English 2010: Final Exam Review (Spring 2022)

What is the name of Odysseus' son, whose adventures in retracing his dad's journey makes the first half of The Odyssey?

In Oedipus the King, what act does Oedipus use to become king?

In Don Quixote, which of the following are not names adopted by Sanson Carrasco as he challenges Don Quixote?

Which literary term describes “The release of emotion that comes from watching tragic action in a play”?

What is the name of the famous actor who Shakespeare undoubtedly had in mind to play in clown (gravedigger) in Hamlet .

In the Ramayana, what is the name of Rama's faithful wife?

Which animal steals the plant of eternal youth from Gilgamesh before he can return home?

Which literary term describes “A text that is aware of itself as a creative work and serves to advance social customs”?

When Hamlet kills Polonius, he believes that he is actually killing which character?

How does Chryses get the Greeks to return his daughter inthe Iliad?

In Hamlet, where does the king send Hamlet for punishment after he has killed Polonius?

Which literary term describes the epic convention of starting “in the middle of things”?

Gilgamesh interprets Enkidu’s dreams by building him special shelter for receiving dreams.

In the Enuma Elish, who is the primal god of saltwater and the dragon who battles the gods?

How does Oedipus punish himself for his crimes at the end of the play?

Which genre of literature is Machivelli's The Prince emulating?

In The Divine Commedy, which three traitors are being eaten by Satan in the final circle of hell?

What item does Penelope use to finally confirm Odysseus is truly home at the end of the story?

In the Enuma Elish, which god agrees to win the war in heaven if he is allowed to be chief god?

After killing Hector, Achilles respectfully returns his dead body to the Trojans to make peace.

Odysseus is the only male character who travels in the Odyssey, as he journeys home from war.

Which classical Roman poet serves as the guide for Dante through hell?

In the Pardoner's Tale, from The Canterbury Tales, what do the three revelers set out to accomplish?

Which character from Hamlet is the abusive father of Ophelia and chief councilor to the king?

What is the name of the Wife of Bath's fifth husband who reads to her from the book of wicked wives?

What is stolen from Achilles at the start of the Iliad, resulting in him refraining from war?

Hamlet’s uncle and his mother do not want Hamlet to return to university after their marriage.

Who rules the kingdom at the conclusion of the Hamlet, after the king, queen, and prince die?

The Epic of Gilgamesh is written on clay tablets in which type of writing?

Which literary term describes “The use of vivid descriptive language to mimic the visual arts in a written work”?

Who is the monster general in the Enuma Elish that is sacrificed by the gods to end the war?

What is the name of the sword loaned to Beowulf before his battle with Grendel's mother?

In Don Quixote, what is the name of the horse that Don Quixote takes with him on his adventures?

Which member of the Borgia family of Rome does Niccólo Machiavelli praise for his actions in The Prince?

Hamlet’s mother is killed when she drinks from a poisoned cup intended for her son.

Where is the major action of Shakespeare’s Hamlet set?

In Dante's Divine Commedy, which character Paolo's lover in circle five of hell who complains of the power of reading?

What is the name of the protagonist's favorite wife inThe Tale of Genji?

The word Dao (alternatively written as Tao), stands for what idea?

Hamlet's instructed by the ghost of his father to avenge him by killing his treacherous mother.

Which character from Beowulf returns from fleeing to help battle the dragon with Beowulf?

How many circles does Dante's hell have in The Divine Commedy?

Who is the author of The Tale of Genji?

What does Oedipus vow to do at the start of the play that eventually destroys him?

In The Prince, who does Duke Cesare appoint to administer the territory of Romagna with cruelty?

Which character does Oedipus suspect is trying to steal the kingdom from him?

For which powerful political family in Florence did Niccólo Machiavelli write The Prince?

In Don Quixote, what profession does Don Quixote pledge to adopt after he is forced to abandon knighthood?

Krishna, in the Bhagavad–gītā, is the eighteenth incarnation and divine avatar of which deity?

Which literary term describes “A reference within a text to another storytelling tradition or well-known character”?

The dragon in Beowulf is provoked into attacking because a slave stole a cup from his hoard.

Which character is killed while wearing the armor of Achilles in the Iliad?

Who is the important English saint being sought by the pilgrims of the Canterbury Tales?

InThe Tale of Genji, what is the name of the island where Genji is exiled after his affair is revealed?

Gilgamesh and Enkidu travel into the forest of Humbaba to gather what material for Uruk?

Which goddess in the Epic of Gilgamesh is rejected by the hero after she tries to seduce him?

Which item belonging to Odysseus does Penelope use in the final competition of the suitors?

Which literary term describes “The use of characters whose features or behaviors balance against other characters”?

According to the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath has what profession?

Which character from the Ramayana is the leader of the monkey army who fights for Rama?

In Don Quixote, what is the original name of Don Quixote before he picks his knightly title?

InThe Tale of Genji, which of Genji's former lovers is accused of becoming an evil spirit attacking his other lovers?

Who is the protagonist of The Bhagavad–gītā, known as a great archer and leader of the Pāndava?

What is the name of the Wife of Bath's fifth husband who reads to her from the book of wicked wives?

In the Ramayana, what animal did demon-king Ravana use to distract Rama and kidnap his wife?