Mr Smith's BIG Y10 QUIZ

Question 1

Charge of the Light Brigade is based on which real war?

Accepted Answer

Crimean War

Question 2

In Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1, who says 'Out, damned spot!'?

Accepted Answer

Lady Macbeth

Question 3

At the start of 'An Inspector Calls', what are the family celebrating at the start of the play?

Accepted Answer

Sheila and Gerald's engagement

Question 4

In Act 1 of 'An Inspector Calls', Birling espouses the view that human society is doomed.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What did Eva Smith demand from Mr Birling?

Accepted Answer

Pay rise

Question 6

In Macbeth, what kind of animal is Paddock?

Accepted Answer

toad

Question 7

William Shakespeare was born in .................

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 8

'Daemonologie' was a book written by which person?

Accepted Answer

King James I

Question 9

Which of the following are key themes of My Last Duchess?

Accepted Answer

Power/control of the narrator, Conflict of place, Emotional conflict

Question 10

Socialism is a left-wing political ideology.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which poem from the anthology is written by Seamus Heaney?

Accepted Answer

'Storm on the Island'

Question 12

"I will think about going to the party tonight". What type of word is 'think'?

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 13

Which characters change the most due to Inspector Goole's visit?

Accepted Answer

Eric and Sheila

Question 14

In poetry, what is meant by 'free verse'?

Accepted Answer

No structure at all

Question 15

'The box's are placed over there by the kitchen table'. This sentence is NOT grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which character in Act 5 of 'Macbeth' says 'Turn hell-hound, turn'

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 17

Birling's incorrect predictions about WWI and the Titanic are examples of Priestley using the device of....

Accepted Answer

dramatic irony

Question 18

Complete the quotation from 'Bayonet Charge': "......................... etcetera / Dropped like luxuries"

Accepted Answer

"King, honour, human dignity"

Question 19

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow". Which of the following literary devices are used here?

Accepted Answer

Polysyndeton, Repetition

Question 20

'The tigers claw is very sharp'. This sentence is NOT grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

What is the message of the poem 'Ozymandias'?

Accepted Answer

Art cannot immortalise human power, Human achievements are insignificant, The power of the passing of time

Question 22

Which quotation contains an imperative?

Accepted Answer

"Look on your works, ye Mighty, and despair"

Question 23

"The lady quickly turned her head." What type of word is 'quickly' in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 24

(V.V) Macbeth: She should have [blank], There would have been a time for such a word.

Accepted Answer

died hereafter

Question 25

Who was responsible for Eva Smith's death?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 26

"Yesterday was a Roller Coaster of emotions". What technique is being used here?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 27

What title does Duncan grant Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 2?

Accepted Answer

Thane of Cawdor

Question 28

In Macbeth, who says '...to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths...'?

Accepted Answer

Banquo

Question 29

"Your eyes are as blue as the ocean!" What literary device is this?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 30

Which language technique is used a lot in Blake's London?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration, Repetition

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