Second Semester English 11 Exam Review 2024

Question 1

Grendel was able to destroy Heorot but was never capable of taking over the throne because

Accepted Answer

he was the Lord's outcast

Question 2

The Canterbury Tales was written during the Anglo-Saxon time period.

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False

Question 3

All of the following are British Literary Time Periods EXCEPT

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Revolutionary

Question 4

Silly Sally Sailed Strongly is an example of what?

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alliteration

Question 5

The author of Beowulf is

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unknown

Question 6

Macbeth takes place in

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Scotland

Question 7

Although invisible to others, Lady Macbeth tries to wash away

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spots of blood on her hands

Question 8

"She walked like a flamingo" is an example of a

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simile

Question 9

All of the following were accomplishments during the Renaissance EXCEPT

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Castles

Question 10

An allusion is a literary or historical reference and might be unfamiliar to the reader.

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True

Question 11

The witches serve all of the following purposes in Macbeth EXCEPT

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show that Macbeth believes in superstitions

Question 12

"Confusion now hath made its masterpiece" is an example of what?

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personification

Question 13

The rival playwright to William Shakespeare was

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Ben Johnson

Question 14

How does Macbeth know in the end that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

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Macduff says he was removed from his mother

Question 15

The Canterbury Tales was originally written in

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Middle English

Question 16

The differences between Old and Middle English are small.

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False

Question 17

The phrase "itself like a fiery flame" from Beowulf is an example of a

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simile

Question 18

Old English is characterized largely by the use of oral tradition.

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True

Question 19

Time Period where the black plague was predominant

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Middle English

Question 20

William Wordsworth and George Gordon, Lord Byron are considered a Romantic Poets.

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True

Question 21

Shakespeare's plays were written in

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Modern English

Question 22

All of the following are characteristics of an epic poem EXCEPT

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the hero must die

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