WorksheetsMulticultural Lit Midterm Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Board of Aldermen send a deputation to Miss Emily's house?
a)
to ask her what the odd smell was
b)
to vanquish her father
c)
to arrest her
d)
to collect taxes
2.
What complaints was Judge Stevens receiving about Miss Emily from the townspeople?
a)
she was not involved with the community enough
b)
her house smelled bad
c)
she needed to stop killing rats in her yard
d)
it was unfair that she did not have to pay taxes
3.
What do the town members finally do about "the smell"?
a)
they cleaned her house for her
b)
Judge Stevens made her move out
c)
sprinkle lime around and in her house
d)
Tobe, her servant, stopped killing rats in the yard.
4.
What is the name of Miss Emily's love interest?
a)
Homer Simpson
b)
Homer Illiad
c)
Homer Barron
d)
Homer Odyssey
5.
What does Miss Emily purchase from the druggist?
a)
Ajax
b)
Borax
c)
Bleach
d)
Arsenic
6.
What did the townspeople think Miss Emily was going to do with the poison?
a)
Kill rats
b)
Kill herself
c)
Kill her servant, Tobe
d)
Kill her cousins
7.
Why did the townspeople think that Emily and Homer got married?
a)
He proposed to her at a town meeting
b)
She bought him a nightshirt and a toiletry set
c)
He moved in with her
d)
She moved away to be with him
8.
What does the narrator find on the pillow at the end of the short story?
a)
A gray hair
b)
A rose
c)
A handkerchief
d)
Her father's watch
9.
According to Liza, which character has always been polite to her and treated her with respect?
a)
Professor Higgins
b)
Mrs. Pearce
c)
Mr. Doolittle
d)
Colonel Pickering
10.
True or False:
Liza and Higgins get married and live happily ever after.
Liza and Higgins get married and live happily ever after.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Higgins amazes bystanders by
a)
guessing where they're from
b)
kissing Liza
c)
standing on his head
d)
hailing a cab
12.
What is Higgins' profession?
a)
phonetician
b)
officer
c)
handyman
d)
gentleman
13.
Which phrase best describes Pickering?
a)
Beautiful Woman
b)
Evil Peasant
c)
Deceitful Criminal
d)
Honest Colonel
14.
Who is Mrs. Pearce?
a)
Pickering's sister
b)
Higgins' mother
c)
School teacher
d)
Housekeeper
15.
Mrs. Pearce takes Eliza away to...
a)
baby her
b)
scold her
c)
bathe her
d)
mother her
16.
What word does Eliza say that shocks the guests?
a)
blasted
b)
rotter
c)
beastly
d)
bloody
17.
____________________: a reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work.
a)
allusion
b)
perspective
c)
aphorism
d)
myth
18.
____________________: focuses on relationships between genders. Examines the patterns of thought, behavior, values, enfranchisement, and power in relations between and within the sexes.
a)
Feminist Criticism
b)
Marxist Criticism
c)
Archetypal Criticism
d)
Reader Response Criticism
19.
____________________: the writer's attitude toward a character, a subject, or the reader.
a)
mood
b)
satire
c)
tone
d)
artistic license
20.
____________________: describes a manner of writing that mocks social conventions, actions, or attitudes with wit and humor.
a)
mise en scene
b)
satire
c)
Cultural Criticism
d)
scenario
21.
____________________: having the rights of citizenship, such as the right to vote.
a)
Patriarchal
b)
Marginalize
c)
Dominant Group
d)
Enfranchisement
22.
____________________: is a traditional story, passed down from generation to generation, that explains something in human life or in the world.
a)
motif
b)
myth
c)
scenario
d)
vignette
23.
____________________: is a word, character, object, image, or idea that recurs in a literary work or works. It is almost always related to the theme of a work of literature.
a)
allusion
b)
motif
c)
aphorism
d)
myth
24.
____________________: a composite picture that is created by bringing together a number of images and arranging them to create a connected whole.
a)
aphorism
b)
imagery
c)
montage
d)
scenario
25.
____________________: asserts that economics provides the foundation for all social, political, and ideological reality. Economic inequality is a power structure that drives history and influences differences in religion, race, ethnicity, and gender.
a)
Archetypal Criticism
b)
enfranchisement
c)
genre conventions
d)
Marxist Criticism
26.
____________________: are universal symbols- images, characters, motifs, or patterns- that recur in the myths, dreams, oral traditions, songs, literature, and other texts of peoples widely separated by time and place.
a)
myths
b)
allusions
c)
archetypes
d)
aphorisms
27.
____________________: a society is which the male is the head of the household and holds authority over women and children.
a)
subordinate
b)
patriarchal
c)
matriarchal
d)
archetypal
28.
Why did Lisa believe that Thorwald was guilty of murder?
a)
She saw him do it.
b)
His wife never would have left without her favorite purse.
c)
Because Jeff tells her it's true.
d)
She saw a body part in the garden.
29.
In Rear Window, what is Jeff's occupation?
a)
Landscape Architect
b)
Journalist
c)
Photographer
d)
Detective
30.
What happened to the dog in Rear Window?
a)
He fell out of his basket and died.
b)
He ate poison that was left in the garden.
c)
His neck was broken.
d)
He drowned in the Sculptor's barrel.
31.
___________________: A scene between two people shot exclusively from one angle that includes both characters more of less equally. It is used in love scenes, arguments, or scenes where interaction between two characters is important.
a)
Mise en Scene
b)
Medium Shot
c)
Two Shot
d)
Personal Angle
32.
___________________: Camera is on a track that allows it to move with the action. It may be used in front, behind, or next to a character as he or she walks.
a)
Boom/Crane
b)
Pan
c)
Tilt
d)
Dolly/Tracking
33.
___________________: Cut to an object, then to a person. This technique shows what a person seems to be looking at.
a)
Eye-Line-Match
b)
Cross Cutting
c)
Shot-Reverse-Shot
d)
Point of View
34.
___________________: Sound that would be logically heard by the characters in the film.
a)
Diegetic
b)
Non-diegetic
35.
Which of the following fonts are acceptable for an MLA report?
a)
Times New Roman
b)
wing ding
c)
Comic Sans
d)
Both Times New Roman and wing ding
36.
Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning.
a)
right aligned
b)
centered
c)
indented
d)
single spaced
37.
What is dialogue?
a)
The characters in a story
b)
Characters talking with one another
c)
The conflict (problem)
d)
The setting (time and place)
38.
What do you call the last paragraph in a formal essay?
a)
Resolution
b)
Conclusion
c)
Ending
d)
Finale
39.
Begin every body paragraph with _________________.
a)
a hook
b)
an introduction
c)
a topic sentence
d)
background information
40.
A question, anecdote, or fact at the beginning of an introduction that serves to grab the attention of the reader.
a)
Topic sentence
b)
Hook
c)
Details & evidence
d)
Thesis statement
41.
It is the main idea of the essay.
a)
Topic sentence
b)
Hook
c)
Details & evidence
d)
Thesis statement
42.
Which appeals to logic and the mind?
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
43.
Which appeals to emotion and the heart?
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
44.
________ prove how concessions are incorrect or invalid by offering additional evidence or support for the claim.
a)
Refutations
b)
Evidence
c)
Concessions
d)
Bias
45.
What happens to Ms. Lonleyhearts?
a)
She
kills herself
b)
She moves out
c)
She becomes friendly with the musician
d)
She catches Thorwald and is murdered
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