a person, place, or object that has meaning.

Why is the Narrator on his journey?

He is on a religious pilgrimage.

How do you know that Beowulf is an epic poem?

It is a long poem that tells a story about alegendary hero.

Which of thesesentences does NOT contain onomatopoeia?

The students in theclass are going bananas.

Why does Wiglaf tell his comrades they shouldhelp Beowulf fight the dragon?

Beowulf is too old to fight anymore on hisown.

the use of hints to suggest what will happen later.

a transition in a story to an earlier time.

Why does Beowulf come to see Hrothgar?

He wants to help Hrothgar by killing Grendel.

What is the theme of Beowulf?

Good always triumphs in the end.

Which of thesesentences does NOT contain onomatopoeia?

The students in the class are going bananas

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English IV Fall Semester Exam

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Fall Semester Exam covering figurative language, Beowulf, and The Canterbury Tales

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1
Complete the analogy: tree:forest::
bird:sky
star:galaxy
fish:sea
mammal:land
2
The Dragon.....
mortally wounds Beowulf
King of the Danes
Successor of Beowulf
lives in a "lake of fire"
3
What monster did Beowulf NOT fight?
Grendel's mother
a fire breathing dragon
the big bad wolf
Grendel
4
Symbolism is....
a transition to an earlier time.
the main character
the use of hints to suggest what will happen later.
a person, place, or object that has meaning.
5
Beowulf is _____________.
written in iambic pentameter
a sonnet
an epic poem
an elegy
6
Complete the analogy: eradicate:disease::
lengthen:dimension
elaborate:theme
exterminate:species
symbolize:model
7
"My father was the sun and the moon to me." is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
8
The protagonist is...
the main character
the narrator
the opposing force or character
the climate of feeling in a literary work.
9
Why is the Narrator on his journey?
He is going to visit family.
He is looking for work.
He is competing in a knights' tournament.
He is on a religious pilgrimage.
10
Complete the analogy: rink:skate::
airplane:fly
escalator:turn
boat:swim
track:run
11
How many men did Grendel kill the FIRST timehe attacked the Mead Hall?
20
10
40
30
12
"I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all of my books home!"
Hyperbole
Personification
Smilie
Metaphor
13
How do you know that Beowulf is an epic poem?
It is a long poem that tells a story about alegendary hero.
It tells about real events and real people oflong ago.
It is a poem about terrible monsters anddragons.
It was not written down at first but told bystorytellers.
14
Complete the analogy: botanist: plants::
chemist:laboratories
linguist:verbs
physicist: experiments
zoologist:animals
15
Following brandnames are examples of what literary term? Coca-Cola,Borders Books, Dunkin Donuts
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
16
Which of thesesentences does NOT contain onomatopoeia?
The bee was buzzing inmy ear.
The race car screecheddown the road.
The students in theclass are going bananas.
The floor creaked as Iwalked across it.
17
Complete the analogy: soda:beverage::
hat:coat
cat:animal
sand:desert
coffee:milk
18
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
William Shakespeare
Oscar Wilde
Geoffrey Chaucer
Sir Gawain
19
Why does he not touch this one object, mentionedin the previous question?
It is too beautiful.
He doesn’t see it
Grendel knows it is priceless.
It is protected by God.
20
The pilgrims meet to begin their journey to Canterbury at ____.
the Tabard in Southwark
a suburban courthouse.
A) a pub in Canterbury
Chaucer’s home at the south gate of London.
21
Why does Wiglaf tell his comrades they shouldhelp Beowulf fight the dragon?
Beowulf is too old to fight anymore on hisown.
They can share Beowulf’s fame if they kill thedragon.
Together they can win and get the dragon’sgold.
They had promised to help Beowulf when heneeded them.
22
The Wife of Bath
seems unable to take care of herself.
wear clothing suggestive of a naïve innocence
has had five husbands.
is relatively inexperienced in love.
23
"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
24
Complete the analogy: feather:bird::
scale:fish
antenna:insect
fang:snake
hair:braid
25
Grendel's mother...
Leaves a claw behind in Herot
Lives in a "lake of fire"
Queen of the Danes
Queen of the Geats
26
Grendel terrorizes the Mead Hall, except forone protected object. What is that object?
the cross
Hrothgar's crown
the chapel
Hrothgar's throne
27
Foreshadowing is...
starts in the middle
the opposing force.
the use of hints to suggest what will happen later.
the main character.
28
Complete the analogy: Touch:tactile::
sound:noisy
smell:olfactory
mouth:verbal
vision:beautiful
29
A flashback is
starts in the middle
the climate or feeling in a literary work.
a transition in a story to an earlier time.
the act or practice of making a casual or indrect
30
Why does Beowulf come to see Hrothgar?
He needs Hrothgar’s help against an enemy.
He comes to seek shelter in Hrothgar’s hall.
He has been sent into exile by the king ofGeatland.
He wants to help Hrothgar by killing Grendel.
31
Grendel....
Beowulf's father
Lives in a "lake of fire"
Greatest of mead-halls
Leaves a claw behind in Herot
32
"Her face is like a sunbeam," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
33
What is the theme of Beowulf?
Good always triumphs in the end.
Sometimes everyone needs help.
The strongest always win.
Evil can never be defeated.
34
Which of thesesentences does NOT contain onomatopoeia?
The floor creaked as I walked across it.
The students in the class are going bananas
The race car screeched down the road.
The bee was buzzing in my ear.
35
Audiencewatching a play understands what's going on- characters r unaware of what's happening.
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Situational irony

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