Semester 2 Final Exam Review

Which of the following terms best describes Jim and Della's marriage?

In Part Two of the Odyssey, Odysseus exhibits the traits of an epic hero by-

Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by-

Telemachus executes the maids because they have-

Penelope's test of Odysseys in Chapter 8 of the Odyssey-

Eckels travels with Time Safair because he wants to --

The Republican sniper is best described as -

At the beginning of A Sound of Thunder, what event has just occurred?

The king's daughter knows that the lady is-

Which word best describes Jim's reaction to Della after she returns from Mme. Sofronie?

Calypso allows Odysseus to leave her island because -

Montresor kills Fortunato by -

When Eckels sees the T-rex, he --

The surprise at the end of "The Sniper" is that the -

To Homer and his listeners, the stories that we call myths primarily expressed-

Penelope proposes that her suitors perform a difficult task. They have to-

Odysseus' encounter with the Cicones after the Greeks leave Troy indicates that the Greeks-

How many sailors are lost between the combined dangers of Scylla and Charybdis?

What is Zaroff's main reason for preffering to hunt human beings rather than animals?

What does Della buy after leaving Mme. Sofronie?

What can you conclude about Montresor's feelings toward those who have allegedly wronged him?

In "The Necklace," the narrator suggests that Mathilde's problem is that she -

Odysseus tells Calypso that he wishes to return to Penelope because -

In A Sound of Thunder, the future is altered because --

Mathilde borrows a necklace from Mme. Forestier because -

The "Cask of Amontillado" takes place in -

Rainsford comes to the island because he -

According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if he were -

Why don't the Loisels tell Mme. Forestier that the necklace has been lost?

Della visits Mme. Sofronie because Della wants to-

Odysseus' tragic flaw is hubris, the Greek word for this attribute-

Della's biggest treasure is her-

What happens at the end of "The Lady, or the Tiger"?

Della cried when she sees the combs because she had-

The insect that Eckels stepped on and changed all of history was a --

Who is dead by the end of The Most Dangerous Game?

Odysseus does not warn his crew about Scylla because he thinks they would-

Which of the following events occurs first?

If you were summarizing "The Necklace," you'd mention-

Why does Odysseus blind Polyphemus rather than kill him?

Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when -

Travis is angry with Eckels because --

The young man "knew in his soul" that his lover would-

The men who travel back in time are told they must --

A person's guilt or innocence is decided by -

The king's daughter is -

Who joins Odysseus in the fight against the suitors?

When the sniper is shot in the arm, he -

How does the sniper feel when he first realizes that he has killed his enemy?

Mme. Forestier responds to Mathilde's final revelations with-

When Odysseus returns home, Athena advises him to disguise himself as a -

Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford -

In "The Lady, or the Tiger?", according to the king's system of justice, each prisoner has to -

In "The Necklace", Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of others because -

Which evidence best supports the claim that Montresor is insane?

According to the author, the Magi are-

Which of the following statements best summarizes "The Necklace"?

Odysseus saves his crew from the Siren's song by-

After Odysseus' men eat the lotus plant, they-

When the story "The Sniper" opens, its mood is -

At the end of the story, the sniper has experienced all of the following conflicts except an-

Della is sobbing at the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" because she-

The climax of A Sound of Thunder occurs when -

When Odysseus reveals himself to Telemacus, his son-

The king in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" does not -

From what we discover about Circe, we can assume that her tame wolves and mountain lions are-

The sniper's job is to -

Mathilde seems happiest when she-

When Jim gets Della's present, he-

Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of humans

Based on Montresor's actions throughout the story, the reader can conclude that he is -

The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is between -

Which of the following events is an example of dramatic irony?

In order to get the money to replace the necklace, the Loisels-

The setting for "The Lady, or the Tiger?" takes place in a(n) -

To stop Odysseus from killing all the suitors, Eurymachus does everything but-

According to Montresor, he decides to seek revenge against Fortunato because Fortunato -

Fortunato's weak point is his -

At the end of "The Necklace", it is plain that-

One of the things that the Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to-

The old hound Argos knows that Odysseus has returned because the dog-

What was the first clue that the future had changed?

The words anti-human and anti-intellectual both contain the prefix anti- , which means--

At the beginning of A Sound of Thunder, Eckels can be best described as -

Which of the following things does Montresor do?

The sniper puts out his cigarette because -

General Zaroff first comes to his island after -

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general -

The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he-

The king's daughter might point to the "tiger's" door because she-

The sniper drops his left hand over the roof and lets the rifle drop to the street so he could-

You can infer from his actions that the sniper -

The king's daughter knows -

What prophecy of Teiresias and Circe does Odysseus withhold from his men?

What does the shade of Teiresias require in order to provide Odysseys with a prophecy?

The Odyssey includes all of the following themes except-