WorksheetsUNIT TEST 2 - 12th
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 31mins
The poem is written on the occasion of… (A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning)
the poet's anniversary
the death of the poet's child
the poet traveling away from his wife
Tuesday's dinner (not everything needs a special occasion)
In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, why is the "trepidation of the spheres" greater than the moving of the earth?
Basketball was a new sport, and dribbling was an important skill
Other planets and stars are bigger than earth, so their motions matter more
Everyone pays attention to the motions of heavenly bodies
Even though it is unnoticed, it controls everything about our lives
In A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, how is their love like pure gold?
Because it shines with a golden purity
Because it can be hammered and stretched and doesn't break
Because it is worth more than any other treasure of the earth
Because it is generally a bright yellowish color
Which poet and critic coined the term “metaphysical poet”?
Andrew Marvell
John Donne
Henry Vaughan
Samuel Johnson
The life of John Donne coincided with the reigns of which three absolutist monarchs?
Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I
Mary I, Elizabeth I and James I
James I, Charles I and Charles II
Charles I, Charles II and James II
To what profession did Donne belong?
THE CLERGY
MEDICINE
THE LAW
ACADEMIA
What are the elaborate, difficult metaphors in A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning called?
metaphysical conceits
hyperboles
stanzas
pains in the neck
The purpose of A Modest Proposal is to satirize...
English policy in Ireland
Irish bankers
Tenants who don't pay rent
Overpopulation concernscffsd
What is Swift's claim? (A Modest Proposal)
The English need to be treated better or they will start to eat children.
The Irish need to handle their money better or they will have to sell children.
The English should sell their children into Irish slavery to help their economy.
The Irish should sell their babies to English butchers as a delicacy.
Who does Swift feel bad for and why does he feel bad for them? (A Modest Proposal)
Irish. Because they are pitiful and complacent
English. Because they are pitiful and complacent
Irish. Because they are poor and hopeless
English. Because they are poor and hopeless
Define the word sustenance. (A Modest Proposal)
food or nourishment
clothing
money
shoes, clothing, and money
Define rudiment. (A Modest Proposal)
elements that should not be learned at all
elements that should be learned in the middle
something that should be learned at the end
basic elements or the parts to be learned first
For how long is a mother able to breastfeed her child without additional expense? (A Modest Proposal)
6 months
9 months
12 months
15 months
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Swift's proposal? (A Modest Proposal)
reatly lessen the number of Papists
Poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own
Bring great customs to taverns
It will add to the divorce rates.
What is a parley? (A Modest Proposal)
a party
a discussion
an herb used for cooking and garnish
a greedy person
What do the children of the begging mothers do when they grow up? (A Modest Proposal)
find employment to support themselves
steal, fight for Spain, or sell themselves
steal, fight for France, or sell themselves
borrow money to support themselves
What should be done for the person who can solve the conditions in Ireland, or “whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of making these children sound, useful members of the commonwealth”? (A Modest Proposal)
a statue should be erected for him
he should receive a medal
he should be banished
he should be executed
At what age does the narrator in “A Modest Proposal” think children learn the ability to steal?
7
3
6
1
How many females should be kept alive for “breeding” purposes, in relation to one male? (A Modest Proposal)
three females to one male
two females to one male
four females to one male
six females to one male
Who wrote An Essay on Man?
John Donne
Alexander Pope
John Bunyan
Alexander Hamilton
What is a writer´s stance?
The writer´s mood
The writer´s views on a topic
The writer´s social skills
The writer´s challenges
An isthmus is ..... (An Essay on Man)
a large strip of land that links two lakes but has no border with either
a small strip of land that links two larger bodies of land
a border line between two countries
an island between two large bodies of land
An Essay on Man is
a spiritual essay
a philosophical essay
a spiritual poem
a philosophical poem
In An Essay on Man, what structure is used to express views on human nature, education and writing?
Extended Metaphor
Conceit
Heroic Couplets
Alliteration
A(n) ......................... view of humanity was expressed by the majority of Renaissance painters and artists.
pessimistice
optimistic
indifferent
challenging
Humanism was an intellectual movement of writers and artists during the Renaissance. Which of the following was NOT one of their main questions?
What is a human being?
How do I lead a good life?
What is the nature of God?
What is a good life?
Humanism referred to ........................ to discover new answers to their questions.
old Greek & Latin classic
Islamic texts
old Persian & Latin classics
old Sanskrit classics
Which invention transformed the way information was exchanged during the Renaissance?
The printing press
Mechanical Clock
Gunpowder
Mariner's Compass
............................................. argued for open-mindedness, moderation and tolerance, as well as the enhancement of public welfare. On the other hand, Martin Luther and Jean Calvin wanted to replace one religious orthodoxy with another, which was probably less worldly and more concerned with public welfare.
Daniel Defoe and Alexander Pope
Bunyan & Shakespeare
John Donne and Jonathan Swift
Erasmus and Thomas More
Many people were dissatisfied with the new church established by Henry VIII in England and were inclined towards Protestantism. They felt that the Church needed more reformation. Some were known as
Nonconformists
Baptists
Puritans
All the above
Which English King or Queen created the Royal Navy which provided the means for the political power, language, and literature of England to spread all over the world?
Elizabeth I
Bloody Mary
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Which execution by Elizabeth I provoked King Philip of Spain to invade England?
Bloody Mary
the Pope
Catherine of Aragon
Mary Stuart
This victory was a great turning point in history. If Spain had prevailed, all of North America like most of South America, might be speaking Spanish instead of English today.
Elizabeth´s victory in Tudor conquest of Ireland
Elizabeth´s victory in the Spanish Aramada
Elizabeth´s victory against the Ottomans
Elizabeth´s victory in War of the League of Cognac
The Protestant Reformation can be defined as a change in the way in which people view the Roman Catholic Church.
True
False
Which of following is NOT characteristic of the Renaissance?
Humanism
Individualism
Question reality
Trusting the authorities of the Catholic Church.
Whereas the Middle Ages was mainly religiously focused, the Renaissance period was characterized by
religion and superstition
religion and faith based education
secularism, reason and humanism
white magic and a belief in witches and vampires.
Who is credited with the start of the Protestant Reformation?
England's Henry the 8th
The German Martin Luther
King John of 13th century England
Martin Luther King of the USA
Leonardo da Vinci, known for inventions, sculpting and designs in architectures is often referred to as the Renaissance Man
True
False
Why did Henry VIII split away from the Catholic Church?
He wanted to marry Catherine Parr
Anne Boleyn was a Protestant
He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn
He simply didn't like the Pope
What do the following lines mostly reveal about the narrator? (Sonnet 29)
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featur’d like him, like him with friends possess’d,
Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
A. He enjoys neither friendship nor confidence in his own abilities.
B. He is somebody who cries a lot.
C. He hates himself for being such a loser.
D. He has a lot of friends whose company he enjoys.
Which of the following best explains the narrator’s outlook on his own life? (Sonnet 29)
A. His love redeems all other dissatisfactions.
B. His life is drained of meaning by his unwilling atheism.
C. He wants to be rich like his friends.
D. Religion is his only refuge in a world of sorrows.
The image of an 'ever fixed mark' is that of a ... (Sonnet 116)
Stain
Memory
Lighthouse
Star
What is a "wand'ring bark"? (Sonnet 116)
A ship at sea
A dog
A tree with deep roots
A lost lover
In the rhyming couplet, Shakespeare says:
"If this be error..." (Sonnet 116)
He will write only about death and love only once more
He'll never write another play and never love again
He'll take back all his writing and no man has every truly loved
He'll never love a woman again, only men
Which of the following is not a main message of Sonnet 116?
Constancy
Death
Devotion
True love
John Donne wrote a series of meditations, or thoughtful reflections, on the topic of ............
religion
death
marriage
writing
What is God compared to in Meditation 17?
A book
A tree
A publisher
A father
What does the speaker mean in these lines?
¨No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main¨(Meditation 17)
All religions should be considered in one´s life.
Humans function best as individuals.
Humans are placed on an island to form a whole.
All people are connected to one another.
Which of its colonies did England lose in the 18th century?
African colonies
American colonies
India
Australia
The Roman emperor Octavian was given the high-sounding name Augustus for restoring peace and order Rome after Julius Cesar´s assassination. What does Augustus mean?
the kind one
the exalted one
the cherished one
the savior
In 18th century, which works did English writers consciously model?
old Greek classics
old Roman classics
old Germanclassics
old Latin classics
the imitation of ancient Rome ideas which presented permanence and universality of human experience earned 18th century this title.
Neoclassical
Neologism
Classic
Enlightenment
Throughout the Enlightenment, people gradually changed their views on themselves as well as the world. They stopped asking why? questions and started asking how? questions instead.
True
False
