EL Test Unit 3

Arnold’s poem “The Progress of Poesy” alludes to events in the life of which biblical character?

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prospero and his revelers symbolize __________.

In "The Masque of the Red Death," what colors were the first and last rooms of Prince Prospero's abbey?

What is Poe's theme in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

To what biblical allusion does Arnold allude to begin the symbolism of his poem?

What does the fount symbolize in Matthew Arnold’s “The Progress of Poesy” ?

What security measure was taken to prevent the Red Death from entering the abbey?

The Traveler in the poem “The Listeners” seems to symbolize __________.

According to "The Progress of Poesy," at what stage of life does Arnold think a poet is most creative?

In "The Progress of Poesy," Arnold compares the creative life to a search for what item?

In Chesterton’s essay “A Piece of Chalk,” the main conflict of the story is __________.

What did the color of the first room symbolize?

Chesterton uses the color white to symbolize __________.

The general atmosphere of “The Listeners” is one of __________.

In "The Masque of the Red Death," what reaction did the revelers have to the chiming of the ebony clock each hour?

The primary symbol in Borges’s poem “Afterglow” is based on __________.

What are allusions primarily based on?

Cummings’s assertion in “maggie and milly and molly and may” that we find ourselves in the sea implies that __________.

In what season does the action of “A Piece of Chalk” occur?

What does the resolution of a work's conflict contribute to the work?

The atmosphere Poe created in “The Masque of the Red Death” could best be described as __________.

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” the attitude of the Prince and his revelers toward those outside was __________.

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” the reactions of the revelers to the last room and the chiming of the clock show what?

In "The Listeners," what response does the Traveler receive as he poses the question, "Is there anybody there?"

In Kipling’s story “Cupid’s Arrows,” Kitty’s nickname refers to whom?

What character in “Cupid’s Arrows” best illustrates false values?

The title “maggie and milly and molly and may” illustrates the poetic device called __________.

What implication does Poe make in his allusion that “the figure in question had out-Heroded Herod”?

Which object in “The Masque of the Red Death” is not symbolic of death?

“Afterglow” discusses how humans deal with __________.

The atmosphere of Borges’s poem could best be described as __________.

What color does the last room symbolize?

The special rooms in the Prince’s abbey symbolize different __________.

In “Sir Francis Drake,” Hayman alludes to whom when he describes Drake?

What sources are used primarily for allusions?

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” when the revelers finally notice the masked intruder, their first reaction was what?

According to “Sir Francis Drake,” what does Hayman think?

What is O’Neill’s thesis in “Outta My Way, Grandpa!” ?

Which adjective best describes Kipling’s tone toward Kitty in “Cupid’s Arrows”?

Which of the following is probably least likely to be alluded to by an author trying to write a lasting work?

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Poe alludes to which of the following Bible stories?