General Vision and Viewpoint (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What type of perspective does The Big Sleep present on 1930s Los Angeles?
What type of perspective does The Big Sleep present on 1930s Los Angeles?
Bleak and cynical
Who is Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep?
Who is Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep?
A private detective
According to the novel, where does corruption exist in society?
According to the novel, where does corruption exist in society?
All levels of society
What do cops do to oblige their friends, according to Marlowe?
What do cops do to oblige their friends, according to Marlowe?
The same things they criticise
What illusion does The Big Sleep critique?
What illusion does The Big Sleep critique?
The American Dream
How do the affluent maintain their position in society?
How do the affluent maintain their position in society?
Through manipulation and control
Why can General Sternwood hire Marlowe, according to the quote?
Why can General Sternwood hire Marlowe, according to the quote?
It's a luxury he can afford
Why does Marlowe adopt a cynical outlook?
Why does Marlowe adopt a cynical outlook?
As a defence mechanism
What matters more than justice regarding police records, according to Marlowe?
What matters more than justice regarding police records, according to Marlowe?
Knowing the right people
What vulnerability does Marlowe acknowledge in the Luger quote?
What vulnerability does Marlowe acknowledge in the Luger quote?
His own mortality