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1
What language is The Canterbury Tales written in?
Old English
Middle English
Runes
Modern English
2
Who were the Celts?
Native population of what is now Germany
Native population of what is now Sweden
Native population of what is now France
Native population of what is now Ireland and Scotland
3
Who did NOT invade the Celts?
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Romans
Swedish
4
In MLA format, the title can be in a bigger font, as long as it's not more than 16 points.
False. It has to be 12 point font size.
True. It can be anything between 12 and 16 point font size.
5
The Book of Kells is famous for what?
being illuminated with intricate drawings
being Shakespeare's first work
being the origin of the Beowulf story
being written in Old English
6
What do you call a statement that seems to contradict itself?
aside
paradox
iamb
soliloquy
7
Why do we learn Greek and Latin word roots?
So we'll be ready when we learn Greek or Latin.
So we can figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
So we can discuss them at parties.
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What are these?
Middle English
Runes
Old English
Oxymorons
9
What's a soliloquy?
A character thinks out loud; the audience is eavesdropping.
The rhythm of language, stressed and unstressed syllables.
Sliding between two meanings of a single word.
Characters break the fourth wall, and talk to the audience.
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What do you call the rhythm of language?
iambic pentameter
music
iambs
meter
11
Who invaded Great Britain, adding Latin to the English language?
Romans
Celts
Greeks
Latins
12
What is this?
Pun
Paradox
Oxymoron
Euphemism
13
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
wise fool
tall student
funny parent
wonderful author
14
Which of the following is true of Twelfth Night?
It was originally written in Runes.
It's written in Old English.
It's written in Middle English.
It's written in modern English.
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Which is true of iambic pentameter?
All of Twelfth Night is written in it.
It's five iambs in a row.
It is usually used when characters are joking.
Shakespeare used it in his non-fiction.
16
Which of the following is a paradox?
Don't watch the kettle or the water will never boil!
Don't use electronics until you've finished your homework!
Don’t go near the water until you’ve learned to swim!
Don't tell me what to do, because I'm a teenager!
17
What's an antihero?
a character who's the hero of a different story
a hero with charming flaws
a villain
a villain who redeems himself
18
How many beats does a line of iambic pentameter have, and how many syllables?
5 beats, 10 syllables
5 beats, 5 syllables
5 beats, 5 syllables
1 beat, 5 syllables
19
Who invaded Great Britain, adding Anglo-Saxon to the English language?
Vikings
Romans
Anglanders
Anglo-Saxons
20
In MLA format, what goes into a heading?
Student name, school name, astrological sign, date
Student name, teacher name, class name, date
Student name, class name, date
Student name, assignment name, teacher name, date
21
In MLA format, what does the heading look like?
Right-justified. Single-spaced.
Left-justified. Double-spaced.
Left-justified. Single-spaced.
Right-justified. Double-spaced.
22
Which of the following best describes Beowulf?
10-page poem written in iambic pentameter
religious text written in Middle English
book-length epic poem written in Old English
collection of short stories written in runes
23
What three things do you use to cite direct quotes from a play like Twelfth Night?
Author, page, line
Author, title, year
Act, scene, line
Author, title, page number
