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English III A Final Review, 2024 CP
English III A Final Review, 2024 CP
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Review of the first trimester of British Literature
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The dragon in
Beowulf
, if taken to represent "greed", could be considered an:
hamartia
allegory
anagnorisis
peripeteia
2
Kennings are:
hyphenated words
two words combined
imagery filled adjectives
compound noun metaphors
3
What is the pause in the middle of a line of poetry called?
Iamb
Heroic couplet
caesura
enjambment
4
What is a soliloquy?
a long speech given by a single character
speaking thoughts aloud without anyone else onstage
dialogue between characters
none of the above
5
Iambic Pentameter
seven iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
five iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
what Shakespeare used a lot
five iambic feet per line, stressed unstressed
6
Define: Volta
What allows a story to go from exposition to rising action
When the audience knows something but characters don't
"The turn" in a sonnet; moving from problem to solution
What happens in a story; the events
7
What is an example of a malapropism?
I like to eat Italian food.
I comprehend the agreement.
We have apprehended the men.
Trespassers will be prostituted.
8
Which stories, involving divine miracles, were the predecessors to plays like
Everyman?
nativity plays
divinity plays
morality plays
mystery /cycle plays
9
Plays in the Middle Ages were largely about....
Religious figures and stories, vices and virtue, mysteries / miracles
Epic Heroes
Knights and Ladies
Pagan myths
10
Enjambment is:
a pause in the middle of the line
when consonant sounds are repeated at the start of words in poetry
when one line of poetry flows into the next
a compound noun metaphor
11
What is a monologue?
speaking one's thoughts aloud
dialogue between two characters
words meant for only the audience to hear
A long, uninterrupted speech to another character
12
Peripeteia
hero that falls from favour
a sudden change of fortune or circumstances
changing of scenes
excessive pride
13
Which of the following is a kenning?
high-born
Thane of Hygelac
Word-hoard
home ground
14
How many syllables are in two lines of
iambic pentameter
?
5
Winter is coming!
10
20
15
Why is it important to study the (Middle) English works of Chaucer?
for the first time we hear about the lives of the nobility
for the first time we hear about the desire for wealth
for the first time we hear about the lower & middle classes
for the first time we have a text influenced by the church
16
Which of the following is a kenning?
Hygelac's thane
upper-class
native ground
swan's road
17
An epic like Beowulf would have been told by:
pilgrims on journeys
scops or bards in the mead-hall
mothers to children
a king to his people
18
What are some aspects of a Medieval Romance?
romance (love), a quest, supernatural figures
chivalry, a quest, supernatural figures
loyalty, biblical figures, romance (love)
a questor, confrontation with the devil, biblical allegories
19
The Canterbury Tales are largely written in:
heroic triplets
rhyming quatrains
heroic quatrains
rhyming couplets
20
Catharsis is best defined as...
catching a disease
excessive pride
releasing or purging emotions
a strong desire for death
21
What are comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections?
intermissions
caesuras
Comedy breaks
Comic relief
22
Everyman is an example of the origins of:
English theatre
Middle-English oratory
Latin poetry
Latin theatre
23
What is "a word or phrase open to two interpretations"?
Pun
Malapropism
Allegory
Hubris
24
What type of poem was "The Seafarer"--one on a tragic theme?
ode
elegy
sonnet
ballad
25
Macbeth's ambition to achieve the title of king could be considered his:
hamartia
allegory
agnorisis
peripeteia
26
How many iambs are there in a line of blank verse?
5
10
7
3
27
All of Shakespeare's plays, including Macbeth, are largely written in ____________.
rhyming couplets
Blank Verse
Free Verse
heroic couplets
28
What is the form of an English sonnet?
sestet + octave
quatrain + couplet + quatrain + quatrain
quatrain + quatrain + quatrain + couplet
octave + quatrain + couplet
29
Beowulf
is:
The first epic poem written in an early form of English
A Latin epic poem
the first story in Old English
an entirely pagan poem
30
What is an
aside
in a play?
Stage direction to go left or right.
Creative wordplay or figures of speech.
A brief comment revealing a character's true thoughts.
A lengthy speech addressed to other characters.
31
Alliteration is...
Repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words
Repetition of a consonant sound in two or more words
32
English (Shakespearean) Sonnet
ABBAABBACDCDCD
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
ABCDABCDEFEFEF
ABBAABBAABBACC
33
“Allegories in which characters appear as abstract virtues and vices” are known as:
comedies
tragedies
dramatic plays
morality plays
34
What is the name of the medieval Romance we read this trimester?
The Hobbit
The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Canterbury Tales
35
When someone shows extreme arrogance in their actions or behavior, this is referred to as:
peripeteia
anagnorisis
hyperbole
hubris
36
double entendre
statement or word with two meanings, one usually risque
two true statements
two lies strung together
statement with only one correct meaning
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Beowulf is important to English literature because it
It lacks reference to Christianity or monotheism
It's an oral epic in the earliest form of English
It is the first epic poem written in modern English
