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Midterm Study Guide 2018

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the gothic genre?

a)

Hideous monsters

b)

euphemism

c)

dehumanization

d)

extended metaphor

2.

Which of the following was important to Victorian gentlemen?

a)

gossiping

b)

socializing

c)

nightly walks

d)

protecting reputation

3.

How does the Layers of the Tale affect the reader?

a)

Creates suspense by the unknown

b)

Allows for the use of dramatic irony

c)

Both

d)

Neither

4.

Which of the following IS NOT something Burke believed about the sublime?

a)

Pain is stronger in its operation than pleasure

b)

No passion effectually robs the mind of its power as fear

c)

It is the strongest emotion the mind is capable of feeling

d)

It is achieved through pursuit of God

5.

Vast, rugged landscapes create a sublime feeling because...

a)

Of the simultaneous vastness and beauty

b)

Of the force imposed on the human by nature

c)

They are delicate

d)

Both force and vastness options

6.

Examples of experiences that lead to sublime could be...

a)

Rollercoasters

b)

Skydiving

c)

Haunted Houses

d)

All of these

7.

When someone experiences the sublime, they...

a)

Feel large and powerful

b)

Feel small and insignificant

c)

Feel happiness

d)

Feel at one with nature

8.

Which is true of Burke's definition of the sublime?

a)

It is the most powerful emotion the mind is capable of

b)

It is experienced when fear presses to close to the mind

c)

It is a mixture of pain and pleasure

d)

All of these

9.

After using evidence in writing it is important to...

a)

Use reasoning and insight to connect it to the argument

b)

Give more evidence from a different source immediately

c)

Restate the evidence

d)

Restate the thesis

10.

What is the purpose of using a lead/hook in an essay?

a)

To state the topic of the essay

b)

To grab the reader's interest

c)

To preview the evidence

d)

To preview the thesis

11.

Before inserting evidence into your writing, you should...

a)

Give the citation

b)

Give the reasoning

c)

Introduce the source or establish context

d)

Restate the thesis

12.

Which is NOT a requirement of MLA formatting

a)

font size 12

b)

Bold title

c)

Times New Roman

d)

1" margins

13.

What goes in the top right corner of a paper in MLA format?

a)

full name and page number

b)

title and page number

c)

last name and page number

d)

page number

14.

What is the correct order for the left hand heading on a paper in MLA format?

a)

Name, teacher, class, due date

b)

Name, teacher, due date, assignment

c)

Name, class, teacher, due date

d)

Name, class, due date, teacher

15.

What is the correct in text citation? Author: Dan Brown Title: Inferno Date: 2014 Page 10

a)

(Inferno 10).

b)

(Brown 10).

c)

(Dan Brown p10).

d)

(Brown 2014).

16.

What should be the title on a Works Cited page?

a)

WORKS CITED

b)

Bibliography Page

c)

Works Cited Page

d)

Works Cited

17.

How does Stevenson create suspense in the novella?

a)

Changing point of view

b)

multiple letters and enclosures

c)

Omitting female characters

d)

Both POV and letters

18.

What point of view are chapters 1-8 of Jekyll and Hyde?

a)

Third person Enfield

b)

Third person Utterson

c)

Third person Jekyll

d)

Third person Poole

19.

Chapter 9 is told from the perspective of which character?

a)

First person Poole

b)

First person Lanyon

c)

First person Jekyll

d)

Third person Lanyon

20.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the gothic genre?

a)

moments of solitude

b)

women threatened by powerful male figures

c)

terrifying events

d)

protagonist question society

21.

What literary device is a reference to religion, history, or another literary text?

a)

Illusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Parellelism

22.

Moments of solitude is a ________ trait used when a character spends time ________

a)

Victorian; sick

b)

Victorian; alone

c)

Gothic; alone

d)

Gothic; paranoid

23.

Passion driven villain or villain-hero is an example of which character and which genre?

a)

Dracula; Victorian

b)

Jekyll; Gothic

c)

Lanyon; Victorian

d)

Lucy; Gothic

24.

Hideous Monster is...

a)

A trait of the gothic

b)

A way to describe Mina

c)

A trait of Victorian

d)

not a trait of anything we've read

25.

Religious undertones are seen when:

a)

The crucifix is used to ward off vampires (evil)

b)

Utterson and Enfield ask God for forgiveness

c)

The determination to save Lucy's soul in Dracula

d)

All of these