Exam Review English 11

Question 1

Renaissance is French for Rebirth.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Grendel was able to destroy Heorot but was never capable of taking over the throne because

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he was the Lord's outcast

Question 3

"Nature's first green in gold" is a

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metaphor

Question 4

Old English is characterized by the use of oral tradition.

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True

Question 5

"Burning bright" is an example of

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alliteration

Question 6

Giving inanimate objects human qualities is

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personification

Question 7

Shakepeare&#x27;s plays were written in Old English.

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False

Question 8

Poetry can be interpreted in many different ways.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

MLA format is primarily used in English classes

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True

Question 10

All of the following are British Literary Time Periods EXCEPT

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Revolutionary

Question 11

The Canterbury Tales was written during the Anglo-Saxon time period.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

English Literature came before American Literature chronologically.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Shakespeare was also an actor.

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True

Question 14

All of the following are characteristics of an epic poem EXCEPT

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the hero must die

Question 15

The SAT Essay asks you to

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read a passage and write how the author builds an argument

Question 16

Shakespeare's plays were written in Old English.

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False

Question 17

Shakespeare wrote during both the Elizabethan and Jacobean Ages.

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True

Question 18

Beowulf impacted all writers who came afterward.

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False

Question 19

All of the following are good writing practices EXCEPT

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using I think

Question 20

Shakespeare's plays were written in

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Modern English

Questions 20