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Grade 8 English Entirely
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1
Mother Theresa is most associated with work in which country?
India
Italy
Turkey
Syria
2
In the story, "The Sniper" what makes the enemy aware of the sniper's presence?
He lights a cigarette
He sneezes
He fires a shot at him
Noise when he drops his gun
3
About what are the two families in "The Interlopers" fighting?
They have forgotten why they are fighting
A woman
Land
Money
4
Which of the following is/are literary character(s)?
Christopher Robin
Pocahontas
Florence Nightingale
Lady Godiva
5
In "The Interlopers" who are the two main characters?
Ulrich and Georg
Grad and Zaid
Ivan and Leonard
Vladimir and Harry
6
Which of the following is not part of classical mythology?
Stonehenge
Fates
Zeus
Sirens
7
Identify a quote by Jesus
"Open Sesame"
"Let the dead bury the dead."
"Let them eat cake"
"The writing is on the wall."
8
Two men believe Hero is innocent when accused of having an affair. Who are they?
Don Pedro and Leonato
Benedick and the friar
Claudio and Leonato
Boracchio and Dogberry
9
Which of the following is not related to WW2?
Auschwitz
Gestapo
Enola Gay
Napoleon
10
Which of the following characters is famed for heroic behaviour?
Pavlov
Uncle Sam
Rosa Parks
Icarus
11
One similarity between the killing of the dog and the killing of Lennie is that they both...
got into trouble and deserved to die.
were going to die of old age anyway.
caused others to suffer.
would have to suffer if they continued to live.
12
Which one of the following is not related or connected to France?
Quasimodo
Joan of Arc
Catch 22
Bastille
13
Who wrote "The Lottery"?
Saki
William Faulkner
Shirley Jackson
H.H. Munro
14
Why did many people in town complain about Miss Emily's house?
It had a terrible smell
There were broken windows
They wanted her to sell it
It needed paint
15
Which of the following characters was American?
Charles Darwin
Aaron Copland
Nelson Mandela
Isaac Newton
16
Which of the following is connected to Biblical stories?
Utopia
Plato
Zeus
Judas
17
Who wrote
Of Mice and Men
?
Shakespeare
Jackson
Faulkner
Steinbeck
18
In
Much Ado
who creates the plan to disrupt Hero's wedding?
Claudio
Don Pedro
Boracchio
Don John
19
Of the following, who or what does not die in
Of Mice and Men
?
Lennie
Curley's wife
Candy's dog
George
20
Which of the following characters was not involved in music?
George Gershwin
Yoko Ono
Ludwig von Beethoven
Isaac Newton
21
In the story "A Rose for Emily" what did people assume was the goal for a woman like Emily?
marriage
wealth
professional position
honour in the community
22
Where was the novel
Of Mice and Men
set?
Washington
New York
California
Oklahoma
23
In the end, when the wolves come for the men, why can Georg not see them?
There is blood in his eyes
The sun is too bright
A tree blocks his view
He is already dead.
24
Which of the following is most associated with women's rights?
Prohibition
Quasimodo
Scapegoat
Suffragettes
25
How does Emily manage to kill Homer Barron?
Poison
Starvation
Gun shot
Strangulation
26
Quid pro quo is in which langauge?
French
Latin
Hebrew
Greek
27
In "The Lottery" who is the one person chosen at the end?
Tessie
Mr. Graves
Little Davy
Bill
28
Which one of these is not a philosopher?
Cleopatra
Confucius
Socrates
Plato
29
Which of the following characters was not murdered?
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
John F. Kennedy
30
Where does the story, "The Sniper" take place?
England
Italy
Scotland
Ireland
31
Which of the following was not the site of multilple human deaths?
Berlin Wall
Watergate
Auschwitz
Bay of Pigs
32
Which of the following people was not an artist?
Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso
Sigmund Freud
Charles M. Schulz
33
Who is responsible for the plan to bring Benedick and Beatrice together?
Leonato
Don Pedro
Claudio
Hero
34
Who said, "That's one small step for man..."?
Neil Armstrong
Jesse Owens
Charlie Brown
Rosa Parks
35
Which of the following characters is associated with geographical exploration?
Vladimir Lenin
Alexander Hamilton
Marie Curie
Leif Erikson
36
Which of these characters was killed?
Mother Theresa
Karl Marx
Ferdinand Magellan
Jesse Owens
37
Who is the dead man the sniper discovers in the street?
His father
His brother
Himself
His son
38
Who says, "A man loves the meat in his youth, that he cannot endure in his age."
Benedick
Leonato
Don Pedro
Beatrice
39
Which of the following items do you connect with professional sports?
Leif Erikson
Vladimir Lenin
Joe Louis
M.C. Escher
40
Which of the following items connects to the Renaissance?
Dead Sea Scrolls
Michelangelo
Group of Seven
Charles Lindberg
