WorksheetsLA 9 2nd semester final
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A poem most often contains
a)
emotion
b)
conflict
c)
characters
d)
rhyme
2.
A novel is always a work of
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
poetry
d)
drama
3.
A short story is always a work of
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
drama
d)
poetry
4.
An essay is an example of a
a)
short story
b)
novel
c)
poem
d)
nonfiction
5.
When the narrator is not a character but knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character, he is called
a)
a 3rd person limited narrator
b)
a 3rd person omniscient narrator
c)
a 1st person narrator
d)
a 2nd person narrator
6.
The turning point of the story is the
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
7.
The solution to the conflict is the
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
8.
Hints/clues of what may happen later in the story are called
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
suspense
d)
symbolism
9.
Creative comparisons are referred to as
a)
similes
b)
metaphors
c)
symbols
d)
figurative language
10.
A true statement about life or human nature is
a)
plot
b)
point of view
c)
theme
d)
moral
11.
Problems between two opposing forces; arguments, battles, fights are called
a)
internal conflicts
b)
external conflicts
c)
person vs. self
d)
none of the above
12.
A hyperbole is
a)
exaggeration
b)
over-reaction
c)
sound effect
d)
rhythm
13.
A realistic character with strengths and weaknesses is called a
a)
round character
b)
static character
c)
flat character
d)
dynamic character
14.
The narrator is not a character and only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in
a)
1st person pov
b)
3rd person limited pov
c)
3rd person omniscient pov
d)
3rd person omnipotent pov
15.
The narrator is a character in the story in
a)
1st person pov
b)
3rd person limited pov
c)
3rd person omniscient pov
d)
3rd person omnipotent pov
16.
The use of an object to represent an idea is called
a)
plot
b)
suspense
c)
symbolism
d)
theme
17.
Everything that happens in the order that it happens is called
a)
plot
b)
suspense
c)
symbolism
d)
theme
18.
A character who is not well developed is
a)
flat
b)
round
c)
static
d)
dynamic
19.
The feeling of uncertainty; not knowing but wanting to know what will happen is
a)
irony
b)
suspense
c)
exposition
d)
theme
20.
Increasing complications/conflicts that lead to the climax are called
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
21.
A scene from the past that interrupts the present is
a)
plot
b)
symbolism
c)
flashback
d)
foreshadowing
22.
A character who does not change is a
a)
flat character
b)
round character
c)
static character
d)
dynamic character
23.
A character who says something he does not literally mean is using
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
dynamic irony
24.
A character who learns something and changes is a
a)
flat character
b)
round character
c)
static character
d)
dynamic character
25.
Action that leads to the resolution, after the turning point is called
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
26.
The unexpected happening is called
a)
verbal irony
b)
situational irony
c)
dramatic irony
d)
dynamic irony
27.
Indecision; worry; concern is called
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
person vs. person
d)
person vs. society
28.
Background information about setting and character is called
a)
setting
b)
point of view
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
29.
The best choice for a theme of Romeo and Juliet is
a)
Teenage love is never real.
b)
Boys love with their eyes and not their hearts.
c)
Love overcomes everything, even death.
d)
Tragedy can occur when people fight needlessly.
30.
Lady Montague died from
a)
a contagious disease
b)
grief over Romeo’s absence
c)
a heart attack suffered when she realized Juliet is her daughter-in-law
d)
poison from Lady Capulet
31.
Friar Laurence’s letter is undelivered because of
a)
Romeo’s trip
b)
Paris’ interception
c)
an infectious pestilence
d)
the apothecary’s ignorance
32.
Juliet’s nurse is
a)
overly proper and prissy
b)
extremely talkative
c)
unable to keep a secret
d)
jealous of youth
33.
Benvolio advises Romeo
a)
to compare Rosaline to other women
b)
to fight Tybalt
c)
to learn to dance
d)
to compare Juliet to the sun
34.
By continuing the play after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
a)
makes the moral of the play universal
b)
re-establishes the setting of the play
c)
uses Friar Laurence and the Prince to give a lesson about the physical consequences of love and hate
d)
all of the above
35.
Romeo says the real poison is
a)
love
b)
hate
c)
gold
d)
the Prince
36.
Romeo’s dream in Act V that “my lady came and found me dead” and revived me with a kiss
a)
is the opposite of what later happens
b)
has no relation to the following events of the play
c)
is exactly what happens in the play
d)
foreshadows and creates irony in the later death scene
37.
Before drinking the Friar’s vial of liquid the night before her wedding to Paris, Juliet
a)
is too scared to live
b)
calls to her mother to give her comfort
c)
fears Romeo will never get the Friar’s message
d)
questions the consequences of her actions
38.
In the scene concerning Juliet’s proposed marriage to Paris, the reader sees
a)
Capulet as an understanding father
b)
Juliet stating and defending her opinion for the first time in the play
c)
the nurse comforting Juliet as she always does
d)
all of the above
39.
According to Capulet, Paris is to marry Juliet with haste in order to
a)
relieve Juliet’s sorrow over Tybalt’s death
b)
fulfill Lady Capulet’s wish for her daughter’s happiness
c)
prevent Romeo from marrying her
d)
become the heir of her father’s estate
40.
As a result of Tybalt’s death
a)
the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona
b)
the Capulets ask that Benvolio be hanged
c)
Juliet realizes that her love for Tybalt is stronger than her love for Romeo
d)
the feud between the families lessens in comparison to what it was at the beginning of the play
41.
The arrangements Romeo makes for his marriage include
a)
having the nurse tell Juliet the time and place of the wedding ceremony
b)
taking counseling classes from Friar Laurence
c)
having the nurse place a wooden ladder next to Juliet’s window
d)
accepting Tybalt’s challenge for a duel
42.
A scene illustrating the humor used to offset the tragedy is
a)
Mercutio making fun of the nurse and her homely face
b)
Mercutio and Romeo comparing their jokes to a wild goose chase
c)
Capulet sending an illiterate servant out with the guest list
d)
All of the above
43.
In the play Benvolio
a)
does not care about Romeo’s problems
b)
is an advisor and friend to Romeo
c)
becomes more opposed to any peace with the Capulets
d)
is related to the prince
44.
If Benvolio is a peace keeper, then Tybalt is
a)
a lover
b)
a guilty friend
c)
a sad friend
d)
a fighter
45.
Romeo is able to buy poison in Mantua because
a)
the apothecary understands his broken heart
b)
the apothecary is rebellious
c)
it’s legal
d)
the apothecary is poor
46.
The purpose of Juliet’s soliloquy in Act IV, scene 3 is to
a)
share with the reader her plans to wed
b)
share with the reader her fears
c)
share with the reader the disgust she feels for her family
d)
share with the reader her plans to go to Mantua
47.
The purpose of Romeo’s monologue during the balcony scene of Act II, scene 2 is to
a)
express his love for Juliet
b)
express his grief over Rosaline
c)
express his fears of dying
d)
express his joy at finding the nurse
48.
At the Capulet tomb when Balthasar hides from Romeo and says, “His looks I fear, and his intents I doubt, “ he is letting the reader know what Romeo does not with an
a)
allusion
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
aside
d)
alliteration
49.
When Friar Laurence talks about the power of Earth being like the power of mankind and says, “The earth that’s Nature’s mother is her tomb,/What is her burying grave, that is her womb,” he is using not only paradox, but also
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
50.
In the prologue the Heroic couplet is found in
a)
the first two lines
b)
the turning point
c)
the last two lines
d)
between the lines
51.
The prologue that begins the play can best be described as a
a)
sonnet
b)
paradox
c)
allusion
d)
monologue
52.
The nurse and Mercutio are included in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet primarily to
a)
offer comic relief
b)
lead the main characters astray
c)
interfere with fate
d)
live to tell the truth
53.
A Heroic couplet is defined as
a)
two consecutive lines that rhyme
b)
two consecutive lines written in iambic pentameter
c)
two consecutive lines that describe romantic couples
d)
A and B
54.
Blank verse is defined as
a)
poetry that doesn’t rhyme
b)
poetry written in iambic pentameter
c)
verses about nothing
d)
A and B
55.
Iambic pentameter is a term used to describe Shakespeare’s use of
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme
c)
10 syllables in every line
d)
A and B
56.
When a character is making a play on words, like when Romeo says, “You have dancing shoes/With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the ground I cannot move,” he’s using
a)
oxymorons
b)
puns
c)
paradoxes
d)
allusions
57.
When Juliet wants to know who she has just kissed and says, “If he be married,/My grave is like to be my wedding bed,” she is using
a)
an allusion
b)
an onomatopoeia
c)
an oxymoron
d)
a paradox
58.
When Romeo talks about the similarities between love and hate and uses phrases like “feather of lead” and “cold fire,” he is using
a)
allusions
b)
onomatopoeias
c)
oxymorons
d)
paradoxes
59.
When Lady Capulet compares Paris to a book of love that only lacks a cover, she uses an
a)
allusion
b)
aside
c)
extended metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
60.
Soliloquy can best be defined as
a)
a long, uninterrupted speech
b)
a character speaking alone on stage
c)
a secret between a few characters that the audience hears
d)
a reference to another historical event or literary work
61.
Monologue can best be defined as
a)
a long, uninterrupted speech
b)
a character speaking alone on stage
c)
a secret between a few characters that the audience hears
d)
a reference to another historical event or literary work
62.
An allusion can best be defined as
a)
a long, uninterrupted speech
b)
a character speaking alone on stage
c)
a secret between a few characters that the audience hears
d)
a reference to another historical event or literary work
63.
An aside can best be defined as
a)
a long, uninterrupted speech
b)
a character speaking alone on stage
c)
a secret between a few characters that the audience hears
d)
a reference to another historical event or literary work
64.
Scene can best be defined as
a)
a setting change in a play
b)
a division of plot
c)
a method of character development
d)
an aspect of irony
65.
Act can best be defined as
a)
a setting change in a play
b)
a division of plot
c)
a method of character development
d)
an aspect of irony
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