English I cumulative review Fall 2018

Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

• A flawed hero

• A devious trickster

• A wise mentor

• An evil foil

Read Friar Laurence’s dialogue from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

But he which bore my letter, Friar John,

Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight

Return’d my letter back.

Based on these lines, what role did Friar John play in the catastrophe?

• He delivered Friar Laurence’s letter to the wrong person.

• He continually forgot to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.

• He made the choice not to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.

• He was prevented from delivering Friar Laurence’s letter.

How do Juliet’s parents contribute to the catastrophe in Act IV, scenes iii-v of Romeo and Juliet?

• by discovering that Juliet is already married to Romeo

• by requesting specific food be served at the wedding

• by asking Nurse to check on Juliet before the wedding

• by pushing Juliet into a quick marriage with Paris

In Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet, how does Romeo react when he hears someone in Juliet’s tomb?

• He begs the intruder to leave.

• In Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet, how does Romeo react when he hears someone in Juliet’s tomb?

• He tries to discover the intruder's identity.

• He kills the intruder immediately.

Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

Friar Laurence: Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man:

Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,

And thou art wedded to calamity.

What is the meaning of the phrase "thou art wedded to calamity”?

• You have not had enough disaster in your life.

• You often have disaster around you.

• Your marriage will be a complete disaster.

• Your confusion is the cause of many disasters.

Nurse’s coarse, motherly character provides a foil for

• Romeo, who is young and emotional

• Mercutio, who is playful and emotional.

• Juliet, who is innocent and youthful.

• Lady Capulet, who is sad and neglectful.

Use the thesaurus entry for labyrinth to answer the question.

labyrinth noun

Definition: a place that has many confusing paths and passages;

something that is extremely difficult to understand

Synonyms: entanglement, jungle, maze, puzzle, warren, web

Which synonym best replaces the word labyrinth in the sentence below?

The gardeners had constructed a complicated labyrinth of pathways that led us through the hedges.

• entanglement

• jungle

• web

• maze

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.

‘Then a seaborne death

soft as this hand of mist will come upon you

when you are wearied out with rich old age,

your country folk in blessed peace around you.

And all this shall be just as I foretell.’

Teiresias uses a simile to promise Odysseus that he will

• have a gentle death

• die exhausted

• have a happy death

• die wealthy

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

• Odysseus and his men “slept again above the wash of ripples.(Homer 68).”

• Odysseus and his men, “slept again above the wash of ripples.(Homer 68)”

• Odysseus and his men, “slept again above the wash of ripples.” Homer (68)

• Odysseus and his men “slept again above the wash of ripples” (Homer 68).

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The pact was negotiated by a team of seasoned diplomats.

• The garden was colonized by a dazzling variety of weeds.

• Our teacher was quoted in a magazine last week.

• Our old toaster always burns the toast on one side.