G12 Literature Q2

Question 1

If someone can not breathe and this leads to their death they died by

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suffocating

Question 2

A time period in history which was categorized by uncertainty and fear, heavy reliance on religion not science

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The medieval era

Question 3

To what well known Chivalry tale does the Green Knight poem allude?

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King Arthur Pendragon, and the Knights of the Round Table

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of chivalry

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It's important to be popular, because leaders are usually popular

Question 5

What can not be true of an argumentative literary analysis?

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The purpose is only to convince the reader of a position ignoring opponents

Question 6

Which of the following genres of literature focuses on teaching the reader something?

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historical fiction and informational text

Question 7

When a magician does a trick it's called an

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illusion

Question 8

This time in history was known also as "enlightenment" and it translates in French to "rebirth"

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renaissance

Question 9

What is the meaning of the word contemporary?

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normal for the time (whatever time that is)

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT true of the Partition of India

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everyone in the country supported it

Question 11

The rules of knighthood "chivalry" focused on

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morality and virtue

Question 12

A synonym for insolence would be

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rudeness

Question 13

What does the term "political propaganda" mean?

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intended to influence people or persuade them to a political idea

Question 14

The type of dramatic speech where the character is typically alone on stage and speaking only to themself.

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soliloquy

Question 15

The type of Shakespearean drama which ends in a marriage or reunion.

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comedy

Question 16

Which type of dramatic speech is the character speaking alone, but with others on the stage?

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monologue

Question 17

Which of the following genres of writing focuses on convincing the reader of a position?

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argumentative and persuasive text

Question 18

The type of Shakespearean drama where the hero dies in the end.

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Tragedy

Question 19

Victims of Colonialism include

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All of these

Question 20

Which of the following is a "lesson" found in The Green Knight

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All of these

Question 21

What existential crisis was The King facing in Hamlet?

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The weight of his own guilt, and the feeling that he was unforgivable

Question 22

If the new President mentions a speech by an old president this is an example of an

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allusion

Question 23

What existential crisis was Hamlet facing in the excerpts we read?

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All of these

Question 24

What prompted Joan of Arc?

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She believed she was called religiously to this action

Question 25

Colonialism was practiced BY

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The British

Question 26

Which of the following is an example of an existential crisis?

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All of these

Question 27

Why was Richard III finally acknowledged as a rightful King of England and buried with honors in 2015?

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All of these

Question 28

Which of the following genres of literature focuses on emotions of the audience?

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drama and poetry

Question 29

the proper name for the creation of the independent nations of Pakistan and India

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The Partition of India

Question 30

In the selection we read of Richard III, how was he portrayed

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All of these

Question 31

What reason does Gawain give for volunteering

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He is the least and weakest of the knights, so if he loses it matters not

Question 32

Who was Joan of Arc?

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A young French girl who protected her king

Question 33

In recent history it has been scientifically proven that

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Richard III was not a hunchback, he had scoliosis of the spine

Question 34

Another word for hierarchy is

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stratification

Question 35

A term that means "the way things usually are"

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status-quo

Question 36

The author of The Green Knight spent a lot of time describing the knight... why?

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To show that "you can't judge a book by its cover"

Question 37

A pyre is

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The wood that is piled BELOW the person and then is lit on fire

Question 38

True or false, Shakespeare was never commissioned to write

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false

Question 39

If someone dies by refusing to give up on their religious or moral beliefs this is called

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martyr

Question 40

An example of a boisterous crowd could be found

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at a concert

G12 Literature Q2

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G12 Literature Q2

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