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WorksheetsEleventh Hour Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 39mins
Technique(s) used?
ROMEO: ‘Juliet is the sun. / Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.’
Oxymoron
Pathetic fallacy
Metaphor
Sibilance
Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Jacob Marley
Identify the poem.
Kamikaze
Poppies
Exposure
Ozymandias
What year is An Inspector Calls set in?
1910
1912
1914
1918
Identify the poem.
My Last Duchess
Tissue
The Emigree
Bayonet Charge
Who says the following and to whom?
"If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding"
Scrooge to the two portly gentlemen
Scrooge to Bob Cratchit
Scrooge to his nephew, Fred
Fezziwig to his wife
Identify the poem.
The Emigree
Tissue
My Last Duchess
Poppies
What is the Inspector’s surname?
Poole
Goole
Gould
Symons
Who says this and when?
‘The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love.’
Benvolio; Act 1, scene 1
Friar Lawrence; Act 5, scene 3
Capulet; Act 5, scene 3
Chorus; Prologue
Identify the poem.
The Prelude
Tissue
The Emigree
My Last Duchess
Who says the following and to whom?
"Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business."
Jacob Marley to Scrooge
Scrooge to Belle
Scrooge to his nephew, Fred
The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge
Technique(s) used?
JULIET: ‘Come weep with me, past hope, past cure, past help.’
Tricolon
Oxymoron
Repetition
Metaphor
Identify the poem.
Bayonet Charge
Kamikaze
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Remains
Who is the first person in the “chain of events”?
Sheila
Eric
Mrs Birling
Mr Birling
Who says this and when?
‘This intrusion shall, / Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall.’
Tybalt; Act 1, scene 5
Capulet; Act 1, scene 5
Tybalt; Act 3, scene 1
Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1
Identify the poem.
Bayonet Charge
The Prelude
Exposure
The Charge of the Light Brigade
How does Mr Birling refer to himself?
ruthless
hard-headed
successful
effective
Who says the following and to whom?
"What! Would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?"
The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge
Scrooge to Bob Cratchit
Mrs Cratchit to Bob Cratchit
Identify the poem.
Checking Out Me History
Poppies
Ozymandias
My Last Duchess
What is the name of the shop where Sheila worked?
Milfields
Milfords
Milwards
Miltons
Who says the following and to whom?
"A merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!"
Tiny Tim to his family
Fred to his friends and family
Scrooge to Fred and his guests
Bob Cratchit to his family
Identify the poem.
Remains
Ozymandias
Kamikaze
War Photographer
Technique(s) used?
JULIET: ‘I have no joy of this contract tonight, / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, / too like the lightning.’
repetition
personification
alliteration
simile
What does the Inspector accuse Sheila of showing?
anger
fear
bitterness
jealousy
Identify the poem.
Tissue
The Emigree
Exposure
Storm on the Island
What is the name of the town where the Birlings live?
Brumward
Brumfield
Bramley
Brumley
Who says the following and to whom?
"The school is not quite deserted. A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still."
The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to Scrooge
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present
Identify the poem.
Exposure
Storm on the Island
The Prelude
Kamikaze
Complete the question Sheila asks the Inspector about Eva - “Was she......?”
hurt
alone
pretty
attractive
Who says this and when?
‘For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancour to pure love.’
Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1
Nurse; Act 2, scene 3
Friar Lawrence; Act 2, scene 3
Benvolio; Act 1, scene 1
Identify the poem.
The Prelude
Storm on the Island
Exposure
Kamikaze
"If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
Hearing his own words thrown back at him, Scrooge is overcome with...
sadness and grief
penitence and grief
regret and sadness
pain and regret
Technique(s) used?
ROMEO: ‘Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate.’
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
oxymoron
Identify the poem.
War Photographer
London
Storm on the Island
The Emigree
What is Gerald’s surname?
Croft
Crowther
Burton
Milton
"He has the power to render us happy or unhappy, to make our service light or burdensome, a pleasure or a toil...The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune."
What does Scrooge say shortly after making these comments about Fezziwig?
“I should like to be able to take back what I said to my nephew. That’s all.”
“I should like to be able to say a word or two to the charity collectors. That’s all.”
“I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. That’s all.”
“I should like to be able to say a word or two to Belle just now. That’s all.”
Identify the poem.
Kamikaze
Ozymandias
Tissue
My Last Duchess
Who says this and when?
‘An impatient child that hath new robes / And may not wear them.’
Nurse; Act 3, scene 2
Juliet; Act 3, scene 2
Lady Capulet; Act 3, scene 5
Capulet; Act 3, scene 5
Who is the third person to be questioned by the Inspector?
Sheila
Mrs Birling
Eric
Gerald
Identify the poem.
Ozymandias
Exposure
My Last Duchess
Checking Out Me History
Sheila says, “You’re squiffy.”
Squiffy means……
rude
tired
drunk
angry
Who says the following and to whom?
"It matters little. To you, very little. Another idol has displaced me."
Belle to Scrooge
Little Fan to Scrooge
Jacob Marley to Scrooge
Fred to Scrooge
Identify the poem.
War Photographer
Bayonet Charge
Ozymandias
Remains
Technique(s) used?
TYBALT: ‘fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’
simile
assonance
sibilance
alliteration
Gerald claims that he was, “………. last summer.”
bored
busy
lonely
frustrated
Identify the poem.
Tissue
The Emigree
Poppies
My Last Duchess
Who says the following and to whom?
“This boy is Ignorance and this girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased."
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to Scrooge
Scrooge to his nephew, Fred
The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge
Who says this and when?
‘And you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend; / And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets.’
Capulet; Act 3, scene 5
Nurse; Act 3, scene 2
Capulet; Act 1, scene 5
Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1
Identify the poem.
The Prelude
Exposure
Storm on the Island
Bayonet Charge
In An Inspector Calls, what is the final word of Act One?
What?
Who?
Well?
Why?
Who says the following and to whom?
"Lead on! Lead on! The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on, Spirit!"
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Scrooge to Jacob Marley
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Past
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present
Identify the poem.
London
Tissue
The Emigree
Checking Out My History
The Inspector states, “I don’t play ……..”
chess
polo
bridge
golf
Technique(s) used?
JULIET: ‘It is the lark that sings so out of tune, / Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps.’
sibilance
simile
repetition
oxymoron
Identify the poem.
London
Tissue
Storm on the Island
Exposure
Why does Dickens use a third person, intrusive narrator to deliver the following explicit judgement on the character of Scrooge: “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!'
To demonstrate his extensive vocabulary.
To ensure that we cannot misinterpret his message that Scrooge is a bad person.
To let us know that he has met Scrooge and dislikes him intensely.
He couldn't decide which word to use to describe Scrooge, so he decided to use all of them.
Who describes Eva Smith as “pretty and a good sport”?
Gerald
Mr Birling
Eric
Inspector Goole
Identify the poem.
Checking Out Me History
The Prelude
Kamikaze
Poppies
The Inspector states: “We are members of one ………”
family
club
society
body
Who says this and when?
‘O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day! / Most lamentable day, most woeful day.’
Juliet; Act 3, scene 2
Nurse; Act 4, scene 5
Lady Capulet; Act 4, scene 5
Romeo; Act 3, scene 1
Identify the poem.
War Photographer
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Checking Out Me History
My Last Duchess
Who says the following and to whom?
"Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead. But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!"
Scrooge to Jacob Marley
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Past
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present
Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Technique(s) used?
ROMEO: ‘O mischief, thou art swift / To enter in the thoughts of desperate men.’’
alliteration
oxymoron
simile
personification
Identify the poem.
War Photographer
Exposure
Checking Out Me History
Remains
In which decade was An Inspector Calls first performed?
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
Who says the following and to whom?
"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!"
Scrooge speaking to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Scrooge speaking to himself
Scrooge speaking to Bob Cratchit
Scrooge speaking to The Ghost of Christmas Present
Identify the poem.
Poppies
Checking Out Me History
Remains
War Photographer
Who says this and when?
‘My dismal scene I need must act alone.’
Juliet; Act 4, scene 3
Juliet; Act 4, scene 1
Romeo; Act 5, scene 1
Romeo; Act 5, scene 3
Where does Gerald meet Daisy?
Palace Theatre
Theatre Royal
Palace Variety Theatre
Variety Theatre
Identify the poem.
The Emigree
Remains
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Exposure
Who says the following and to whom?
"He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man as the good old City knew."
Fred speaking of Scrooge
Bob Cratchit speaking of Scrooge
Narrator speaking of Scrooge
Scrooge speaking of Bob Cratchit
Who says the following and when?
‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’
Birling, Act Two
Gerald, Act One
Eric, Act One
Birling, Act One
Identify the poem.
Exposure
My Last Duchess
The Prelude
Storm on the Island
Who says this and when?
‘See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.’
Prince; Act 5, scene 3
Benvolio; Act 5, scene 3
Friar Lawrence; Act 5, scene 3
Prince; Act 3, scene 1
Who says the following and when?
‘I suppose we're all nice people now’
Sheila, Act Two
Sheila, Act Three
Eric, Act Three
Birling, Act Three
Identify the poem.
The Prelude
London
Storm on the Island
Bayonet Charge
“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man.”
Which of the following analyses is correct?
The multiple similes emphasise Scrooge's joy and elation at his second chance.
The extended metaphor emphasises Scrooge's happiness in Stave Five.
The repetitive structure and short exclamations create the sense that Scrooge cannot put into words how happy he is.
The use of oxymorons capture Scrooge's delirious state of mind at this point in the novella.
Who says the following and when?
‘But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people.’
Sheila, Act Three
Gerald, Act One
Eric, Act One
Sheila, Act One
Identify the poem.
London
Tissue
The Emigree
Checking Out Me History
Technique(s) used?
ROMEO: ‘Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. / Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death's pale flag is not advanced there.'
personification
hyperbole
pun
simile
Fred is presented as a foil to Scrooge: 'He was all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked.'
What is a ‘foil’ as it is used here?
a very thin sheet of metal used to wrap food in to keep it fresh
someone that makes another's good or bad qualities more noticeable
a thin, light sword used in the sport of fencing
a verb meaning to prevent someone or something from being successful
Identify the poem.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Ozymandias
My Last Duchess
Kamikaze
Before the Inspector arrives, the lighting in the Birlings' home is "pink". This suggests that the family is:
comfortable
cold
grieving
poor at decorating
Which of the following are features of a Shakespearean sonnet?
it starts with a rhyming couplet
it consists of 14 lines
each line is composed in iambic pentameter
the rhyme scheme is irregular
Identify the poem.
Storm on the Island
Ozymandias
London
The Prelude
Dickens' novella combines........ with.......
the Victorian tradition of reading ghost stories
romance
a detective story
a moral tale of redemption
In An Inspector Calls Arthur Birling is described in the stage directions as "a heavy looking" man. This suggests:
that he will be quick to change.
that he will be slow to change.
Identify the poem.
Remains
Bayonet Charge
Storm on the Island
Kamikaze
Why does Shakespeare open Romeo and Juliet with a prologue that details the play's content?
The audience is aware of its form - a tragic play.
The audience is excited about what is going to happen and enthralled with the play's plot.
The audience feels sympathetic towards the main characters of Romeo and Juliet and knows that their love will cause their death.
Shakespeare wants to spoil the plot and ruin the play.
Hearing the news of Eva Smith’s death, Mr Birling speaks ‘rather impatiently’. This suggests that he regards Eva’s death as:
more important than his own concerns.
less important than his own concerns.
Poem?
A haunting dramatic monologue presenting the reader with an insecure protagonist who will go to extreme lengths to preserve his high status.
Ozymandias
My Last Duchess
Checkin Out Me History
The Prelude
A Christmas Carol is a fairly straightforward allegory. What is an 'allegory'?
an abnormal reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance
a story in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals
What is the climax (crisis or turning point) in Romeo and Juliet?
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scene 2
Act 3, scene 3
Act 3, scene 5
When the Inspector speaks to Gerald, he is described as “looking hard at him”.
Which idea from the earlier stage directions is emphasised here?
the light becoming ‘brighter’ and ‘harder’.
the furniture being ‘solid’ and ‘substantial’.
the family being ‘pleased with themselves’.
Poem?
A bold call for de-westernised educational equality.
Tissue
The Emigree
Checking Out Me History
Remains
Dickens includes several hints that the story will have a happy ending:
Scrooge's transformation is foreshadowed by the change in Scrooge's father.
The fact that Scrooge was more kind-hearted in his youth acts as a hint that he will be able to change back.
Dickens uses the phrase "Once upon a time", which links the story to a fairy tale and suggests that it will have a happy ending.
When Romeo and Juliet meet (Act 1, scene 5) they speak just ....... lines before their first kiss.
14
12
16
20
Which one of the following is NOT a stage direction for the Inspector?
He creates ‘an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness’
He ‘has a disconcerting habit of looking hard’
He is 'dressed in an expensive darkish suit of the period’
He interrupts Mr Birling, ‘cutting through massively’
Poem?
Written in irregular rhymes and with short mixed enjambment in verses, the work captures the tone of a man speaking out in anger and frustration.
London
My Last Duchess
Checking Out Me History
Poppies
What is the effect of the final telephone call in An Inspector Calls?
The mood suddenly shifts to apprehension.
The audience, as well as the characters, are taken completely by surprise.
The question of the Inspector’s identity is reopened.
We are taken back to the beginning of the play to ask: What will happen now?
