A E Housman

A E Housman

12th Grade

10 Qs

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A E Housman

A E Housman

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.8, RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9

+3

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Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Lines 1-4 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest that

people honor and reward physical strength

One should refuse to give away your affection.

Time brings unwelcome and painful change.

give advice to young men you know

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does the speaker mean by "home" in line 6 of "To and Athlete Dying Young"?


"Shoulder-high we bring you home"

never-ending sorryow

a matter of vanity

the speaker

the final resting place

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What action do lines 21-22 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?


"So set, before its echoes fade,

The fleet foot on the sill of shade"

entering the grave

refuse to give away your affection

honor and reward physical strength

lack the capacity to take advice

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"And early though the laurel grows,

It withers quicker than the rose."


Lines 11-12 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" convey the idea that

time brings unwelcome and painful change

people honor and reward physical strength

glory fades quickly

refuse to give away your affection

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"Now you will not swell the rout,

Of lads that wore their honors out,

Runners whom renown outran

And the name died before the man."


You can infer from the lines 17-20 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" that the speaker believes a disadvantage of aging is

you create a sense of inevitability

you lack the capacity to take advice

refuse to give away your affection

a matter of vanity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does the final stanza of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?


"And round that early-laurelled head

Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,

And find unwithered on its curls

The garland briefer than a girl's."

The greatest reward for the athlete is his benevolence.

The athlete can no longer give advice to those left behind.

The dead athlete's crown of laurels will be forever on his head.

The athlete will soon be forgotten.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What excerpt from "To an Athlete Dying Young" best supports the inference that a disadvantage of old age is seeing others surpass you?

"Eyes the shady night has shut/ Cannot see the record cut"

"The time you won your town the race/ We chaired you through the market-place"

"Smart lad, to slip bedtimes away/ From fields where glory does not stay"

"Runners whom renown outran/ And the name died before the man"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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