Honors English 9 Final Exam Review (Semester 1)

SHAKESPEARE: Shakespeare wrote during what periods? Choose all that apply.

POETRY: When Mercutio refers to the "blind bow-boy's butt shaft," this is an allusion to Cupid. It's also . . .

POETRY: "I heard the familiar 'jug-jug-spat!' of a motor cycle . . ." (The Great Gatsby) is an example of . . .

GRAMMAR: "He is the one who wrote the letter." is a correct sentence.

SHAKESPEARE: In Zeffirelli's film of Romeo and Juliet, which characters did he leave alive that die in the play?

The last lines in Romeo and Juliet are "Never was a story of more _____/Than this of Juliet and her ____.

SHAKESPEARE: What genre of play did Shakespeare NOT write?

POETRY: "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!" is an example of. . .

SHAKESPEARE: Romeo and Juliet is set in (select all that apply) . . .

GRAMMAR: "Lie your books on the front table." is a correct sentence.

GRAMMAR: "Duluth East High School is in Duluth, Minnesota." is a correct sentence.

COMPOSITION: Your concluding paragraph should include all of the following except . . .

GRAMMAR: "We read Romeo and Juliet in this class." is a correct sentence.

GRAMMAR: "We are doing well on this Quiz." is a correct sentence.

POETRY: In Bruno Mars' "Grenade," he writes "I'd catch a grenade for ya/Throw my hand on a blade for ya." This is . . .

POETRY: Homer's The Odyssey is a long narrative poem following the adventures of a great hero. This is a/an ___ poem.

GRAMMAR: The colloquial Minnesota expression "Can you borrow me some money?" is a correct sentence.

COMPOSITION: In a literary analysis or character sketch, which of the following is NOT usually necessary?

GRAMMAR: "To who is the letter addressed?" is a correct sentence.

GRAMMAR: "Yesterday, the budget committee presented ______ recommendations to the city council."

POETRY: "If I bleat when I speak it's because I just got fleeced," (Deadwood) is an example of. . .

SHAKESPEARE: In Zeffirelli's film of Romeo and Juliet, Friar John does not . . .

SHAKESPEARE: Shakespeare didn't invent the story of Romeo and Juliet. He likely borrowed heavily from . . .

SHAKESPEARE: In Act 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo buys poison from . . .

GRAMMAR: "In the World Cup, each of the teams ____ a chance (a small one) to lift the trophy."

SHAKESPEARE: At the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is in love (unrequited) with a young woman named . . .

COMPOSITION: In a literary analysis essay, you should make sure to summarize the whole book.

SHAKESPEARE: The play starts with a sonnet. The rhyme scheme that Shakespeare generally used for his sonnets was . . .

COMPOSITION: Which of the following is the most valid thesis statement?

COMPOSITION: Academic writing is only used in English classes.

SHAKESPEARE: In Act 2, Friar Laurence compares plants to people (2.3.1-31). What does he essentially say?

POETRY: Walt Whitman, the noted American poet, generally wrote poetry with no rhyme or fixed meter. This is ___ poetry.

GRAMMAR: "Biden or Trump, whom should I choose?" is a correct sentence.

COMPOSITION: In academic writing it is best to write in . . .

POETRY: "Ask for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man" is an example of . . .

POETRY: In the film Dead Poet's Society, the students often addressed Mr. Keating as . . .

POETRY: When Friar Laurence says "The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night," this is . . .