WorksheetsEnglish 12A Semester Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
Based on the character of Beowulf, which of the following values was critical during the Anglo-Saxon period?
a)
Physical strength
b)
Fair and just leadership
c)
Humility
2.
Which key theme is explored differently among the 3 Exeter Book Poems?
a)
Courage
b)
Exile
c)
Women's rights
d)
Warrior culture
3.
Beowulf is ultimately defeated due to his tragic flaw of...
a)
Physical weakness
b)
Lack of religious faith
c)
Greed
d)
Lack of loyalty
4.
The Exeter Book poems are different from Beowulf in that...
a)
They focus on ordinary people during the time period in which they were written
b)
They have religious undertones and references
c)
They exemplify the bravery of people during that time period
d)
They are less realistic than Beowulf
5.
One key idea explored in the Exeter Book poems is the idea of...
a)
Fate/God's Will
b)
Good vs. Evil
c)
Healing
d)
Greed
6.
Chaucer uses the Monk and the Pardoner in order to point out which societal flaw?
a)
Corruption within the church
b)
Focus on physical traits rather than morals
c)
Women's lack of rights
d)
Lack of concern for impoverished children
7.
The key theme of the Wife of Bath's Tale can best be summarized with which of the following lines from the text?
a)
"Tell us your tale, spare not for any man. Instruct us younger men in your technique"
b)
"There was a knight who was a lusty liver."
c)
"By very force he took her maidenhead. This act of violence made such a stir"
d)
"A woman wants the self-same sovereignty"
8.
The Pardoner's main purpose for preaching can best be summarized with which of the following quotes?
a)
"My sermon is all about the curse of greed and selfishness"
b)
"Then out comes money, just for me."
c)
"I can bring them to repent"
d)
"I speak in a lofty style,and my voice rings out as loudly as a bell"
9.
Sir Gawain chooses to deceive the Green Knight mainly due to...
a)
His interest in the Knight's wife
b)
His anger at his situation
c)
A love of his own life
d)
A decision to break from the knighthood
10.
The idea of the hero shifts between the Anglo-Saxon period and the Middle Ages in which of the following ways?
a)
A shift from male heroes to women heroes
b)
A shift from focus on strength and bravery to a clear moral code
c)
A shift from realistic to unrealistic stories of heroes
d)
A shift from an emphasis on loyalty to individuality
11.
Macbeth is characterized in Act 1 as...
a)
A corrupt public official
b)
A war hero
c)
A devoutly religious man
d)
A power-hungry villain
12.
Lady Macbeth can best be described in Acts 1-3 as...
a)
Manipulative
b)
Power-Hungry
c)
Selfish
d)
All of the above
13.
The Witches' first prophecy influenced Macbeth by...
a)
Planting the idea of Kingship in his head
b)
Causing him to doubt King Duncan's goodness
c)
Giving him the idea that he couldn't be killed
d)
Making him think his sons would be Kings
14.
How does Lady Macbeth's character change in the second half of the play?
a)
She loses her ability to influence Macbeth
b)
She becomes guilt-ridden and begins to lose her mind
c)
She continues to hunger for more power and influence
d)
She shows no remorse in the second half of the play
15.
In Whoso List to Hunt, the speaker's tone can best be described as...
a)
Discouraged
b)
Optimistic
c)
Determined
d)
Adoring
16.
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is considered a Pastoral because…
a)
It tells a tale of love
b)
It emphasizes rural life and the simplicity of such a life
c)
It makes grand comparisons when discussing love
d)
It has a rhyme scheme
17.
Read the following excerpt: "My beloved is like ice; I am like fire.So why is it that her great coldness is not melted by my hot desire, but only grows harder the more I beg for her love?" The speaker's central conflict is...
a)
He no longer has interest in the woman who loves him
b)
He has not found 'the one'
c)
The more he loves the object of his affection, the less interest she takes in him
d)
Society will not allow him to be with his love.
18.
One key quality of the enlightenment period's texts was...
a)
Focus on intellectualism and rationality
b)
Focus on romantic notions and nature
c)
Use of extended metaphor
d)
Focus on epic heroes and adventure tales
19.
One key purpose of satire is...
a)
To provide social commentary/critique
b)
To emphasize key traits of society
c)
To provide moral instruction
d)
To express sentimental emotions
20.
Which of the following insights do we gain from Samuel Pepys' diary?
a)
Pepys was a man of importance in London
b)
The destruction caused by the Fire of London
c)
Both of these options
d)
Neither of these options
21.
A Modest Proposal's title is satirical because...
a)
Swift is poking fun at religion with the title
b)
Swift is proposing a modest solution to a big problem
c)
Swift's proposal is in reality FAR from modest
d)
Swift does not make a proposal in the text.
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