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WorksheetsYear 11.1 Knowledge Review - LOTF
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the opening chapter, Jack says to Piggy “You’re no good on a job like this”. What “job” is he referring to?
a)
Blowing the conch
b)
Building shelter
c)
Cooking food
d)
Hunting
2.
Who does Piggy realise is missing in the second chapter?
a)
Roger
b)
The boy with the birthmark
c)
Sam
d)
Eric
3.
Who gives Piggy some meat to eat in chapter 4?
a)
Simon
b)
Ralph
c)
Jack
d)
Roger
4.
Who does Piggy describe as “cracked” in chapter 8?
a)
Maurice
b)
Jack
c)
Roger
d)
Simon
5.
Which character “gathered a handful of stones and began to throw” at the littleuns?
a)
Roger
b)
Jack
c)
Samneric
d)
Piggy
6.
Complete the missing word “Ralph wept for the end of __________”
a)
Civilisation
b)
Boyhood
c)
Kindness
d)
Innocence
7.
Which two characters have identified medical conditions?
a)
Piggy and the boy with the birth mark
b)
Simon and Piggy
c)
Ralph and Simon
d)
Simon and Roger
8.
How does the chapter: ‘Huts on the Beach’ begin?
a)
A description of the island and the pigs
b)
Ralph is building huts with Simon
c)
Jack is hunting by himself
d)
The boys are swimming in the lagoon
9.
Who repeatedly (x3) reassures Ralph that he “will get back alright”?
a)
Simon
b)
Piggy
c)
A voice in his head
d)
Jack
10.
While on the hunt Ralph remembers a past home of his. What sort of house does Golding describe?
a)
A busy town house full of friends and adventures
b)
A quiet cottage with cornflakes, sugar and cream
c)
A cosy small flat with his father always there
d)
A boarding school where Ralph sang in the choir
11.
Why does Golding create a very peaceful atmosphere after Simon’s death?
a)
To demonstrate Golding’s views on Simon’s murder.
b)
To show how mournful the boys are after the murder.
c)
To show that nature sympathises with Simon.
d)
To contrast the frenzied attack on Simon.
12.
Who responds “I am” when asked who is in charge by the naval officer?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Roger
d)
Sam n Eric
13.
When Roger destroys the liltluns sandcasttles. What job should he have been doing during this time?
a)
Looking after the littluns
b)
Hunting for food.
c)
Making a shelter.
d)
Tend the signal fire
14.
At the end of the novel, Sam n Eric suggest that who is even worse than Jack?
a)
Ralph
b)
The beast
c)
Roger
d)
Piggy
15.
What was it about Golding’s experience in the war that greatly appalled him?
a)
The number of people who died
b)
The capacity humans had to harm their fellow humans.
c)
The way people were left to starve.
d)
The conditions that the soldiers lived in.
16.
‘Beelzebub’ is Greek for which word?
a)
The Devil
b)
Island
c)
Pig
d)
Power
17.
How does Jack feel about his mask?
a)
Liberated
b)
Scared
c)
Fascinated
d)
Confused
18.
In chapter 5 what does Ralph feel about his hair and clothing?
a)
He notices his hair and clothes have been bleached by the sun.
b)
He dislikes now his clothes have become rough and uncomfortable and he dislikes flicking the hair out of his eyes.
c)
He is happy that he does not have to dress and wear his hair in the way he did when he was at school.
d)
He finds it funny that his hair has grown long like a girl’s and his shorts have become frayed at the edges.
19.
Which other book by Ballantyne is referred to within the novel?
a)
‘Scouting for Boys’
b)
‘Treasure Island’
c)
‘War and Peace’
d)
‘Coral Island’
20.
Which singing note does Jack claim he can reach?
a)
F sharp
b)
C sharp
c)
A sharp
d)
D sharp
21.
What is the name of Jack’s camp on the island?
a)
Castle Rock
b)
The Fort
c)
Jack’s Hideout
d)
The beach
22.
Who tells the other boys Piggy’s nickname?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
23.
How are Piggy’s glasses broken in chapter 4?
a)
When Ralph smacks Piggy in the head
b)
Piggy drops them.
c)
When Jack smacks Piggy in the head.
d)
When they are used to start a fire
24.
How is Piggy killed?
a)
He drowns
b)
He stumbles into the hunting circle
c)
He is killed by the beast
d)
He is struck by a large rock.
25.
What year was ‘Lord of the Flies’ published?
a)
1954
b)
1953
c)
1955
d)
1956
26.
‘Macbeth’ fits into which category of play?
a)
Tragedy
b)
History
c)
Comedy
d)
Tragi-comedy
27.
When was Macbeth first performed?
a)
1607
b)
1606
c)
1605
d)
1608
28.
Who was on the throne when ‘Macbeth’ was written?
a)
King Charles I
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
d)
King James I
29.
How did the monarch’s beliefs influence the writing of ‘Macbeth’?
a)
He thought England was the best country so wanted to see Scotland lose
b)
He believed that theatre was the best form of entertainment
c)
He believed that another playwright was a better writer than Shakespeare
d)
He published a book, ‘Demonology’, which proved his belief in witches
30.
What makes the inclusion of such an important and influential character as Lady Macbeth surprising?
a)
Women were seen as inferior and so shouldn’t have a big role in a play
b)
She doesn’t have any power of her own, so she’s quite irrelevant in the plot
c)
Women weren’t allowed to perform on the stage, so she would have been played by a young boy
d)
She was the first character in a play to commit suicide
31.
Why can’t Lady Macbeth bring herself to kill Duncan?
a)
He resembles her father.
b)
She is too scared about committing regicide.
c)
He shouts out in his sleep, just as she’s about to kill him.
d)
It’s against gender expectations.
32.
What does Macbeth mean when he says: “all of the ocean will not wash clean the blood” from his hands?
a)
He needs to wash himself in an ocean to get rid of Duncan’s blood.
b)
There’s not enough water in an ocean to wash away the guilt he feels
c)
He is struggling to remove Duncan’s blood from his hands.
d)
He wishes that he could wash away the memory of what he has done.
33.
Why is Fleance’s fate important?
a)
Banquo will avenge his death and Macbeth’s rule will be challenged.
b)
Lady Macduff wants to adopt him.
c)
The witches said Banquo’s sons will be king.
d)
He is an innocent child.
34.
In Act 3:2, what does Macbeth say his mind is full of?
a)
Bad thoughts
b)
Evil deeds
c)
Ants
d)
Scorpions
35.
What is the name for the belief that monarchs were appointed by and answerable only to God?
a)
The Sanctified Right of Kings
b)
The Divine Right of Kings
c)
The Heavenly Right of Kings
d)
The Sacred Right of Kings
36.
What does Macbeth see when he hallucinates in Act 2?
a)
The three witches.
b)
His wife rubbing her hands.
c)
The king with a dagger in his chest.
d)
A bloody dagger
37.
How does Lady Macbeth react when Macbeth hallucinates at the banquet?
a)
Says that he has suffered these types of fits since his youth.
b)
Ushers all of the guests out of the door immediately.
c)
Runs away.
d)
Calls for a doctor.
38.
Who mentions Macbeth first in the play?
a)
The Witches
b)
Duncan
c)
Lady Macbeth
d)
Macduff
39.
How were Duncan’s army described before Macbeth and Banquo became involved?
a)
Fighting valiantly
b)
Spent swimmers
c)
Bloody and dying
d)
On the verge of victory
40.
Complete the quotation from Act 1 Scene 2, ‘Till he (Macbeth) unseemed him from…’
a)
‘The nave to th’ chaps’
b)
‘From the head to th’toe’
c)
‘Inverness to Dundee’
d)
‘skipping kerns to trust’
41.
What is Macbeth’s first line in the play?
a)
‘Speak if you can: what are you?’
b)
‘How far is’t called to Forres’
c)
‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen’
d)
‘We will proceed no further in this business’
42.
What two reasons does Macbeth give for him not to kill Duncan?
a)
He will go to hell and he is Duncan’s soldier
b)
He is his subject and his host
c)
The last Thane of Cawdor was a traitor and Macbeth is loyal
d)
He doesn’t like to see blood in his home and likes the king
43.
Complete the quotation from Act 3 Scene 1 ‘ To be thus is nothing but to be _____ thus’
a)
Safely
b)
Happily
c)
Quietly
d)
Loyally
44.
What is the purpose of the Porter scene (Act 3 scene 2)?
a)
To provide a different perspective of murder
b)
To heighten the level of tension
c)
To introduce a sub-plot into the drama
d)
To relieve the tension from the previous scene
45.
Which is NOT a theme of ‘Macbeth’?
a)
Power
b)
Bravery
c)
Loyalty
d)
Poverty
46.
Which is the correct spelling?
a)
Sollioquy
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Solilioquoy
d)
Sollillquy
47.
Who are Duncan’s two sons?
a)
Malcolm and Donaldbain
b)
Malcolm and Fleance
c)
Malcolm and Macduff
d)
Malcolm and Lennox
48.
What is Macbeth’s title at the beginning of the play?
a)
Thane of Glamis
b)
Thane Of Cawdor
c)
Thane of Scotland
d)
Thame Of Inverness
49.
Who is Macbeth referring to when he says ‘Don’t shake thy gory locks at me?
a)
Banquo
b)
Duncan
c)
Fleance
d)
Macduff
50.
Who says this line at the beginning of Act 3: ‘Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all’?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
51.
How does Dr Lanyon react after Jekyll’s transformation?
a)
Springs to feet, leaps backwards and raises his arm to shield him.
b)
Passes out
c)
He disappears
d)
Calls the police
52.
Who says “You are one of my oldest friends”?
a)
Dr Lanyon
b)
Dr Jekyll
c)
Hyde
d)
Mr Utterson
53.
Before he drinks the potion Hyde gives Lanyon a choice. What is it?
a)
To take the potion as well
b)
To call for help.
c)
To stop him from taking the potion if he believes it’s the wrong thing to do.
d)
For Hyde to walk outside with the potion in the glass or watch as he takes it. Lanyon chooses to watch.
54.
Who repeats the words “Oh God !” in the novel of 'Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde'?
a)
Jekyll
b)
Lanyon
c)
Poole
d)
Hyde
55.
After the truth has been revealed, what does Lanyon say will now happen?
a)
His “days are numbered” That he “must die”.
b)
He will go and inform Utterson.
c)
That he will get rid of the potion.
d)
That he must tell everyone about what he knows.
56.
The novel contains elements of several different genres. Which of the following genres does not contribute to the novel?
a)
Horror
b)
Science
c)
Historical fiction
d)
Gothic
57.
Which theorist believed that all life, including humans, has evolved from primitive forms?
a)
Lanyon
b)
Darwin
c)
Geddes
d)
Conway
58.
Which things did Victorian people believe were at odds with each other?
a)
Education and the supernatural
b)
Religion and education
c)
Science and technology
d)
Science, religion and the supernatural.
59.
Which notorious murders took place in London in 1888, only two years after the novella’s publication?
a)
The murder of Lord William Russell
b)
Jack the Ripper’s murders
c)
The Pimlico Mystery
d)
The Dr Crippen case
60.
Which book published in 1859 dramatically changed accepted views about nature?
a)
The Origin of species
b)
On Liberty
c)
Das Kapital
d)
Mrs Beeton’s Book on Household Management
61.
Which statement is applicable to the lower class citizens of the Victorian era?
a)
They could not receive an education according Free Education Act.
b)
They were banned from working in a workhouse.
c)
They were not allowed to enter churches.
d)
They had no voice, no rights and no income.
62.
To combat the criminal world, what improvements were made?
a)
Police force were introduced.
b)
Capital punishment was introduced.
c)
Prisons were introduced.
d)
Court system, as we know today, were introduced.
63.
When was ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Hyde’ first published?
a)
1786
b)
1886
c)
1836
d)
1936
64.
Which of the following were not influences for Stevenson writing the novel?
a)
Dangerous nature of Edinburgh.
b)
Stevenson’s fascination of the dual nature of man.
c)
Stevenson’s family background.
d)
Onset of the Industrial Revolution.
65.
Which statement came from Freud’s Psychodynamic concept?
a)
Humans were neither exclusively or essentially good.
b)
All humans are evil.
c)
Humans do not take pleasure in inflicting violence.
d)
All humans have an exact double.
66.
In the first chapter, Utterson is said to have good influence upon who?
a)
The poor in society
b)
Down-going men
c)
Those who commit crime
d)
People sentenced to death
67.
At what point in the novel is Jekyll described as a ‘damned Juggernaut’?
a)
When he dies
b)
After he has killed Carew
c)
When he first meets Utterson
d)
After he has trampled over the little girl
68.
Who identifies the similarities between Jekyll’s and Hyde’s handwriting?
a)
Guest
b)
Utterson
c)
Enfield
d)
Poole
69.
Where was Utterson when Poole paid him a surprise visit in the chapter: ‘The Last Night’?
a)
Walking down the street
b)
Sitting by his fireside
c)
In a nearby public house
d)
At Enfield’s house
70.
How does Jekyll change after the death of Carew?
a)
He disappears and becomes reclusive
b)
He writes a letter to Utterson confessing his sins
c)
He donates a large sum of money
d)
He leaves the house and lives a happier, sociable life
71.
How does the novel end?
a)
“I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end.”
b)
“And with that I am free of Hyde forever.”
c)
“Men are not one but two.”
d)
“I owe Utterson my life and my soul.”
72.
Complete the quotation from ‘Incident at the Window’: The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of:
a)
“premature twilight”
b)
“bright sunshine, the likes of which I have not seen”
c)
“mist and fog to block the sight of all who could see”
d)
“a spark of hope”
73.
In ‘Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease’, Chapter 3, what colour did Jekyll’s turn when Utterson said he had “been learning something of young Hyde”?
a)
“Green”
b)
“Black”
c)
“White”
d)
“Pale”
74.
What does Utterson on leaving Jekyll at the window in ‘Incident at the Window’?
a)
“Merry Christmas, everyone”
b)
“God forgive us! God forgive us!”
c)
“Get your hat and take a quick turn with us”
d)
He was unable to say anything
75.
Complete the quotation: “God Bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something…”
a)
“Primeval”
b)
“Unwordly”
c)
“Troglodytic”
d)
“Cruel”
76.
Which line below comes from “My Last Duchess”?
a)
“A little boat tied to a willow treet”
b)
“Stumbling across a field of clods towards a green hedge”
c)
“That piece of wonder, now; Fra Pandolf’s hands”
d)
I wanted through each chartered street'
77.
Which poem did William Blake write?
a)
London'
b)
Ozymandius'
c)
Poppies'
d)
Remains'
78.
How does Ozymandias describe himself on the statue?
a)
‘Mighty Pharaoh’
b)
‘King of Kings’
c)
‘Great King’
d)
‘Most Powerful’
79.
In which poem are ‘Belfast. Beirut.’ Phnom Penh’ mentioned?
a)
‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’
b)
‘War Photographer’
c)
‘Exposure’
d)
‘Poppies’
80.
What does the adjective ‘chartered’ mean in ‘London’?
a)
‘Wild’
b)
‘Lonely’
c)
‘Modern’
d)
‘Controlled’
81.
What is not applicable to describe the way language is used in the poem by John Agard?
a)
It is written in rhyming couplets
b)
It is written in a Caribbean dialect
c)
It is written as if it were in a conversation
d)
It is written in an irregular form
82.
Which poem: “I wanted to graze my nose / across the tip of your nose play at / being eskimos”?
a)
‘Remains’
b)
‘Storm on the Island’
c)
‘Poppies’
d)
‘Tissue’
83.
Which poem describes the weather conditions and harsh living conditions of war?
a)
‘Exposure’
b)
‘Bayonet Charge’
c)
‘Charge of the Light Brigade’
d)
‘War Photographer’
84.
Which poem: “We are prepared”?
a)
‘The Emigree’
b)
‘Kamikaze’
c)
‘Ozymandius’
d)
‘Storm on the Island’
85.
Which one of the following is a line from ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’?
a)
“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds”
b)
“Stormed at with shot and shell”
c)
“Suddenly he awoke and was running-raw”
d)
“On another occasion, we got sent out”
86.
Which of the following poems is a sonnet?
a)
‘Ozymandius’
b)
‘Remains’
c)
‘Kamikaze’
d)
‘’London’
87.
Which is a motif/repeated phrase from the poem ‘Exposure’?
a)
“But nothing happens”
b)
“Half a league”
c)
“There once was a country”
d)
“Bandage up me eye with me own history”
88.
What is one of Agard’s messages in ‘Checking out me history’?
a)
Fighting in war is patriotic
b)
Nature can over power the strength of men
c)
Identity is important and should be protected
d)
There is nothing you can do against those in power
89.
What does the narrator see in ‘The Prelude’ which “towered up”?
a)
An army
b)
A painting on the wall
c)
A dead person on the ground
d)
A mountain
90.
A metaphor is…?
a)
Two words placed together with different meanings
b)
An over the top exaggeration for effect
c)
A direct comparison of two things
d)
Words with similar meanings
91.
Which poet wrote ‘Charge of the Light Brigade?’
a)
Blake
b)
Tennyson
c)
Armitage
d)
Owen
92.
If you give an object human characteristics, what technique are you using?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
d)
Connotations
93.
Fill in the blank: “In his dark room____”
a)
He is finally alone
b)
He remembers the faces clearly
c)
He lugged a rifle numb
d)
He’s here in my head
94.
Which poem ends with this line: “his bloody life in my bloody hands”?
a)
‘Ozymandius’
b)
‘Poppies’
c)
‘Remains’
d)
‘Bayonet Charge’
95.
Which poem ends with this line: “Strange, it is a huge nothing we fear”?
a)
‘Storm on the Island’
b)
‘Kamikaze’
c)
‘Tissue’
d)
‘Exposure’
96.
Which poem refers to the following figure: Nanny De Maroon?
a)
‘War Photographer’
b)
‘Checkin Out Me History’
c)
‘The Emigree’
d)
‘The Prelude’
97.
From which poem is this from: “A hundred agonies in black and white”?
a)
‘Exposure’
b)
‘London’
c)
‘War Photographer’
d)
‘Poppies’
98.
Filling in the missing word: “And wrinkled lip, and _____ of cold command”
a)
Sneer
b)
Smile
c)
Glare
d)
Face
99.
In which poem are we told: “He has a job to do”?
a)
‘Kamikaze’
b)
‘Charge of the Light Brigade’
c)
‘Bayonet Charge’
d)
‘War Photographer’
100.
Which two famous dates are referred to within ‘Checkin Out Me History’?
a)
1918 & 1945
b)
1066 & 1492
c)
1066 & 1918
d)
1492 & 1945
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