WorksheetsQuarter 4 ELA Review (SBP 6th & 7th grade)
Total questions: 275
Worksheet time: 4hrs 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Greek God of the sea?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Hades
d)
Cyclopes
2.
Who was the queen of the gods?
a)
Athena
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Hera
d)
Hestia
3.
Who was the Greek king of the gods?
a)
Zeus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hermes
d)
Hades
4.
Who was the Greek lord of the underworld?
a)
Hermes
b)
Hades
c)
Dionysus
d)
Eros
5.
Who was the Greek Goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Hermione
6.
Who was the Greek God of War?
a)
Zeus
b)
Ares
c)
Dionysus
d)
Apollo
7.
Who was the Greek God of wine and theater?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Dionysus
d)
Hephaestus
8.
Who was the Greek god of light, truth, and healing?
a)
Athena
b)
Ares
c)
Apollo
d)
Artemis
9.
Who was the Greek God of forge and fire?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Apollo
d)
Demeter
10.
Mother of all gods.
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Rhea
d)
Gaea
11.
One-eyed creatures; sons of Gaea and Uranus
a)
Eros
b)
Hermes
c)
Cyclopes
d)
Apollo
12.
First Greek goddess to be queen; Zeus's mother
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Rhea
c)
Gaea
d)
Hera
13.
The symbol for Hades is:
a)
cornucopia
b)
a grape vine
c)
an eagle
d)
a black horse
14.
The god of the sea is ______.
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
15.
Who has the power to command the wind?
a)
Hera
b)
Hestia
c)
Hermes
d)
Hephaestus
16.
Which God/Goddess is known for his terrible temper and enjoys bloodshed
a)
Zeus
b)
Ares
c)
Hermes
d)
Dionysus
17.
Who was led by the Argonauts in a quest to for the Golden Fleece?
a)
Hercules
b)
Artemis
c)
Apollo
d)
Jason
18.
Who is the god of sun and music?
a)
Artemis
b)
Hades
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
19.
Whose mother threw him off Mt. Olympus?
a)
Gaea
b)
Hermes
c)
Hephaestus
20.
geo
a)
written words
b)
sound
c)
the earth
21.
micro
a)
self
b)
small
c)
the earth
22.
rupt
a)
to look
b)
to build
c)
to break
23.
photo
a)
sound
b)
move across
c)
light
24.
bio
a)
death
b)
life
c)
to carry
25.
phone
a)
sound
b)
small
c)
self
26.
port
a)
a dock
b)
to carry
c)
light
27.
struct
a)
to break
b)
to speak
c)
to build
28.
tele
a)
to watch
b)
over a distance
c)
light
29.
spec
a)
a dot
b)
light
c)
to look
30.
trans
a)
to move across
b)
to break
c)
to build
31.
thermo
a)
light
b)
the earth
c)
heat
32.
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
ice
b)
sky
c)
heat
d)
see
33.
The audience watched the soccer game. The root "aud" means......
a)
to hear
b)
to eat
c)
to send
d)
to sleep
34.
Your vision is very important for learning. What does the root "vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to send
c)
to laugh
d)
to see
35.
Construction is a good career for many people. What does the root "struc" mean?
a)
to build
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to sleep
36.
The speech in a story is called dialogue. What does the root "log" mean?
a)
dance
b)
word or study
c)
sleep or rest
d)
travel or go
37.
If you have a portable computer, you can take it with you. What does the root "port" mean?
a)
to see
b)
to sleep
c)
to carry
d)
to throw
38.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky. What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
39.
When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball. What does "spec" mean in spectator?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
to pay
d)
to sleep
40.
When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something. The root "graph" means ......
a)
to play
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to write
41.
When you put things in chronological order, you are making a time line. What does the root "chron" mean?
a)
bake
b)
laugh
c)
time
d)
see
42.
Myths
a)
story describing gods or heros
b)
story describing teachers
c)
story describing mystries
d)
story describing legions
43.
Mount Olympus
a)
Home of the Gods
b)
Highest mountain in the world
c)
Where the Olympics are played
d)
Where the weather is controlled
44.
Oracle
a)
sacred shrine
b)
book
c)
poem
d)
high flat land
45.
Epics
a)
poem
b)
General in Persian Army
c)
announcer
d)
ruler
46.
Fable
a)
teaches a lesson
b)
teaches a skill
c)
teacher
d)
fertile area
47.
Drama
a)
pretend story
b)
real life
c)
happy life
d)
goods and services
48.
Tragedy
a)
unhappy ending
b)
happy ending
c)
lost a battle
d)
powerful
49.
Comedy
a)
happy ending
b)
unhappy ending
c)
powerful laugh
d)
mud brick
50.
Legacy
a)
what you leave behind
b)
what you take with you
c)
your name
d)
your vehicle
51.
Stoicism
a)
happiness is from doing one's duty
b)
happiness is from following emotions
c)
happiness is from record keeping
d)
happiness is from food
52.
Epicureism
a)
pursuit of pleasure
b)
pursuit of love
c)
religious beliefs
d)
traveling merchants
53.
___ is to hear.
a)
aud
b)
hydr
c)
tele
54.
___ means life.
a)
geo
b)
ology
c)
bio
55.
___ means earth.
a)
sphere
b)
geo
c)
graph
56.
___ is the study of...
a)
geo
b)
ololgy
c)
graph
57.
___ means far off.
a)
geo
b)
graph
c)
tele
58.
to write is to ___.
a)
tele
b)
graph
c)
hydr
59.
a root word that means light
a)
photocopy
b)
photograph
c)
photo
60.
what does auto mean?
a)
car
b)
mobile
c)
self
d)
can
61.
Micro
a)
self
b)
small
c)
hate
d)
one
62.
Homo
a)
same
b)
man
c)
one
d)
fear
63.
Tele
a)
name
b)
writing
c)
far off
d)
love
64.
Auto
a)
self
b)
form
c)
shape
d)
heat
65.
Auto
a)
self
b)
form
c)
shape
d)
heat
66.
logy
a)
self
b)
study of
c)
time
d)
power
67.
Bio
a)
soul
b)
spirit
c)
name
d)
life
68.
Graph
a)
puzzle
b)
different
c)
writing
d)
soul
69.
Photo
a)
hate
b)
picture
c)
dark
d)
light
70.
sound (Greek)
a)
sonus
b)
ad
c)
phone
d)
photos
71.
Who was the goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Persephone
72.
Who was Zeus raised by?
a)
Centaurs
b)
Mother Earth
c)
Rhea
d)
Nymphs
73.
Who were the original parents of the Titans?
a)
Ocean and Sky
b)
Sun and Moon
c)
Gaea and Uranus
d)
Star and Earth
74.
Who was turned into a spider by Athena after challenging her to a weaving contest?
a)
Iris
b)
Arachne
c)
Amphitrite
d)
Leto
75.
Orion was the son of whom?
a)
Zeus
b)
Appollo
c)
Posieden
d)
Cronos
76.
How did Narcissus die?
a)
He was in love with himself and looked at his face in a lake until he died
b)
Echo killed him after he betrayed her
c)
He was killed by Zeus because of how Narcissus treated his much beloved daughter Echo
d)
He killed himself when Echo fell in love with Pan
77.
These Greek thinkers pondered deep questions about truth. The most famous of these thinkers is Socrates.
a)
philosophy
b)
sophists
c)
Herodotus
d)
philosophers
78.
What do we call a set of beliefs, traditions and characteristics that describe one people group?
a)
Culture
b)
Stereotype
c)
Behaviors
d)
Identity
79.
What do we call stories about gods and heroes that describe how the world works?
a)
Epics
b)
Myths
c)
Fables
80.
In an epic, the main character is considered a:
a)
Hero
b)
Mythological Creature
c)
Lost Soul
81.
Which Greek thinker said the universe could be explained by numbers?
a)
Plato
b)
Sophists
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Pythagoras
82.
How is the Greek architectural influence mostly seen today?
a)
Building size
b)
Columns
c)
Roof Structure
d)
Freezes
83.
Aesop was known for his:
a)
Epics
b)
Myths
c)
Fables
d)
Sculptures
84.
What were the two types of Drama developed in ancient Greece?
a)
Action and Adventure
b)
Romance and Horror
c)
Comedy and Tragedy
d)
Western and Avant-Garde
85.
Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
a)
religious beliefs
b)
love of poetry
c)
love of sport
d)
[political beliefs
86.
a short tale that teaches a lesson
a)
myth
b)
fable
c)
epic
d)
oracle
87.
Herodotus wrote
a)
Odyssey
b)
History of Persian Wars
c)
Book of the Dead
d)
Antigone
88.
This is the goddess of love and beauty, she is also known as Venus. Her symbols are the dove, roses, dolphin and pearls, her weaknesses are her bad temper and jealousy, this is...
a)
Artemis
b)
Demeter
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hestia
89.
God of the oceans
a)
Pan
b)
Hades
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
90.
Goddess of grain and agriculture
a)
Hestia
b)
Artemis
c)
Melpomene
d)
Demeter
91.
Goddess of hunting and wildlife
a)
Artemis
b)
Athena
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Apollo
92.
Sun God
a)
Artemis
b)
Dionysus
c)
Apollo
d)
Atropos
93.
God of war
a)
Athena
b)
Ares
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hades
94.
Which of the following statements is true about Greek mythology?
a)
The Greeks believed in gods with animal heads
b)
Gods and goddesses had both human and super-human characteristics
c)
Homer wrote fables that people still tell today
d)
Gods had more power than goddesses
95.
What pet does Hades have?
a)
Nagini - Snake
b)
Bidento - Goat
c)
Helleos - Fire Horse
d)
Cerberus - Three Headed Dog
96.
Which goddess helped create the seasons after her daughter Persephone was taken away from her?
a)
Hestia
b)
Zeus
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Demeter
97.
Socrates: "The unexamined life..."
a)
...is not worth living."
b)
...is better than extinction."
c)
...is the life of a stone."
d)
...is a life of pleasure only."
98.
Hippocrates is sometimes called
a)
the father of Plato.
b)
the father of history.
c)
the father of medicine.
d)
the father of history.
99.
Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander
100.
Which philosopher was a student of Socrates?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Alexander
101.
Who was a student of Aristotle?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Zeus
102.
Which philosopher did not write any books based on the belief that debating was better than writing?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Pluto
103.
Which philosopher willingly drank a cup of poison in prison?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Posiedon
d)
Aristotle
104.
Which philosopher started an Academy in Greece?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Zeus
105.
Which philosopher was a student at Plato's Academy?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Hades
106.
Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Confucious
107.
Philosophy is the love of...
a)
talking.
b)
thinking.
c)
wisdom.
d)
books.
108.
What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?
a)
He tried to overthrow the Athenian government by starting a revolution.
b)
He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.
c)
He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.
d)
He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.
109.
Who invented this?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Plato
c)
Euclid
d)
Hippocrates
110.
Who was the 1st physician and now doctors have to take his oath?
a)
Herodotus
b)
Socrates
c)
Sophocles
d)
Hippocrates
111.
Says that doctors should do their best to help the patient, and protect their privacy. Doctors still pledge to follow this today.
a)
Hippocratic Oath
b)
Hellentistic Era
c)
Archimedes
d)
Aristotle
112.
What is the meaning of conflict?
a)
The most exciting part of the story
b)
This is what the acts are broken up into
c)
the struggle between opposite forces
113.
Who are the characters in a drama?
a)
Play that presents a serious situation
b)
The struggle between opposing forces
c)
This is what the acts are broken up into
d)
People who are in a story actors in a play
114.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The internal monolgue of a character
c)
A strugle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor usses in a drama
115.
What is the meaning of the term scenes?
a)
Visual descriptions using the five senses.
b)
Character's spoken words
c)
What acts are broken up into
d)
Story that is written in script form
116.
When does the climax occur in a story?
a)
The funniest part of the story
b)
The saddest part of the story
c)
The least exciting part of the story
d)
The most exciting part of the story
117.
What role does the playwright play?
a)
The main character of a play
b)
The editor of a play
c)
The author of a play
d)
The sound technician of a play
118.
What is the definition of the term screenwriter?
a)
The author of a play
b)
The author of a tv or movie script
c)
The author of a poem
d)
The author of a feature article
119.
What is the definition of the term acts?
a)
The details about the characters and setting in a play
b)
The information provided at the beginning of a play
c)
The most exciting part of the play
d)
The units of action that make up the entire play
120.
What are stage directions in a play?
a)
The information provided at the beginning of a story (setting,
characters, etc.)
characters, etc.)
b)
The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actors
and director as to what they should be going.
and director as to what they should be going.
c)
The information provided in a play that describes the place, time,
and mood.
and mood.
d)
The information provided at the end of the play that describes the
lessons learned by the characters.
lessons learned by the characters.
121.
What is the meaning of the term suspense?
a)
A feeling of unhappiness as a result of a character's actions
b)
A feeling of embarrassment brought on by the rising action
c)
A feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome; used to build interest
and excitement
and excitement
d)
A feeling of gratitude between two or more characters
122.
What is the meaning of the term monologue
a)
Long speech by one single character
b)
Long speech by two or more characters
c)
Information that gives the where and when story took place
d)
Information that gives the main struggle, or conflict, in a story
123.
What is the meaning of the term diction?
a)
How well voice carries to audience
b)
Controlling breath during speaking by breathing at appropriate
punctuation marks
punctuation marks
c)
Selection and pronunciation of words
d)
The mode of expression or delivery of lines
124.
What are the four types of medium techniques used in drama?
a)
Audio, written, stage, and film
b)
Scenes, acts, scenery, and exposition
c)
Non-verbal gestures, verbal gestures, and sound effects
d)
Props, scenery, and stage directions
125.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
126.
Conversation between two or more characters
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialect
c)
Conversation
d)
Dialogue
127.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
128.
What is a struggle between two opposite characters or forces?
a)
Script
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Fight
129.
What is an article or object that appears on stage during a play?
a)
Prop
b)
Playwright
c)
Scene
d)
Stage Direction
130.
A playwright is...
a)
Someone that directs a film.
b)
An audience member.
c)
A writer of plays.
131.
Provides information such as the time and place of the story or description of the setting.
a)
Stage Direction
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Props
d)
Playwright
132.
Which of the following can be found within a script?
a)
Acts and scenes
b)
Dialogue
c)
Setting description
d)
All of the above
133.
What is a struggle between two opposite character or forces?
a)
Script
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Fight
134.
A hint of what is to come in the action of a play...
a)
Guess
b)
Act
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Scene
135.
A hint of what is to come in the action of a play...
a)
Guess
b)
Act
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Scene
136.
What is a line spoken between characters?
a)
Conflict
b)
Dialogue
c)
Script
137.
Provides information such as the time and place of the story or description of the setting.
a)
Stage Direction
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Props
d)
Playwright
138.
The actor needed a fake sword in scene three as his_________.
a)
Action
b)
Conflict
c)
Prop
d)
Act
139.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performance
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
140.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
141.
There are four ingredients in a good Drama. They include:
a)
actors, script, acts and scenes
b)
stage directions, plays, singing and dancing
c)
characters, cast, setting and drama
d)
dialogue, setting, conflict and plot
142.
A plot structure includes... in this order: Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.
a)
resolution and climax
b)
climax and resolution
c)
more falling action
d)
dialogue and setting
143.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
144.
Conversation between two or more characters
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialect
c)
Conversation
d)
Dialogue
145.
A hint of what is to come in the action of a play...
a)
Guess
b)
Act
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Scene
146.
What is a struggle between two opposite character or forces?
a)
Script
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Fight
147.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
148.
A drama is a type of ________.
a)
short story
b)
poem
c)
play
d)
biography
149.
What are stage directions?
a)
The words in a play that tell actors what to do instead of what to say.
b)
The words that characters say to each other in a play.
c)
A list of characters in the beginning of a play.
d)
A word that means the same thing as another word.
150.
What is the narrator's job in a play?
a)
To speak to the audience about the plot of a play.
b)
To read each characters part with expression.
c)
To tell each character when to move.
151.
When and where a story or drama takes place is called what?
a)
place
b)
theme
c)
props
d)
setting
152.
The narrator of the story...
a)
A person who tells a story.
b)
a person who writes plays.
c)
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.
d)
conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie.
153.
Stage directions are...
a)
the plan or main story of a play or novel.
b)
an instruction written as part of the script of a play.
c)
conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie.
d)
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
154.
A scene is...
a)
The setting of the play.
b)
What the props are used for.
c)
A division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a break in time.
d)
the plan or main story of a play or novel.
155.
Plot means...
a)
where the play takes place.
b)
the plan or main story.
c)
what the cast uses for directions.
d)
an instruction written as part of the script of a play.
156.
What is dialogue?
a)
When a character asks a question.
b)
It's when you use the dial to turn up the volume.
c)
Conversation between two or more people in a book, play or movie.
d)
A person who writes plays.
157.
Plot means...
a)
where the play takes place.
b)
the plan or main story.
c)
what the cast uses for directions.
d)
an instruction written as part of the script of a play.
158.
The word drama comes from the Greek word for __________.
a)
action
b)
play
c)
stage
d)
dialogue
159.
What are two types of drama?
a)
Fiction and Nonfiction
b)
Tragedy and Comedy
c)
Tragedy and Staging
d)
Comedy and Fiction
160.
A play in written form is called _______
a)
dialogue
b)
a script
c)
a book
d)
a narrative
161.
When characters have a conversation with each other in a play it is called ________.
a)
dialogue
b)
stage directions
c)
talking
d)
conversing
162.
The scenery, backdrops, and furniture create the __________
a)
setting
b)
stage
c)
background
163.
Items that actors use onstage during the performance to support the action are called
a)
sets
b)
props
c)
thingamabobs
d)
scenes
164.
If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
165.
If the actors are FARTHER AWAY from the audience then they are
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
166.
A play is divided in what? (usually has 1 to 5 of these)
a)
Scenes
b)
Sets
c)
Acts
d)
Props
167.
Acts are divided into smaller portions called what?
a)
Small acts
b)
scenes
c)
sets
d)
props
168.
The cast are
a)
The people who perform in the play.
b)
The people who work backstage
169.
What is intermission?
a)
A break in the middle of the play.
b)
A part of the play where you are allowed to talk.
c)
A pamphlet for the audience
170.
What is this person doing?
a)
singing
b)
sleeping
c)
snoring
d)
eating
171.
What is this person doing?
a)
eating
b)
sleeping
c)
sneaking
d)
yelling
172.
What is this person doing?
a)
working
b)
running
c)
sleeping
d)
eating
173.
What is this person doing?
a)
working
b)
yelling
c)
sleeping
d)
relaxing
174.
What is this person doing?
a)
eating
b)
falling
c)
yelling
d)
sleeping
175.
What is this person doing?
a)
sleeping
b)
working
c)
laughing
d)
hiding
176.
What is this person doing?
a)
hiding
b)
laughing
c)
yelling
d)
crying
177.
What is this person doing?
a)
laughing
b)
yelling
c)
falling
d)
working
178.
What is this person doing?
a)
crying
b)
laughing
c)
thinking
d)
falling
179.
What is this person doing?
a)
crying
b)
laughing
c)
thinking
d)
eating
180.
What is this person doing?
a)
dancing
b)
eating
c)
laughing
d)
falling
181.
What is this person doing?
a)
laughing
b)
studying
c)
crying
d)
falling
182.
What is this person doing?
a)
dabbing
b)
working
c)
sleeping
d)
walking
183.
What is this person doing?
a)
surfing
b)
climbing
c)
skiing
d)
flying
184.
What is this person doing?
a)
working
b)
eating
c)
cooking
d)
running
185.
What is this person doing?
a)
climbing
b)
surfing
c)
flying
d)
skiing
186.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
187.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
188.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
189.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performed
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
190.
Who are the characters in a drama?
a)
Play that presents a serious situation
b)
The setting
c)
This is what the acts are broken up into
d)
People who are in a story actors in a play
191.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
192.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
193.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
194.
What is drama?
a)
A type of nonfiction that present information.
b)
A type of fiction written in a form of poem to entertain.
c)
A type of fiction story that is written to be performed in front of an audience.
d)
A type of nonfiction that tells the life of a person.
195.
What is another word for "drama?"
a)
Poem
b)
Story
c)
Play
d)
Movie
196.
The group of people that are playing certain roles in a play is called the
a)
audience
b)
cast of characters
c)
writers
d)
speakers
197.
What kind of comedy best classifies this image?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Dark
198.
What kind of comedy best classifies this image?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Dark
199.
Which kind of comedy best classifies this image?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Dark
200.
What is this humorous figurative language called?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Pun
c)
Metaphor
201.
What type of irony is shown?
a)
Verbal
b)
Situational
c)
Dramatic
202.
What type of irony is shown?
a)
Verbal
b)
Situational
c)
Dramatic
203.
What type of irony is shown?
a)
Verbal
b)
Situational
c)
Dramatic
204.
How do comedies end?
a)
Death
b)
Marriage
c)
Plot twist
205.
Complex plots have _________.
a)
Over 10 characters
b)
Different points of view
c)
Multiple storylines
206.
Who was a major hit in the middle ages comedy?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Farce
c)
Platus and Terrance
d)
Aristophanes
207.
Who was the first comedic playwright?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Plautus and Terrance
c)
Farce
d)
Aristophanes
208.
What type of comedy is an imitation of an original?
a)
farce
b)
parody
c)
situational
d)
satire
209.
What type of comedy is characters in funny situations?
a)
farce
b)
parody
c)
siutational
d)
satire
210.
What type of comedy is over the top ridiculousness?
a)
farce
b)
parody
c)
situational
d)
satire
211.
What type of comedy brings awareness to issues?
a)
farce
b)
parody
c)
situational
d)
satire
212.
What term means humor based on death or serious injury?
a)
dark
b)
slapstick
c)
paradox
d)
understatement
213.
What term means putting things together that don't go together?
a)
pun
b)
wit
c)
incongruity
d)
invective
214.
What term means physical humor?
a)
confusion
b)
slapstick
c)
paradox
d)
understatement
215.
What term means overstating or embellishing?
a)
pun
b)
wit
c)
exaggeration
d)
dark
216.
What term means saying less than you mean?
a)
nonsense
b)
confusion
c)
understatement
d)
turning the tables
217.
What term means humor through insult?
a)
invective
b)
wit
c)
pun
d)
incongruity
218.
What term means clever use of language?
a)
pun
b)
invective
c)
wit
d)
confusion
219.
What term means language that is mistaken - like Who's on First?
a)
dark
b)
slapstick
c)
confusion
d)
incongruity
220.
What term means a play on words?
a)
pun
b)
wit
c)
paradox
d)
nonsense
221.
What type of character is predictable?
a)
flat
b)
round
c)
stereotypical
222.
Weird Al songs are an example of what type of comedy?
a)
parody
b)
satire
c)
situational
d)
farce
223.
The 3 Stooges is an example of what type of comedy?
a)
situational
b)
parody
c)
satire
d)
farce
224.
Shrek is an example of which of the following...?
a)
exaggeration
b)
fractured fairy tale
c)
nonsense
d)
invective
225.
What does slapstick actually mean?
a)
Comedy created through violence
b)
predictable, physical exaggerated comedy
c)
Fight sequences
d)
Unpredictable jokes
226.
A tribulation is a ___________.
a)
joy
b)
bother
c)
problem or trouble
227.
a technique used by artists and writers,places normally unassociated ideas, words, and phrases next to one another for effect(e.g., surprise or wit).
a)
Juxtaposition
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Derision
228.
the implied meaning or emotion associated with a word
a)
Denotation
b)
Nuance
c)
Alliteration
d)
Connotation
229.
a long, often involved story, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events;an entertaining tale; a tall tale
a)
Anecdote
b)
Yarn
c)
Caricature
d)
gag
230.
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together
a)
Rhyme
b)
Alliteration
c)
Connotation
d)
Resonance
231.
a form of comedy that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize issues in society or people's weaknesses.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Satire
d)
Slapstick
232.
regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
a)
dialect
b)
brogue
c)
denotation
d)
derision
233.
the voice or character speaking or narrating a story
a)
protagonist
b)
peroigi
c)
persona
d)
caricature
234.
the literal meaning of a word
a)
connotation
b)
detonation
c)
denotation
d)
alliteration
235.
strong disapproval of an attitude or topic
a)
irony
b)
derision
c)
satire
d)
olsonism
236.
to exaggerate or imitate certain characteristics to create a comic or distorted idea of a person
a)
caricature
b)
sarcasm
c)
satire
d)
characterization
237.
extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, often used for comic effect
a)
irony
b)
sarcasm
c)
hyperbole
d)
caricature
238.
what is expected turns out to be different from what happens
a)
derision
b)
dialect
c)
satire
d)
irony
239.
Inevitable – there is no way to change or stop the _________.
a)
outcome
b)
destination
c)
success
d)
leader
240.
What type of comedy tells a story?
a)
Slapstick
b)
Parody
c)
Anecdote
d)
Caricature
241.
"I bet the butcher the other day that he couldn’t reach the meat that was on the top shelf. He refused to take the bet, saying that the steaks were too high." This is an example of...
a)
Satire
b)
Parody
c)
Pun
242.
"I need a pencil sharpener," said Tom bluntly. This is an example of...
a)
Pun
b)
Tom Swifty
c)
Homophone
243.
Which of the following is NOT a satirical technique?
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Reversal
c)
Slapstick
244.
The best definition of satire is...
a)
Making fun of yourself
b)
Exaggerating something by copying it
c)
Using humour to criticize our world
245.
'Antony and Cleopatra' is a play about the legendary Queen of Egypt, who lets a snake bite her because she cannot be with her loved one.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
246.
'The Comedy of Errors' is a story about two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
247.
'Hamlet' is a story about a young prince of Denmark. His father gets killed by his uncle, who marries his mother, and takes over the throne. The young prince finds out the truth, and then kills the king. His mother gets poisoned, and eventually he dies too.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
248.
'Henry IV' is a play about a king who succeeds the throne and faces many threats to his reign. His son, the heir to the throne, makes it even worse by spending his time with drunkards.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
249.
'Julius Caesar' is a story about the famous Roman Emperor and his friend Brutus, who plots against and betrays him, and then regrets his actions.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
250.
'Romeo and Juliet' is a story about two lovers whose families are enemies. Romeo gets banished from Verona, after he kills Juliet's cousin. Not knowing that Juliet pretends to be dead, Romeo poisons himself, followed by Juliet killing herself next to him.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
History
251.
A pun is . . .
a)
A humorous play on words
b)
extravagant exaggeration
c)
a one line joke
d)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
252.
A parody is . . .
a)
A humorous play on words
b)
extravagant exaggeration
c)
a one line joke
d)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
253.
A one-liner is . . .
a)
A humorous play on words
b)
extravagant exaggeration
c)
a one line joke
d)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
254.
A hyperbole is . . .
a)
A humorous play on words
b)
extravagant exaggeration
c)
a one line joke
d)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
255.
A caricature is . . .
a)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
b)
when the audience but not the characters understands a scene
c)
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
d)
a comedy characterized by slapsick and burlesque; it is happens very quick
256.
Irony is . . .
a)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
b)
when the audience but not the characters understands a scene
c)
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
d)
a comedy characterized by slapsick and burlesque; it is happens very quick
257.
Dramatic irony is . . .
a)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
b)
when the audience but not the characters understands a scene
c)
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
d)
a comedy characterized by slapsick and burlesque; it is happens very quick
258.
Low comedy is . . .
a)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
b)
when the audience but not the characters understands a scene
c)
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
d)
a comedy characterized by slapsick and burlesque; it is happens very quick
259.
High comedy is . . .
a)
a sophisticated comedy; often includes satire and sarcasm
b)
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
c)
laugh nervously
d)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
260.
Slapstick comedy is . . .
a)
a sophisticated comedy; often includes satire and sarcasm
b)
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
c)
laugh nervously
d)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
261.
If you mock someone, you . .
a)
expressing contempt or ridicule
b)
a soft partly suppressed laugh
c)
smile affectedly or derisively
d)
cleverly amusing in tone;treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
262.
A guffaw is
a)
a disrespectful laugh
b)
free from care
c)
a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
263.
This is an example of
a)
a smirk
b)
a titter
c)
a guffaw
d)
a giggle
264.
High comedy is comedy that uses slapstick or physical horseplay; often lewd and physical humor
a)
true
b)
false
265.
This picture is an example of a
a)
caricature
b)
sarcasm
c)
mocking
d)
pun
266.
This is an example of a . . ..
a)
parody
b)
one-liner
c)
caricature
d)
low comedy
267.
A conflict that takes place within the mind of a character struggling to make a decision
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
conflict
d)
climax
268.
A portrait, in words, of a person, place, or object
a)
characterization
b)
character traits
c)
description
d)
direct characterization
269.
a literary work, especially a play, which is light, often humorous or satirical and ends happily
a)
conflict
b)
romantic comedy
c)
comedy of manners
d)
comedy
270.
the act of creating and developing a character
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
c)
description
d)
characterization
271.
a conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force
a)
conflict
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflict
d)
climax
272.
the qualities, attitudes, and values that a character has or disiplays
a)
characterization
b)
character traits
c)
direct characterization
d)
indirect characterization
273.
when a writer states the character's traits or characteristics
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
c)
characterization
d)
description
274.
also called the turning point, is the high point in the action of the plot
a)
conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
internal conflict
d)
climax
275.
satirically challenges social customs of a society
a)
comedy
b)
romantic comedy
c)
comedy of manners
d)
conflict
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