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English 231 Spring Review
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1
What kind of phrase is bolded in this sentence?
Running to the bus
, Maria dropped her phone.
infinitive
appositive
participial
gerund
2
Which element of nature is
personified
in "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
summer
flowers
wind
sun
3
Who do both Brutus and Cassius mention as they die?
Portia
Caesar
Cato
God
4
How are Brutus and Cassius related?
father- and son-in-law
brothers
brothers-in-law
cousins
5
If you have a smaller amount of cookies than your sibling, do you have
less
or
fewer
cookies?
fewer
less
6
Who says, "Et tu, Brute"?
Cassius
Casca
Calpurnia
Caesar
7
Which of the following should you
not
consider when looking for source material?
its timeliness
its format
its credibility
its relevance
8
Which of the following is an example of a
fused sentence
?
Making chocolate cake this afternoon.
I ate chocolate cake for breakfast.
The chocolate cake on the counter.
I like chocolate cake it is good.
9
What kind of a phrase includes a word that ends with -ing and operates as a noun?
appositive phrase
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
participial phrase
10
Which vocabulary word means "violent, stormy"?
incongruous
frivolous
mundane
tempestuous
11
Which words from "Daybreak in Alabama" suggest that the author wants a new beginning?
"composer" and "music"
"Alabama" and "America"
"we" and "clay"
"daybreak" and "dawn"
12
Which term means "a type of run-on sentence with no punctuation between sentences"?
clause
run-on sentence
fused sentence
fragment
13
What are the three types of note cards?
paragraph, situation, direct quotation
paraphrase, situation, documentation
direct quotation, paraphrase, summary
documentation, summary, paraphrase
14
Who writes a letter, containing a list of the conspirators, and tries to give it to Caesar?
Antony
Cicero
Artemidorus
Cinna
15
Ironically, what does Caesar do just before his murder?
declare his infallibility and indestructibility
kiss one of the conspirators on the cheek
announce his selected heir
welcome the conspirators into his home
16
What kind of phrase is this: to understand the rules of cricket?
participial phrase
infinitive phrase
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
17
With what
poetic device
does "Heart! We will forget him!" begin?
hyperbole
assonance
simile
apostrophe
18
If you need to divide pieces of a cake for 8 people, would you use
between
or
among
?
between
among
19
Which of the following is the best example of
formal tone
?
After reading similar policies, the mayor made his decision.
I think the issue is more complicated than that.
The cops caught the guy who ripped off three liquor stores.
Without research, you can’t write a convincing essay.
20
Which
poetry term
is "a group of lines forming a unit"?
quatrain
couplet
poem
stanza
21
What kind of phrase is this: under the bleachers?
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
prepositional phrase
appositive phrase
22
Which of the following should
not
be in a conclusion paragraph?
restated thesis statement
summary of main points
new information
clincher statement
23
Which of the following is
incorrect
about the works cited page?
It is the last page of the essay.
The list is alphabetized.
The list is numbered.
It includes all sources cited in the essay.
24
Which vocabulary word means "to cover with a flood; overwhelm"?
construe
obliterate
debilitate
inundate
25
Which parenthetical citation for a book is
correct
?
(Smith, page 18)
(Smith)
(Smith, 18)
(Smith 18)
26
If you're talking about the way an actor performed, would you use
good
or
well
?
well
good
27
What is
tone
?
the method of incorporating nonfiction into fiction
the speaker or writer's attitude toward the subject
the underlying message about life found within the text
the writer's purpose behind a piece of writing
28
Who tells Caesar to "Beware the ides of March"?
Cassius
Calpurnia
the soothsayer
the servant
29
What kind of poem is "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
haiku
sonnet
couplet
ballad
30
What kind of essay was your research paper?
persuasive
narrative
expository
argumentative
31
If you are going to do something anyway, are you doing it
regardless
or
irregardless
?
irregardless
regardless
32
Which vocabulary word means "the front part of a building" or "putting on a front"?
microcosm
soliloquy
facade
amorphous
33
Who is the first to "rear [his] hand" against Caesar?
Decius
Brutus
Cassius
Casca
34
Which kind of appeal did Antony use here: "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now"?
ethos
pathos
logos
thanos
35
Which of the following phrases is an appropriate
appositive phrase
for your teacher?
wearing glasses intermittently
with the short hair
Mrs. Muchow
to grade papers
36
What kind of irony does Antony use when he repeated "honorable men"?
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
satirical irony
37
Which vocabulary word means "all powerful"?
lackadaisical
voracious
nefarious
omnipotent
38
Which
poetry term
is "the repetition of same stressed vowel sounds"?
connotation
alliteration
rhyme
onomatopoeia
39
If you need to arrive with your jersey, should you
bring
it or
take
it?
bring
take
40
Which of the following is
incorrect
about outlines?
Every 1 must have a 2.
Capital letters follow Roman numerals.
Lowercase letters follow Roman numerals.
Roman numerals name the main points.
