WorksheetsAP Lit Final S1 Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Macbeth was written in 1605 in response to what event in England?
a)
The Magna Carta
b)
The Gunpowder Plot
c)
The Beheading of Anne Boleyn
d)
The Death of Elizabeth I
2.
Who was "from his mother's womb untimely ripp'd"?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Macdonwald
d)
Duncan
3.
What is the REAL reason Macbeth kills Duncan's grooms/guards?
a)
They could have contradicted his story for who killed Duncan.
b)
They were really English spies.
c)
They tried to kill Macbeth - it was self-defense.
d)
He didn't kill them; Macduff killed them.
4.
What mistake did Macbeth make with Duncan's murder?
a)
He forgot to wait until the guards were asleep.
b)
He forgot the leave the daggers with the guards.
c)
He went into Duncan's room too early.
d)
He refused to do it, and Lady Macbeth murder Duncan.
5.
substituting a whole for a whole
a)
synechdoche
b)
metonymy
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
6.
extreme exaggeration
a)
litotes
b)
metonymy
c)
hyperbole
d)
understatement
7.
a direct address to something that can't respond
a)
apostrophe
b)
litotes
c)
euphony
d)
euphemism
8.
a reference to something famous
a)
allusion
b)
hyperbole
c)
illusion
d)
hyperbola
9.
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
a)
oxymoron
b)
alliteration
c)
assonance
d)
hyperbole
10.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?
a)
Excessive pride (hubris)
b)
Flaw or error in judgement
c)
Reversal
d)
Reflection
11.
Recurring image, word, phrase, action, or idea used throughout a work, unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones , or new ideas to the theme.
a)
Symbol
b)
Extended Metaphor
c)
Paradox
d)
Motif
12.
Attitude a writer takes towards a subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization.
a)
Allusion
b)
Tone
c)
Mood
d)
Theme
13.
the method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters
a)
character
b)
archetype
c)
conflict
d)
characterization
14.
the conversation between two or more people in a literary work
a)
characterization
b)
conceit
c)
dialogue
d)
connotation
15.
Which word means "refers to a writer's selection of words based on meaning (both denotative and connotative), specificity, tone, and audience. Also called diction, this is an essential ingredient of style"?
a)
imagery
b)
antecedent
c)
grammar
d)
word choice
16.
What is the 'scar' in the novel describing?
a)
A lagoon
b)
The crash site
c)
The mountain
d)
A gash or wound
17.
How is the 'chief' elected?
a)
With a fight
b)
By being the loudest
c)
By voting
d)
By acclamation
18.
What is a conch?
a)
A shell
b)
A big rock
c)
A small bag
d)
Civilisation
19.
How does the boy with the mulberry-coloured birthmark die?
a)
He falls off a cliff face
b)
He is killed by the fire
c)
He starves to death
d)
He is crushed by a rock
20.
What does the Conch symbolise?
a)
Chaos
b)
Order
c)
Life
d)
Death
21.
Who is in charge of keeping the fire lit?
a)
The 'littleuns'
b)
Piggy
c)
The Choir
d)
Everyone
22.
Why does Jack not kill the piglet the first time?
a)
He can't bring himself to kill it
b)
He is a vegetarian
c)
He dropped his knife
d)
It ran away before he gets his knife
23.
Who built the first two huts?
a)
Jack and the hunters
b)
Piggy and the 'littleuns'
c)
Ralph and Simon
d)
Ralph and Piggy
24.
He kills Piggy by pushing a boulder onto him.
a)
Peter Griffin
b)
Jack
c)
Maurice
d)
Roger
25.
These characters’ names represents a loss of identity.
a)
Samneric
b)
Jack and Roger
c)
Piggy and Ralph
d)
West and Wilkens
26.
This symbolizes order and civilization.
a)
Conch
b)
Glasses
c)
Scar
d)
Mask
27.
The object represents intelligence and seeing clearly.
a)
Glasses
b)
Conch
c)
Scar
d)
Binoculars
28.
Simon discovers this main theme about human nature when speaking to the Lord of the Flies
a)
The beast is part of us
b)
Pigs are ugly
c)
Humans need each other
d)
Humans are inherently innocent
29.
The killing of this character shows that people are more likely to do bad things when in a group because they get caught up in the excitement or feel the security of acting in a group.
a)
Mulberry Mark Boy
b)
Simon
c)
Ralph
d)
Piggy
30.
The fire that Jack sets to smoke out Ralph leads, instead, to Ralph's rescue. This is an example of:
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Irony
c)
Metaphor
d)
Natural consequences
31.
“We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?”
a)
Piggy
b)
Roger
c)
Captain
d)
Ralph
32.
"Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things."
a)
Jack
b)
Simon
c)
Piggy
d)
Ralph
33.
"For hunting. Like in the war. You know- dazzle paint. Like things trying to look like something else--"
a)
Jack
b)
Simon
c)
Piggy
d)
Ralph
34.
Who believes the foretellings of the witches is evil and must be related to the devil?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
35.
Which woman was murdered because of her husband's actions?
a)
Lady Duncan
b)
Lady Macdonwald
c)
Lady Macduff
d)
Lady Macbeth
36.
Which woman, presumably, took her own life?
a)
Lady Macduff
b)
Lady Banquo
c)
Lady Duncan
d)
Lady Macbeth
37.
What character acts as the main messenger in the play, bringing good news to Duncan, but bad news to Macduff
a)
Seyton
b)
Angus
c)
Fergus
d)
Ross
38.
Who is the queen of the witches that reprimands the other three weird sisters for dealing with Macbeth?
a)
Hecuba
b)
Hecate
c)
Hellkite
d)
Helen
39.
Who is the only man in the play shown in hand-to-hand combat with Macbeth
a)
Duncan
b)
Banquo
c)
Young Siward
d)
Duncan's guard
40.
Which forest appears to move?
a)
Birnam Wood
b)
Hundred Acre Wood
c)
Forbidden Forest
d)
Sherwood Forest
41.
Who brings Macbeth the news that Lady Macbeth is dead?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Fleance
d)
Seyton
42.
Which of Duncan's sons flees to Ireland?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donalbain
c)
James
d)
Siward
43.
Where did Macbeth call home before he became king?
a)
Inverness
b)
Forress
c)
Scone
d)
Fife
44.
Who was the soldier who turned traitor to his Scottish homeland and is then beheaded in Act I?
a)
Macgregor
b)
Macdonwald
c)
Macbeth
d)
Macduff
45.
Which thane is cousins with Macduff and his wife?
a)
Ross
b)
Angus
c)
Lennox
d)
Lord
46.
What is the signal from Lady Macbeth to tell Macbeth it's time to kill Duncan?
a)
Bells ring
b)
Knocking
c)
Bird signing
d)
Bagpipes
47.
Where does Macduff call home?
a)
Fife
b)
Scone
c)
Dunsinane
d)
Inverness
48.
In Act I, Banquo and Macbeth are key military officers in Scotland's defeat of what country?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Norway
d)
Herot
49.
What reason does Macbeth GIVE for killing Duncan's grooms/guards?
a)
They were guilty, and Macbeth couldn't control his rage.
b)
They were really English spies.
c)
They tried to kill Macbeth - it was self-defense.
d)
He didn't kill them; they were already dead.
50.
What IS NOT part of the Duncan murder plot?
a)
Get the guards drunk.
b)
Put the bloody daggers back on the guards.
c)
Wait until everyone has gone to bed.
d)
Have Lady Macbeth kill Duncan.
51.
What IS NOT one of the pronouncements of the apparitions?
a)
Macbeth should fear Macduff.
b)
No one born of woman can harm Macbeth.
c)
Macbeth will have a line of 8 sons who will be kings.
d)
Macbeth will be fine until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.
52.
giving human traits to non-living things
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
anaphora
53.
Harsh, discordant sounds (k, t, g, b, d, p, ch, sh, s) in words
a)
contraphony
b)
cacophony
c)
disphony
d)
euphony
54.
the attitude of the speaker toward the subjects of the poem
a)
symbol
b)
tone
c)
anachronism
d)
euphony
55.
neat, close not exact rhyme
a)
perfect rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
c)
eye rhyme
d)
slant rhyme
56.
compare 2 unlike objects using "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
contrast
57.
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
a)
litotes
b)
juxtaposition
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
58.
use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
a)
situational irony
b)
static irony
c)
verbal irony
d)
dramatic irony
59.
a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
a)
situational irony
b)
static irony
c)
verbal irony
d)
dramatic irony
60.
a "paragraph" in poetry
a)
verse
b)
stanza
c)
chorus
d)
prose
61.
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
a)
caesura
b)
hyperbole
c)
euphemism
d)
contrast
62.
compare 2 unlike objects without "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allusion
d)
personification
63.
referring to things that are intangible (love, God, wisdom)
a)
abstract language
b)
acronym
c)
ad hominem
d)
allusion
64.
This picture is an example of
a)
allegory
b)
abstract language
c)
anachronism
d)
alliteration
65.
The Wizard of Oz - The lion represents cowardice. The scarecrow stands for the agrarian past and the tin man the technological future.
a)
allusion
b)
allegory
c)
anachronism
66.
a)
acrostic
b)
allusion
c)
alliteration
d)
assonance
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