sanne. What is her relation to the speaker? (from Powerless Structures Fig. II (Sanne))

3.

Which of the following persons is not mentioned or present in the chapbook, "Uncle Falling: A Pair of Lyric Lectures with Shared Chorus"? (from Uncle Falling: A Pair of Lyric Lectures with Shared Chorus )

4.

In "Merry Christmas from Hegel," Carson uses Hegelian dialectics as a jumping off point for her meditations on surmounting or dealing with grief. What is the name Carson uses to refer to Hegelian philosophy? (from Merry Christmas from Hegel)

5.

In "Cassandra Float Can," Carson utilizes a sequence of allusions to demonstrate her point regarding meaning and flotage. Which of the following are not allusions utilized? (from Cassandra Float Can)

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