Spring 2016 Final Exam Review

Question 1

What does harried mean?

Accepted Answer

tormented

Question 2

What does the god Hephaestus do?

Accepted Answer

teaches craftspeople their arts

Question 3

An account of a conversation or event occurring before the beginning of a story is known as:

Accepted Answer

flashback

Question 4

What element of epic plot is present when Penelope explains "they denied us life together"?

Accepted Answer

divine intervention

Question 5

A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect:

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 6

Conflict involving a character pitted against nature, a physical obstacle, or other character:

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external conflict

Question 7

What is an adversary?

Accepted Answer

an enemy

Question 8

Part of a plot when conflict develops and story builds toward a climax:

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 9

The part of speech that names persons, places, or things:

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noun

Question 10

What does ardor mean?

Accepted Answer

passion

Question 11

A part of the sentence that receives the action of the verb:

Accepted Answer

direct object

Question 12

Which statement best summarizes the central conflict of Book 23, "The Trunk of the Olive Tree"?

Accepted Answer

Penelope distrusts that the man is Odysseus

Question 13

The genre of To Kill a Mockingbird:

Accepted Answer

fiction

Question 14

Penelope finally accepts Odysseus; an epic simile compares Odysseus' longing for Penelope to:

Accepted Answer

the yearning of a swimmer for dry land

Question 15

True or False: In an epic plot, the gods intervene only to help the hero.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader:

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 17

A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story:

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foreshadowing

Question 18

The part of plot that introduces the main characters and establishes setting:

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exposition

Question 19

In a 5-paragraph essay, what are the three middle paragraphs called?

Accepted Answer

body paragraphs

Question 20

Which of the following is not an example of an epic plot element?

Accepted Answer

a hero who stays at home to avoid adversity

Question 21

Without parenthetical citations in your research paper, you would be guilty of:

Accepted Answer

plagiarism

Question 22

Which word best describes the overall tone of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Accepted Answer

reminiscent

Question 23

True or False: All transitive verbs must have a direct object.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The sequence of events in a story:

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 25

"Greathearted Odysseus, home at last" suggests that the epic setting of the Odyssey includes:

Accepted Answer

foreign land and the hero's homeland

Question 26

The underlying universal message about life or human nature a writer wants the reader to get:

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theme

Question 27

When an author makes a reference to things from history, literature or religion:

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allusion

Question 28

Which best summarizes the plot of "The Trunk of the Olive Tree"?

Accepted Answer

Odysseus returns home and is reunited with Penelope

Question 29

Beguiling means:

Accepted Answer

charming

Question 30

When Odysseus rages to Penelope about the bed, the confident Odysseus believes:

Accepted Answer

only a god could move his bed

Question 31

A writer's use of a person, place, object, or activity to stand for something beyond itself:

Accepted Answer

symbolism

Question 32

True or false: All linking verbs are intransitive.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

When typing the title of a book in a research paper, one should use:

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italics

Question 34

What does desolation mean?

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misery

Question 35

Which of the following is not an element of an epic setting?

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action limited to one location

Question 36

What restates or further identifies a noun that comes before it?

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appositive

Question 37

Someone who is implacable is:

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unforgiving

Question 38

A contemptible person is:

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despicable

Question 39

Part of speech that describes or gives more information about a verb, an adverb or an adjective

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adverb

Question 40

Words or phrases that connect a writer's thoughts and make sentences and ideas flow together:

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transitions

Question 41

The epic theme of loyalty between Penelope and Odysseus is represented by:

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Penelope and Odysseus' pact to keep the secret of the bed

Question 42

How might a three-part thesis statement help organize a paper?

Accepted Answer

Three parts provide a topic for each of 3 body paragraphs

Question 43

Revelry is:

Accepted Answer

loud partying

Question 44

"Frostings of sweat and sweet talcum" contains why type of literary device?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 45

When Athena changes Odysseus by making him "taller, and massive, too," what is the archetype?

Accepted Answer

divine intervention

Question 46

What goes in the top right-hand corner of an MLA paper?

Accepted Answer

writer's last name and page number

Question 47

Penelope blames her separation from Odysseus on the archetype of:

Accepted Answer

divine intervention

Question 48

When the reader of a story knows something a character does not, what type of irony exists?

Accepted Answer

dramatic irony

Question 49

What does the epithet "Greathearted Odysseus" suggest about Odysseus?

Accepted Answer

He is extremely courageous.

Question 50

What does tremulous mean?

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marked by trembling

Question 51

The part of speech that describes nouns or pronouns:

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adjective

Question 52

Which of the following is a simile?

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"Ladies . . . were like soft teacakes."

Question 53

The meaning of revulsion is:

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a sudden feeling of disgust

Question 54

The final outcome of a story:

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resolution

Question 55

What does restitution mean?

Accepted Answer

repayment

Question 56

An alphabetical list of sources utilized in a research paper is called:

Accepted Answer

Works Cited

Question 57

Which summarizes the resolution of the central conflict of "The Trunk of the Olive Tree"?

Accepted Answer

Penelope accepts Odysseus' identity

Question 58

A travail is a:

Accepted Answer

painful effort

Question 59

Line spacing in an MLA formatted document is:

Accepted Answer

double spaced everywhere

Question 60

An aloof person is:

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distant

Question 61

Third person point of view includes what pronouns in the narrative?

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he, she, they, them, it

Question 62

Adversities are:

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hardships

Question 63

"in the house," "over the moon," "within the book," "at himself" are examples of:

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prepositional phrases

Question 64

In a plot, what follows the climax and ties up loose ends prior to the resolution?

Accepted Answer

falling action

Spring 2016 Final Exam Review

Questions 70

Spring 2016 Final Exam Review

Questions 70