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World Literature Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A pattern in storytelling, such as a hero, monster, or sidekick, is called...

a)

satire

b)

metaphor

c)

archetype

d)

theme

2.

The life lesson or message of a story is...

a)

theme

b)

metaphor

c)

parody

d)

characterization

3.

The opposite of what you expect to happen is...

a)

metaphor

b)

irony

c)

archetype

d)

theme

4.

When the reader knows more than a character knows, it is called ___ irony.

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

5.

Saying that opposite of what you mean, or sarcasm, is ___ irony.

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

6.

What does the word odyssey mean?

a)

journey

b)

victory

c)

god-like

d)

proud

7.

Which of the following is NOT a Russian author?

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Anton Chekhov

c)

Guy de Maupassant

8.

Imitating or copying a story in a funny way is called...

a)

theme

b)

metaphor

c)

archetype

d)

parody

9.

Using humor to criticize something is called...

a)

satire

b)

plot

c)

symbolism

d)

archetype

10.

How much land does a man need?

a)

10 acres

b)

six feet from head to foot

c)

none

d)

as much as he wants

11.

Tanka and Haiku are types of...

a)

poetry

b)

novels

c)

satire

d)

irony

12.

The story "Saboteur" by Ha Jin, in which Mr. Chiu is falsely accused of a crime, takes place in...

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Poland

d)

Brazil

13.

Guy de Maupassant, who write "The Jewels" and "A Vendetta" is from...

a)

Canada

b)

Norway

c)

India

d)

France

14.

In the story "Like the Sun" , the main character decides to tell only ___ for one day.

a)

the truth

b)

lies

15.

In "The Demon Lover", the main character thinks about ___ when she returns to her house in London during World War II.

a)

her missing fiance, who was a soldier

b)

how she will earn more money

c)

her childhood home

d)

the dangers she faces in the war

16.

The story "In the Shadow of War", in which a young boys sees soldiers shoot a woman, takes place in...

a)

Aisa

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

17.

In "The Bet", a lawyer bets he can stay in ____ for fifteen years.

a)

solitary confinement

b)

the city

c)

a basement

d)

an apple tree

18.

In "No Witchcraft for Sale", Gideon saves Teddy's ___ from a snake bite.

a)

eyes

b)

hand

c)

leg

d)

foot

19.

In "No Witchcraft for Sale", Gideon refuses to show the scientists...

a)

the plant he used to save Teddy

b)

his recipe for soup

c)

the snake that bit Teddy

20.

Which of the following does NOT happen in The Odyssey?

a)

Odysseus tries to return home to his wife Penelope.

b)

Odysseus is disguised as an old man.

c)

Odysseus travels from island to island.

d)

Odysseus poisons the Trojan soldiers.

21.

In "Federigo's Falcon", the falcon

a)

is killed and eaten.

b)

given as a wedding present.

c)

kills the neighbor's cat

22.

Hercules takes place in...

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

present-day England

c)

Russia in the 1800s

23.

The Hero's Journey, a pattern seen in many stories, is an example of

a)

theme

b)

setting

c)

archetype

24.

In Don Quxiote, the main character fights ___ thinking that they are giants.

a)

peasants

b)

windmills

c)

horses

25.

Don Quxiote by Miguel Cervantes is a novel that makes fun of stories about knights. It is an example of...

a)

suspense

b)

parody

c)

charcterizaton