English 11 1st Semester Exam Review

Question 1

Who is the first to die in "Macbeth"?

Accepted Answer

Duncan

Question 2

Why does the Green Knight issue his challenge to the Knights of the Round Table?

Accepted Answer

He is testing their chivalric virtues.

Question 3

Which character(s) is/are are the only ones to survive "Le Morte d'Arthur" in some form?

Accepted Answer

Sir Bedivere AND Arthur

Question 4

Which of these marked the Norman (French) conquest of England?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Hastings

Question 5

Why is the affair considered to be the downfall of Arthur's kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Lancelot was not there when Arthur needed him the most

Question 6

What is alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Repetition of consonant sounds

Question 7

What does Shakespeare use weird events in nature to foreshadow in his plays?

Accepted Answer

Political Unrest

Question 8

Who is "a step on which {Macbeth} must fall down, or else o'erleap"?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm

Question 9

Which of these does Arthur NOT dream about in "Le Morte d'Arthur"?

Accepted Answer

Guinevere in danger

Question 10

"Grendel will... crunch on our bones" is an example of which Anglo-Saxon theme?

Accepted Answer

Fatalism

Question 11

Which of these is the use of physical characteristics to determine personality traits?

Accepted Answer

Physiognomy

Question 12

What does a rhyming line in Macbeth indicate?

Accepted Answer

A character is changing

Question 13

Who kills Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 14

Which of these is a subordinate clause?

Accepted Answer

After school.

Question 15

The ELA part of the SAT counts for how much of the composite SAT score?

Accepted Answer

200-800

Question 16

Grendel's Mother being killed with her own sword is an example of which type of irony?

Accepted Answer

Situational

Question 17

Arthur is considered to be a Christ Figure because...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 18

When should a conjunction NOT be used?

Accepted Answer

With a semi-colon

Question 19

Which of these is NOT an Anglo-Saxon ideal?

Accepted Answer

Humility

Question 20

Which of the following characters was a DRAMATIC FOIL for Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 21

Why does Malcolm tell Macduff that he will be a worse king than Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

He's testing Macduff's loyalty

Question 22

Which of these is "an obvious pause in a line of poetry"?

Accepted Answer

"In battle, once, while swords clashed"

Question 23

Which of these sentences is correct?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. O likes peanut butter; she likes chocolate too.

Question 24

Which of these is NOT one of the seven Cs for business letters?

Accepted Answer

Creative

Question 25

How long should a business letter be?

Accepted Answer

No more than one page

Question 26

Which of these is a major theme of Macbeth?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 27

Which of these is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

Accepted Answer

Ambition

Question 28

What Anglo-Saxon ideal motivates Beowulf to hang Grendel's arm from the rafters?

Accepted Answer

Immortality through Fame

Question 29

What motivates Gawain to take Arthur's place in the Green Knight's challenge?

Accepted Answer

He wants to protect his king

Question 30

Why does Macbeth act strangely at his dinner party?

Accepted Answer

He sees Banquo's ghost

Question 31

Which kenning describes Grendel's mother?

Accepted Answer

"The water witch"

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of chivalry?

Accepted Answer

Boasfulness

Question 33

Which of these was NOT an example of physiognomy?

Accepted Answer

Tall = intelligent

Question 34

Which event in "The Pardoner's Tale" is NOT a characteristic of an archetypal narrative?

Accepted Answer

The rioters misguided perception of Death.

Question 35

What does Sir Bedivere assume about the new grave at the chapel?

Accepted Answer

It is Arthur's

English 11 1st Semester Exam Review

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English 11 1st Semester Exam Review

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