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Year 12 End of Course Quiz
Year 12 End of Course Quiz
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1
According to the David Wyllie translation of
Metamorphosis
available on Canvas, Gregor Samsa was tranformed into a:
Gigantic Insect
Verminous insect
Monstrous Cockroach
Monstrous vermin
2
It was expected that Newspeak would superced Oldspeak by about the year . . .
2020
2030
2040
2050
3
Gregor Samsa's sister is named:
Gretel
Britta
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Grete
4
In what year was
Metamorphosis
first published?
1925
1916
1917
1915
5
According to Atwood, female characters who behave badly can:
be explorations of moral freedom
act as keys to doors we need to open
be used as sticks to beat other women
transcend the bounds of literary captivity imposed by the patriarchy
6
Who does Richard refer to as "A scum of vagabonds, rascals and runaways" in his oration to his army?
The French
King Edward IV and his family
Richmond's army
Hastings and his supporters
7
Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford were:
employees from the Ministry of Truth
characters from Orwell's novella, Animal Farm
Eurasian spies
among the last survivors of the revolution
8
Where does the final battle take place in Richard III?
Agincourt
St Albans
Bosworth Field
Tewkesbury
9
'Unhouseled' refers to:
not having received the Eucharist
The act of falling from a horse
an antonym for houseled
Someone without a place to live
10
Which Mozart piece is referred to in Aquarius II?
Symphony no. 25
K.581
Don Giovanni
Piano Concerto no. 21
11
Which poem features Tobias the street-smart teen and his screwball dog ?
Aquarius II
Ladybird
Aquarius
Radiance
12
The last line of "Earth Hour" is:
Kindling and Kine, a green original anti-eden
Schatzkammer and midden, our green accommodating tomb
13
Where does the eternal moment take place?
Rome '84
Caught reversed in a mirror's lens
Poggio Madonna
The Eternal City
14
Who answers Prince Edward's question "Did Julius Caesar build that place, my lord?" with "He did"
Richard
Stanley
Buckingham
Catesby
15
Which ally fails to support Richard in the Battle of Bosworth, hastening Richard's downfall:
Stanley
Catesby
Earl of Derby
Rivers
16
We will now "call it a day" as
The little drummer has made his ado
this is the day, we tell ourselves, that will not end
fax and fiddle have had their say
something in us snaps, a spring, a nerve
17
Who plays Buckingham in
Looking for Richard?
Kevin Klein
Kevin Spacey
Kevin McCallister
Frederic Kimball
18
What does Gregor Samsa do for a living?
Factory worker
Travelling salesman
Biology teacher
Office worker
19
In the opening lines of Part 2:
Julia leaves Winston a note
O'Brien states: "We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."
Winston participates in the Two Minutes Hate
Winston leaves his cubicle and goes to the lavatory
20
Oranges and lemons say the bells of . . .
St Clement's
St Clemmons
McRennit's
Belgrade
21
Who does Richard betray at the "Meeting of the Dons" in Act 3, Scene IV:
Buckingham
Hastings
Lord Grey
Derby
22
WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH is an example of:
Verbal Irony
An overused quote that should be avoided as textual evidence in an essay
Paradox
All of the above
23
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism
Something that deserves to be re-read
is located in Part II Chapter VIII of 1984
is Written by Emmanuel Goldstein
is truly outstanding
24
Who built the White Tower (Tower of London)?
William the Conqueror
Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
Richmond
25
Which of the following is not an element specific to Ingsoc?
Ownlife
Facecrime
Totalitarianism
Duckspeak
26
In which part of Towards Midnight does the "visitant lurker with a knife for us" appear:
The Rapture
The Cup
Towards Midnight
27
What is: "The rubbish entertainment and spurious news which the party handed out to the masses?
Sexcrime
Prolefeed
Minipax
Pornosec
28
A Recollection of Starlings: Rome '84 begins "A flight of starlings . . . "
At dawn
At dusk
At night
In the cool afternoon of the eternal moment
29
Lines from what Shakespeare play is used as a framing device in
Looking for Richard?
The Tempest
Two Noble Kinsman
A Winter's Tale
Henry VI Part II
30
The title of Atwood's Spotty Handed Villainesses is a reference to:
Ursula the Sea Witch
Ophelia
Jane Austen
Lady Macbeth
31
Who knocks on Winston's door at the end of Chapter 1?
Syme
The Thought Police
O'Brien
Mrs Parsons
32
What qualities are common to the five passages that Orwell presents early in
Politics and the English Language:
Political language and orthodoxy
staleness of imagery and lack of precision.
Ready-made phrases and worn out metaphors,
Ambiguous language and pretentious diction
33
"In our time, political speech and writing are . . . "
The defense of the indefensible
To be avoided at all costs
A necessary evil
A means of corrupting thought
34
Which of the following texts is NOT referred to directly by Atwood in Spotty-Handed Villainesses?
The Turn of the Screw
Little Women
Dracula
Anna Karenina
35
Which character is the next to speak in Act 1, Scene 1 of Richard III, immediately after Richard's opening soliloquy?
Clarence
Hastings
Richmond
Buckingham