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Eleventh Hour Quiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Technique(s) used?

ROMEO: ‘Juliet is the sun. / Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.’

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Pathetic fallacy

c)

Metaphor

d)

Sibilance

2.

Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge?

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Past

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Present

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

d)

Jacob Marley

3.

Identify the poem.

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Poppies

c)

Exposure

d)

Ozymandias

4.

What year is An Inspector Calls set in?

a)

1910

b)

1912

c)

1914

d)

1918

5.

Identify the poem.

a)

My Last Duchess

b)

Tissue

c)

The Emigree

d)

Bayonet Charge

6.

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"

a)

Scrooge to the two portly gentlemen

b)

Scrooge to Bob Cratchit

c)

Scrooge to his nephew, Fred

d)

Fezziwig to his wife

7.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Emigree

b)

Tissue

c)

My Last Duchess

d)

Poppies

8.

What is the Inspector’s surname?

a)

Poole

b)

Goole

c)

Gould

d)

Symons

9.

Who says this and when?

‘The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love.’

a)

Benvolio; Act 1, scene 1

b)

Friar Lawrence; Act 5, scene 3

c)

Capulet; Act 5, scene 3

d)

Chorus; Prologue

10.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Prelude

b)

Tissue

c)

The Emigree

d)

My Last Duchess

11.

Who says the following and to whom?

"Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business."

a)

Jacob Marley to Scrooge

b)

Scrooge to Belle

c)

Scrooge to his nephew, Fred

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge

12.

Technique(s) used?

JULIET: ‘Come weep with me, past hope, past cure, past help.’

a)

Tricolon

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Repetition

d)

Metaphor

13.

Identify the poem.

a)

Bayonet Charge

b)

Kamikaze

c)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

d)

Remains

14.

Who is the first person in the “chain of events”?

a)

Sheila

b)

Eric

c)

Mrs Birling

d)

Mr Birling

15.

Who says this and when?

‘This intrusion shall, / Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall.’

a)

Tybalt; Act 1, scene 5

b)

Capulet; Act 1, scene 5

c)

Tybalt; Act 3, scene 1

d)

Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1

16.

Identify the poem.

a)

Bayonet Charge

b)

The Prelude

c)

Exposure

d)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

17.

How does Mr Birling refer to himself?

a)

ruthless

b)

hard-headed

c)

successful

d)

effective

18.

Who says the following and to whom?

"What! Would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the light I give?"

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge

c)

Scrooge to Bob Cratchit

d)

Mrs Cratchit to Bob Cratchit

19.

Identify the poem.

a)

Checking Out Me History

b)

Poppies

c)

Ozymandias

d)

My Last Duchess

20.

What is the name of the shop where Sheila worked?

a)

Milfields

b)

Milfords

c)

Milwards

d)

Miltons

21.

Who says the following and to whom?

"A merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!"

a)

Tiny Tim to his family

b)

Fred to his friends and family

c)

Scrooge to Fred and his guests

d)

Bob Cratchit to his family

22.

Identify the poem.

a)

Remains

b)

Ozymandias

c)

Kamikaze

d)

War Photographer

23.

Technique(s) used?

JULIET: ‘I have no joy of this contract tonight, / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, / too like the lightning.’

a)

repetition

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

24.

What does the Inspector accuse Sheila of showing?

a)

anger

b)

fear

c)

bitterness

d)

jealousy

25.

Identify the poem.

a)

Tissue

b)

The Emigree

c)

Exposure

d)

Storm on the Island

26.

What is the name of the town where the Birlings live?

a)

Brumward

b)

Brumfield

c)

Bramley

d)

Brumley

27.

Who says the following and to whom?

"The school is not quite deserted. A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still."

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to Scrooge

d)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present

28.

Identify the poem.

a)

Exposure

b)

Storm on the Island

c)

The Prelude

d)

Kamikaze

29.

Complete the question Sheila asks the Inspector about Eva - “Was she......?”

a)

hurt

b)

alone

c)

pretty

d)

attractive

30.

Who says this and when?

‘For this alliance may so happy prove / To turn your households’ rancour to pure love.’

a)

Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1

b)

Nurse; Act 2, scene 3

c)

Friar Lawrence; Act 2, scene 3

d)

Benvolio; Act 1, scene 1

31.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Prelude

b)

Storm on the Island

c)

Exposure

d)

Kamikaze

32.

"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...

a)

sadness and grief

b)

penitence and grief

c)

regret and sadness

d)

pain and regret

33.

Technique(s) used?

ROMEO: Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate.’

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

oxymoron

34.

Identify the poem.

a)

War Photographer

b)

London

c)

Storm on the Island

d)

The Emigree

35.

What is Gerald’s surname?

a)

Croft

b)

Crowther

c)

Burton

d)

Milton

36.

"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?

a)

“I should like to be able to take back what I said to my nephew. That’s all.”

b)

“I should like to be able to say a word or two to the charity collectors. That’s all.”

c)

“I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. That’s all.”

d)

“I should like to be able to say a word or two to Belle just now. That’s all.”

37.

Identify the poem.

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Ozymandias

c)

Tissue

d)

My Last Duchess

38.

Who says this and when?

‘An impatient child that hath new robes / And may not wear them.’

a)

Nurse; Act 3, scene 2

b)

Juliet; Act 3, scene 2

c)

Lady Capulet; Act 3, scene 5

d)

Capulet; Act 3, scene 5

39.

Who is the third person to be questioned by the Inspector?

a)

Sheila

b)

Mrs Birling

c)

Eric

d)

Gerald

40.

Identify the poem.

a)

Ozymandias

b)

Exposure

c)

My Last Duchess

d)

Checking Out Me History

41.

Sheila says, “You’re squiffy.”

Squiffy means……

a)

rude

b)

tired

c)

drunk

d)

angry

42.

Who says the following and to whom?

"It matters little. To you, very little. Another idol has displaced me."

a)

Belle to Scrooge

b)

Little Fan to Scrooge

c)

Jacob Marley to Scrooge

d)

Fred to Scrooge

43.

Identify the poem.

a)

War Photographer

b)

Bayonet Charge

c)

Ozymandias

d)

Remains

44.

Technique(s) used?

TYBALT: fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’

a)

simile

b)

assonance

c)

sibilance

d)

alliteration

45.

Gerald claims that he was, “………. last summer.”

a)

bored

b)

busy

c)

lonely

d)

frustrated

46.

Identify the poem.

a)

Tissue

b)

The Emigree

c)

Poppies

d)

My Last Duchess

47.

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."

a)

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to Scrooge

b)

Scrooge to his nephew, Fred

c)

The Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge

d)

The Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge

48.

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.’

a)

Capulet; Act 3, scene 5

b)

Nurse; Act 3, scene 2

c)

Capulet; Act 1, scene 5

d)

Mercutio; Act 3, scene 1

49.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Prelude

b)

Exposure

c)

Storm on the Island

d)

Bayonet Charge

50.

In An Inspector Calls, what is the final word of Act One?

a)

What?

b)

Who?

c)

Well?

d)

Why?

51.

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!"

a)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

b)

Scrooge to Jacob Marley

c)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Past

d)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present

52.

Identify the poem.

a)

London

b)

Tissue

c)

The Emigree

d)

Checking Out My History

53.

The Inspector states, “I don’t play ……..”

a)

chess

b)

polo

c)

bridge

d)

golf

54.

Technique(s) used?

JULIET: ‘It is the lark that sings so out of tune, / Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps.’

a)

sibilance

b)

simile

c)

repetition

d)

oxymoron

55.

Identify the poem.

a)

London

b)

Tissue

c)

Storm on the Island

d)

Exposure

56.

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!'

a)

To demonstrate his extensive vocabulary.

b)

To ensure that we cannot misinterpret his message that Scrooge is a bad person.

c)

To let us know that he has met Scrooge and dislikes him intensely.

d)

He couldn't decide which word to use to describe Scrooge, so he decided to use all of them.

57.

Who describes Eva Smith as “pretty and a good sport”?

a)

Gerald

b)

Mr Birling

c)

Eric

d)

Inspector Goole

58.

Identify the poem.

a)

Checking Out Me History

b)

The Prelude

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Poppies

59.

The Inspector states: “We are members of one ………”

a)

family

b)

club

c)

society

d)

body

60.

Who says this and when?

‘O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day! / Most lamentable day, most woeful day.’

a)

Juliet; Act 3, scene 2

b)

Nurse; Act 4, scene 5

c)

Lady Capulet; Act 4, scene 5

d)

Romeo; Act 3, scene 1

61.

Identify the poem.

a)

War Photographer

b)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

c)

Checking Out Me History

d)

My Last Duchess

62.

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!"

a)

Scrooge to Jacob Marley

b)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Past

c)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Present

d)

Scrooge to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

63.

Technique(s) used?

ROMEO: ‘O mischief, thou art swift / To enter in the thoughts of desperate men.’’

a)

alliteration

b)

oxymoron

c)

simile

d)

personification

64.

Identify the poem.

a)

War Photographer

b)

Exposure

c)

Checking Out Me History

d)

Remains

65.

In which decade was An Inspector Calls first performed?

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1950s

66.

Who says the following and to whom?

"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!"

a)

Scrooge speaking to The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

b)

Scrooge speaking to himself

c)

Scrooge speaking to Bob Cratchit

d)

Scrooge speaking to The Ghost of Christmas Present

67.

Identify the poem.

a)

Poppies

b)

Checking Out Me History

c)

Remains

d)

War Photographer

68.

Who says this and when?

‘My dismal scene I need must act alone.’

a)

Juliet; Act 4, scene 3

b)

Juliet; Act 4, scene 1

c)

Romeo; Act 5, scene 1

d)

Romeo; Act 5, scene 3

69.

Where does Gerald meet Daisy?

a)

Palace Theatre

b)

Theatre Royal

c)

Palace Variety Theatre

d)

Variety Theatre

70.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Emigree

b)

Remains

c)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

d)

Exposure

71.

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."

a)

Fred speaking of Scrooge

b)

Bob Cratchit speaking of Scrooge

c)

Narrator speaking of Scrooge

d)

Scrooge speaking of Bob Cratchit

72.

Who says the following and when?

‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’

a)

Birling, Act Two

b)

Gerald, Act One

c)

Eric, Act One

d)

Birling, Act One

73.

Identify the poem.

a)

Exposure

b)

My Last Duchess

c)

The Prelude

d)

Storm on the Island

74.

Who says this and when?

‘See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.’

a)

Prince; Act 5, scene 3

b)

Benvolio; Act 5, scene 3

c)

Friar Lawrence; Act 5, scene 3

d)

Prince; Act 3, scene 1

75.

Who says the following and when?

‘I suppose we're all nice people now’

a)

Sheila, Act Two

b)

Sheila, Act Three

c)

Eric, Act Three

d)

Birling, Act Three

76.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Prelude

b)

London

c)

Storm on the Island

d)

Bayonet Charge

77.

“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?

a)

The multiple similes emphasise Scrooge's joy and elation at his second chance.

b)

The extended metaphor emphasises Scrooge's happiness in Stave Five.

c)

The repetitive structure and short exclamations create the sense that Scrooge cannot put into words how happy he is.

d)

The use of oxymorons capture Scrooge's delirious state of mind at this point in the novella.

78.

Who says the following and when?

‘But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people.’

a)

Sheila, Act Three

b)

Gerald, Act One

c)

Eric, Act One

d)

Sheila, Act One

79.

Identify the poem.

a)

London

b)

Tissue

c)

The Emigree

d)

Checking Out Me History

80.

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.'

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

pun

d)

simile

81.

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)

a very thin sheet of metal used to wrap food in to keep it fresh

b)

someone that makes another's good or bad qualities more noticeable

c)

a thin, light sword used in the sport of fencing

d)

a verb meaning to prevent someone or something from being successful

82.

Identify the poem.

a)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

b)

Ozymandias

c)

My Last Duchess

d)

Kamikaze

83.

Before the Inspector arrives, the lighting in the Birlings' home is "pink". This suggests that the family is:

a)

comfortable

b)

cold

c)

grieving

d)

poor at decorating

84.

Which of the following are features of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

it starts with a rhyming couplet

b)

it consists of 14 lines

c)

each line is composed in iambic pentameter

d)

the rhyme scheme is irregular

85.

Identify the poem.

a)

Storm on the Island

b)

Ozymandias

c)

London

d)

The Prelude

86.

Dickens' novella combines........ with.......

a)

the Victorian tradition of reading ghost stories

b)

romance

c)

a detective story

d)

a moral tale of redemption

87.

In An Inspector Calls Arthur Birling is described in the stage directions as "a heavy looking" man. This suggests:

a)

that he will be quick to change.

b)

that he will be slow to change.

88.

Identify the poem.

a)

Remains

b)

Bayonet Charge

c)

Storm on the Island

d)

Kamikaze

89.

Why does Shakespeare open Romeo and Juliet with a prologue that details the play's content?

a)

The audience is aware of its form - a tragic play.

b)

The audience is excited about what is going to happen and enthralled with the play's plot.

c)

The audience feels sympathetic towards the main characters of Romeo and Juliet and knows that their love will cause their death.

d)

Shakespeare wants to spoil the plot and ruin the play.

90.

Hearing the news of Eva Smith’s death, Mr Birling speaks ‘rather impatiently’. This suggests that he regards Eva’s death as:

a)

more important than his own concerns.

b)

less important than his own concerns.

91.

Poem?

A haunting dramatic monologue presenting the reader with an insecure protagonist who will go to extreme lengths to preserve his high status.

a)

Ozymandias

b)

My Last Duchess

c)

Checkin Out Me History

d)

The Prelude

92.

A Christmas Carol is a fairly straightforward allegory. What is an 'allegory'?

a)

an abnormal reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance

b)

a story in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals

93.

What is the climax (crisis or turning point) in Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Act 3, scene 1

b)

Act 3, scene 2

c)

Act 3, scene 3

d)

Act 3, scene 5

94.

When the Inspector speaks to Gerald, he is described as “looking hard at him”.

Which idea from the earlier stage directions is emphasised here?

a)

the light becoming ‘brighter’ and ‘harder’.

b)

the furniture being ‘solid’ and ‘substantial’.

c)

the family being ‘pleased with themselves’.

95.

Poem?

A bold call for de-westernised educational equality.

a)

Tissue

b)

The Emigree

c)

Checking Out Me History

d)

Remains

96.

Dickens includes several hints that the story will have a happy ending:

a)

Scrooge's transformation is foreshadowed by the change in Scrooge's father.

b)

The fact that Scrooge was more kind-hearted in his youth acts as a hint that he will be able to change back.

c)

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.

97.

When Romeo and Juliet meet (Act 1, scene 5) they speak just ....... lines before their first kiss.

a)

14

b)

12

c)

16

d)

20

98.

Which one of the following is NOT a stage direction for the Inspector?

a)

He creates ‘an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness’

b)

He ‘has a disconcerting habit of looking hard’

c)

He is 'dressed in an expensive darkish suit of the period’

d)

He interrupts Mr Birling, ‘cutting through massively’

99.

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.

a)

London

b)

My Last Duchess

c)

Checking Out Me History

d)

Poppies

100.

What is the effect of the final telephone call in An Inspector Calls?

a)

The mood suddenly shifts to apprehension.

b)

The audience, as well as the characters, are taken completely by surprise.

c)

The question of the Inspector’s identity is reopened.

d)

We are taken back to the beginning of the play to ask: What will happen now?