1 Based on textual evidence alone, what is the relationship between Jack Kerouac and the speaker of the poem? They both have reflected on the divinity of Lamont Cranston They are contemporary literature buddies who like to talk about superheroes together They are smarter than the majority of people which means that their tastes are more refined They helped to create the character of Lamont Cranston together 2 Finish this statement: "It is better to have loved and lost / Than to _______" "listen to F.J. Sheen tell you how to get saved & rich?" "recognize how evil love actually is?" "put linoleum in your living rooms?" "have never loved at all?" 3 According to The Shadow, what does he himself know? Unbelievers are going to throw stones at him The evil that lurks in the hearts of men How to transform into something that is visible to others How to "cloud" opponents brains so that they can't see him 4 What does the collective listen to first on Saturday mornings? Red Lantern a show about undersea adventures Kate Smith Let's Pretend 5 Which answer choice contains a proper name that does NOT appear in "In Memory of Radio"? Oral Roberts Duke Smith Goody Knight F.J. Sheen 6 What regional morning news show is referenced in the first stanza? WFOX WNBC WCBS WKCR 7 What does the speaker of the poem think about WCBS and Kate Smith? That they're alright, but not the best That they are unattractive That they pretty great and popular for a reason That they aren't as good as jazz music 8 What does the speaker think he might be at the beginning of Stanza III? A sage F.J. Sheen A Mandrake Oral Roberts 9 According to the poem, what do Mandrakes produce on a weekly basis? Hallucinations Pregnancies Drug overdose Hypnotic gestures 10 What can't the speaker do that F.J. Sheen can do? Heal others with divine powers Tell you how to get saved and make money Be famous Perform a church service on live television 11 What is the speaker's evidence for love being an "evil word"? It has many negative associations to the speaker The speaker's heart has recently been broken The Shadow can see into the hearts of men and therefore knows that love is a fickle illusion at best When you turn it backwards it spells out "evol," which sounds like "evil" 12 What did the collective listen to second on Saturday mornings? The Red Lantern Let's Pretend (at 11) Kate Smith The Red Lantern & his undersea folk 13 What has the poet retained from childhood? A love for The Shadow A distrust of the concept of love Great powers of deception Listening to the radio 14 Who is speaking in the second-to-last stanza of the poem? Jack Kerouac The poet The Shadow Amiri Baraka 15 Finish this statement: "I certainly wouldn't like to go ______" "to the live screening of a Kate Smith show" "out on that kind of limb" "without caution, since love is an evil word" "to church and speak to F. J. Sheen" 16 What does the speaker want you to understand when he says "see, see what I mean"? You shouldn't trust love because nobody understands it The Shadow knows what evils lurk in the hearts of men When written backwards, love is spelled "evol" which sounds like evil. The similarity in phonetics suggests that it is an "evil" word. Love is fickle and often leads to heartbreak so you should stay away 17 What do the unbelievers do to The Shadow? They conceal their thoughts from him They turn them in to the authorities They fall in love with him They throw stones 18 How many syllables does the final stanza have in total? 15: three lines of 4 syllables, one line of 3 syllables 16: four lines of 4 syllables 14: three lines of 4 syllables, one line of 2 syllables 16: two lines of 4 syllables, one line of 6 syllables, and one line of 2 syllables 19 What phrase is repeated twice in the final stanza? "An evil word it is" "Oh, yes he does" "This Love" "O, yes he does" 20 Wich rhetorical question does Baraka employ when talking about love? "who knows what it is?" "who could face the evil that it is?" "who hasn't lost from it?" "who understands it?" 21 What is a major symbol of "In the Memory of Radio"? The gaschamber, which symbolizes and evokes the atrocities commited in the Holocaust The church, which symbolizes the power of the wealthy The radio, which symbolizes pervasive popular culture and cultural cohesion The heart, which acts as a metaphorical organ that holds human emotion 22 What is a major theme of "In the Memory of Radio"? Individuality Oral Tradition Popular Culture All of the above 23 How would you characterize the voice of the speaker in "In the Memory of Radio"? Nostalgic and flowery Straightforward and lacking in emotion Musical and morbid Colloquial and darkly humorous 24 How many questions are asked in "In the Memory of Radio"? 8 7 6 9 25 Who is the alter ego of The Shadow? Lamont Cranston F.J. Sheen Oral Roberts Goody Knight