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1
Who is disguised as Litio, Bianca's music tutor?
Hortensio
Petruchio
Tranio
Lucentio
2
Which of the following is an example of satire?
To Kill A Mockingbird
Saturday Night Live
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Romeo & Juliet
3
Which MLA in-text citation is formatted correctly?
"quote (Smith, 2002)."
"quote" (Smith, 2002).
"quote" (Smith 47).
"quote." (Smith 47)
4
Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or inanimate object; addressing that person or thing by name.
Alliteration
Apostrophe
Personification
Allusion
5
What is the most common type of meter, characterized by five stressed and five unstressed syllables?
Iambic Pentameter
Spondaic Trimeter
Iambic Hexameter
Trochaic Pentameter
6
TotS
character: The father of Katherine and Bianca.
Baptista
Hortensio
Gremio
Biondello
7
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Literalization
Association
Connotation
8
How does Tranio convince the merchant to pretend to be Vincentio?
He tells him he will pay him generously.
He tells him that he will receive a dowry from the real Vincentio.
He tells him Padua and Mantua are feuding.
He threatens him at swordpoint.
9
Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object, animal, or abstract idea.
Personification
Apostrophe
Metaphor
Hyperbole
10
Which of the following is
NOT
a servant?
Tranio
Grumio
Gremio
Biondello
11
What was Swift's "modest" proposal?
Eat babies.
Lower taxes for poor Irish families.
Kill all the English overlords.
All Irish should move to France.
12
When using textual evidence in your writing, which is
NOT
one of the three things you should do?
Explain the significance of the evidence.
Make a claim.
Support an inference or conclusion with evidence from the text.
Offer your opinion on the evidence.
13
A direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Personification
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
14
Which type of irony: The outcome of the situation is opposite of what is expected.
Situational
Comic
Verbal
Dramatic
15
Why does Petruchio marry Katherine?
She was his childhood sweetheart.
He loved her from the minute he saw her.
Baptista pays him a large dowry.
As a favor to his friend, Hortensio.
16
Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.
Connotation
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole
17
Which of the following is a credible source?
A news article found on InfoWars.
A transcript of Trump's state of the union speech from whitehouse.gov.
A journal entry about global warming from 1962.
A poll titled "Do Vaccines Work?" from momsagainstvaccines.com.
18
Which of the following literary devices is
NOT
commonly used in satire?
Rhyme
Irony
Hyperbole
Incongruity
19
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a line of poetry.
Meter
Syntax
Diction
Rhyme
20
Which type of irony: A character means the opposite of what he or she says.
Comic
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
21
Which statement is true about
A Modest Proposal?
The author wanted to justify his cannibalism.
It was written by William Shakespeare.
It was a serious plan of action to solve hunger and poverty.
The Queen of England thought it was serious.
22
Who does Hortensio marry?
Katherine
No one
Bianca
A widow
23
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Assonance
Connotation
24
Satire that often attacks and shows contempt for people.
Horatian
Altruistic
Spenserian
Juvenalian
25
Who convinces Lucentio and Bianca to elope?
Biondello
Hortensio
Petruchio
Tranio
26
Which type of irony: The audience knows something a character does not.
Situational
Verbal
Comic
Dramatic
27
TotS
character: Comes to Padua to study at university, but immediately falls in love with Bianca.
Petruchio
Hortensio
Lucentio
Tranio
28
What is one issue with all satire?
It's easily dated since it's usually based on current events.
It's not funny because it is oftentimes too serious.
It's pointless - the author simply makes fun of someone.
It focuses on the realistic nature of an event rather than the ideal.
29
Which of the following is
NOT
used to determine a source's credibility?
The author's level of expertise
Point of view (bias)
The number of sources cited in the source
The publication date
30
An outrageous exaggeration used for effect.
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Hyperbole
31
Language that appeals to the senses.
Rhyme
Metaphor
Connotation
Imagery
32
How is the word "shrew" defined by the play?
A loud and obnoxious man who is physically violent.
A small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout.
A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.
A timid, spineless person who does not stand up to anyone.
33
The emotional, psychological or social overtones of a word.
Association
Denotation
Connotation
Literalization
34
TotS
character: The sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, violent elder-daughter of Baptista Minola; The play's shrew.
Katherine
Bianca
Emilia
Desdemona
35
What information is required in an APA in-text citation?
Author's last name, year of publication, page number
Publisher, year of publication, volume/edition
Author's last name, page number
Author's full name, year of publication
36
Where does the majority of
The Taming of the Shrew
take place?
Padua
Verona
Pisa
Mantua
37
Which of the following is the least reliable?
.org
.gov
.net
.edu
38
Which of the following is a type of satire?
Altruistic
Juvenile
Spenserian
Horatian
39
Who pretends to be Lucentio's father?
Tranio
The merchant
Vincentio
The widow
40
Which of the following would
NOT
be italicized in MLA?
Poems
Books
Websites
TV shows
