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Brit Lit Final Exam Review_Spring 2018
Brit Lit Final Exam Review_Spring 2018
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a comprehensive #final exam review
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1
Who remains loyal to Beowulf to the end?
Hrothgar
Grendel
Unferth
Wiglaf
2
Who is Hyde?
Jekyll’s dark side, embodied in a separate being
Jekyll in disguise
Jekyll’s son born out of wedlock
Jekyll’s insane brother, locked in the attic
3
What is a kenning that refers to King Hrothgar?
sin-stained demon
ring-giver
hoard-guard
water witch
4
This sonnet form is made up of an octave and a sestet.
Shakespearean
Renaissance
Petrarchan
Spenserian
5
According to the old woman in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what do women most desire?
flattery
power over men
a nice home
wealth and expensive clothing
6
The actors discussing the sadness of Arthur's death is an example of dramatic irony because...
They didn't like Arthur and are being sarcastic
They know they too are going to die
The reader knows that they too are going to die
They knew he was going to die
7
What are the stipulations of Jekyll's original will filed with Mr. Utterson?
Mr. Hyde inherits all of Dr. Jekyll's estate
Mr. Utterson inherits all of Dr. Jekyll's estate
Dr. Jekyll's estate is divided between Hyde & Utterson
Dr. Jekyll's estate is given to charity
8
Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
Duncan’s drunken guards
Macbeth
Malcolm and Donalbain
The porter
9
The quote painted on the lead caravan of The Traveling Symphony and tattooed on Kirsten's arm:
“Survival is insufficient"
“If music be the language of love, play on”
“Resistance is futile”
“To sleep, perchance to dream”
10
What does The Prophet whisper to the conductor?
He tells her there is space in town for all symphony members
He asks her for a symphonymember so he can have another wife
He warns her that he considers acting sinful
He asks to meet privately in his house
11
What sort of relationship did Utterson think that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde had?
Mr. Hyde was blackmailing Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll were lovers
Mr. Hyde was Dr. Jekyll’s favorite business partner
Mr. Hyde was Dr. Jekyll’s illegitimate son
12
Each of the following themes is explored in Jekyll & Hyde except
the need for religion
repression
the duality of human nature
the unconscious
13
After the rioters abandon their search for Death, they murder one another. This is an example:
irony
metaphor
imagery
personification
14
One of Kirsten's most prized possessions that she received from Arthur Leander is/are:
Expensive comic books
A leather-bound copy of Shakespeare's collected works
A recipe book
A cherry red violin
15
Why does Miranda create "Station Eleven"?
To reach fame
For herself
to spite Pablo
To pay the bills
16
What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?
He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight.
He sees a floating head urging him to spill blood.
He sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan’s brow.
He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.
17
Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury?
To complete their pilgrimage across England
To meet King Henry III
To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket
To see a medieval mystery play
18
Arthur Leander is originally from
Los Angeles
Canada
London
New York
19
Which of the following best describes a Sonnet?
a two-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
a four-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
a type of metrical foot
a poem of fourteen lines, featuring rhyme, meter, structure
20
What is the first thing Jeevan does after Hua calls him?
He goes to Laura's house
He drives out of the city
He goes to Frank's house
He goes to stockpile food and supplies
21
What does Dieter show Kirsten after she visits the Wendy's?
An abandoned schoolhouse
A strange house with no windows and no doors
A graveyard with markers bearing her friends' names
A gallows in the town square
22
Why doesn't Dr. Eleven return to earth?
Aliens have taken over the earth
He doesn't know the way back
The earth is uninhabitable because of climate change
If he stays on Station Eleven, he’ll live forever
23
In Macbeth, what do the witches prophesy?
Macbeth will be king, but Banquo will murder him
Banquo will be king but Macbeth will be much happier
Macbeth will be king and his sons will inherit the throne
Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s children will be kings
24
Who killed Sir Danvers Carew, using what murder weapon?
Mr. Utterson, a gun
Mr. Hyde, a cane
Dr. Jekyll, a cane
An unknown person, a knife
25
Why does The Traveling Symphony only perform plays written by Shakespeare?
Their audience likes Shakespeare best
To honor the memory of Arthur Leander
Plays by Shakespeare are easier to memorize
They only have copies of Shakespeare's plays
26
Chaucer was radical in that he wrote in
common British
scholarly Latin
courtly French
vernacular English
27
What remedy does Mr. Hyde make to the family of the trampled child?
He is jailed for five years
He apologizes publicly
He must pay regular sums to the family
He makes one payment with Dr. Jekyll's cheque
28
What is the prophet’s theory regarding the flu pandemic?
It spread quickly because rats helped transmit the virus
It killed the innocent and left the wicked alive
It was God’s punishment for the sinfulness of humanity
The government caused it
29
In which language was
Beowulf
written?
Middle English
Old English
Latin
Modern English
30
How do the characters in the novel describe Hyde?
They say he has an ugly scar across his face
They say he is ugly and deformed but cannot say exactly why
They say he looks similar to Jekyll-like a warped version
They cannot describe him; if they do, lightning strikes
31
In what way is Macduff not of woman born?
he was adopted as a baby
His mother was Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft
It is an insult saying that his mother was a prostitute
he was born by caesarian section
32
From whom is Grendel descended?
Satan
Cain
Judas
Ecgtheow
33
How does Jekyll deal with Hyde in the end?
He shoots Hyde
He has a priest exorcize Hyde
He becomes Hyde permanently, and then Hyde kills himself
He realizes the folly of Hyde decides to live as Jekyll
34
What does it mean that Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane?
It’s a meaningless riddle meant only to confuse
The advancing army rides holding branches from Birnam wood
Macbeth’s body will be buried in a casket of Birnam wood
Macbeth’s Dunsinane hall is made of trees from Birnam wood
35
Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?
Malcolm
Fleance
Siward
Macduff
36
“The Pardoner’s Tale” mainly warns against excessive
optimism.
greed.
laziness.
drinking.
37
What is/are Kirsten’s weapon(s) of choice?
Pocket revolver
Throwing knives
Two hatchets
12 gauge shotgun
38
What is the narrator’s profession and relationship to Dr. Jekyll?
The psychologist treating Dr. Jekyll’s mental illness
The writer of Dr. Jekyll’s biography
The lawyer of Dr. Jekyll
The scientist working in Dr. Jekyll’s lab
39
This type of sonnet is made up of three quatrains and one couplet.
Renaissance
Petrarchan
Shakespearean
Spenserian
40
What is iambic pentameter?
10 syllables in each line, 2 syllables in each foot
the meter, or rhythm, of a sonnet
all of the above
unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable
41
Why are Dr. Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon no longer friends?
Lanyon knew of Jekyll's illicit behavior
Lanyon disagreed with Jekyll's scientific method
Lanyon “stole” Jekyll’s patients
Jekyll seduced Lanyon's wife
42
A term meaning
four
consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
quatrain
octave
couplet
sestet
43
Do Macbeth’s assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?
No, they both escape and vow revenge.
Yes, they kill both of them.
They kill Fleance but Banquo escapes.
They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes.
44
Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?
Lady Macbeth
himself
Duncan’s ghost
Banquo’s ghost
45
What makes the story of Beowulf an Epic Poem?
it has an epic hero
it is a quest story on a grand scale
it rhymes
it is really long
46
What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England?
He orders the murder of Macduff’s family
He enlists Malcolm’s help in fighting Macduff
He tries to protect Macduff’s family- they’ve been abandoned
He rushes to England to kill him
47
What is the name of the flu that Hua warns Jeevan about?
The Georgia Flu
The Swine Flu
The Mongolian Flu
The Russian Flu
48
Why is Kirsten looking forward to visiting St. Deborah by the Water?
To reunite with her old friend, Charlie
She is excited about performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream
To see a working computer
She is anxious to meet The Prophet
49
What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?
Blood she cannot wash off her hands
the summer bird, the martlet, that has built its nest
The bloody ghost of Banquo that is haunting her
Whether Macbeth can also become king of England
50
At the beginning of
Station Eleven
, why does Jeevan run onto the stage during a play?
To save an actor from a falling light
He fell asleep and sleep walked onto the stage
To perform CPR on a dying actor
To make a political statement about low-wage workers
