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High School English: 101
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A quick quiz on famous novels and basic grammar studied in high school classes (9th grade and up)
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1
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is a literary example of...
Tragedy
Satire
Transformation
Comedy
2
Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" chronicles a family's journey to what US state?
Oklahoma
California
Texas
Washington
3
Which one of these plays did Shakespeare NOT write?
MacBeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
The Alchemist
4
In the sentence, "Please give me a cookie.", the article, a cookie, is...
Indefinite article
Definite
5
In what time period was the book "The Great Gatsby" set in?
1930s
1900s
1920s
1910s
6
Which of these novels was NOT banned from public schools in the U.S. at one time or another?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bridge to Teribithia
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Pride and Prejudice
7
Which brothers published a collection of fairy tales that became world famous in 1812?
Brothers Grimm
Wright Brothers
Henry and William James
Marx Brothers
8
"Traffic slowed to a crawl." Is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
9
True or False: Novels can be both fictional and nonfictional.
False
True
10
Which of these sentences
DOES NOT
use a semicolon(;) correctly?
They couldn't pay for the expenses; Food, clothes, or water.
Some people write with a computer; others write with a pen.
Because cows smell; they offend me.
My cat is cute; he loves to cuddle.
11
Which body part did Capt. Ahab lose in Melville's novel "Moby Dick"?
Ear
Eye
Leg
Arm
12
A poem that may not follow any rhythm, rhyme, or pattern is called...
Haiku
Sonnet
Limerick
Free Verse
13
A collection of literary works chosen by a compiler is called an...
Assembly
Compilation
Selection
Anthology
14
Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive in this sentence: Gordon rode his bike all day.
Transitive
Intransitive
15
What is the definition of theme?
Meaning behind the story
Moral of the story
Events of the story
The resolution of the story
