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ENGLISH IV: ENDGAME

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The people of ____ are under attack from Grendel.
a)
Herot
b)
Geatland
c)
Higlac
d)
Germany
2.
Why do the Danes flee Herot at night?
a)
Grendel attacks at night
b)
Beowulf's men are planning to attack them
c)
King Hrothgar moves camp at night
d)
Grendel only attacks during the day
3.
What happens to Grendel?
a)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and he retreats to his cave to die.
b)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and they roast Grendel for dinner.
c)
Grendel wins and takes Beowulf back to his cave as a captive.
d)
Grendel dies in the banquet hall.
4.
Whom does Beowulf ask permission to fight Grendel?
a)
George VI
b)
Hrothgar
c)
Unferth
5.
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for Duncan's murder?
a)
She will poison his food and it will look like a natural death
b)
She will drug the king's guards and Macbeth will then go into the king's room and kill him.
c)
They will bribe the guards and offer them money to kill the king.
d)
Macbeth's soldiers will come into the banquet disguised as robbers and they will commit the murder.
6.
Who wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth?
a)
Henry Higgins
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
John Donne
d)
J. K. Rowling
7.
What do the witches predict in Act I scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
a)
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually king.  Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
b)
Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway, Banquo will be king
c)
Macbeth will remain Thane of of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, neither will ever be king.
d)
Macbeth will be king.  Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
8.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?
a)
The hero has a tragic flaw
b)
The hero is driven insane
c)
The hero is noble and important
d)
The hero recognizes their error and accepts responsibility
9.
What type of story is The Canterbury Tales considered to be?
a)
a sonnet
b)
an epic story
c)
a frame story
d)
a non-fiction story
10.
The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to...? 
a)
love.
b)
children.
c)
The Bible.
d)
travel.
11.
How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
12.
In The Wife's Tale, what does the Knight do to merit punishment?
a)
rapes a girl
b)
hits an old woman
c)
doesn't keep his word
d)
loses a battle to a woman
13.
What did the queen ask the knight to tell her?
a)
What is the thing that women most despise?
b)
What is the thing that women most desire?
c)
What is the thing that women most give?
d)
What is the thing that women most tolerate?
14.
Who decided that the  Knight should have a different sentence?
a)
The King
b)
The Queen
c)
The Maiden
d)
The Pardoner
15.
What does the Wife's allusion to Ovid's myth of King Midas and his wife imply about women?
a)
Women want capable lovers.
b)
Women can't keep secrets.
c)
Women want gold.
d)
Women can't be faithful.
16.
In exchange for giving the knight the correct answer & saving his life, what does the hag want?
a)
titles
b)
a child
c)
wealth
d)
marriage
17.
Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Ovid 
c)
Chaucer
d)
Homer
18.

Why do writers use Satire to talk about political or social problems?

a)

Satire is the most powerful form of protest

b)

If you can make people laugh, you can make them think about a problem or issue.

c)

Satire uses irony

d)

Only really intelligent people can understand Satire.

19.

According to Swift, the main motive for his plan is

a)

A an income from the sale of meat.

b)

B a good life for Irish children.

c)

C the good of the country

20.

Which group does Swift target to lessen the population of through his solution?

a)

Protestants

b)

The English

c)

Catholics

d)

White People

21.

What is the BEST reason for why "A Modest Proposal" is still interesting as a satire?

a)

Swift's solution is still shocking and relevant

b)

Most people are familiar with the history of Ireland

c)

There is still trouble between Protestants and Catholics

d)

Satire is still a valid form of protest.

22.
Does Swift expect his readers to seriously consider his proposal?  Why?
a)
No. He is trying to raise awareness about an issue.
b)
Yes. He is trying to create a new part of the meat industry.
c)
No. He is trying to help the Irish win the war with England.
d)
Yes. He is trying to help the English win the war with Ireland.
23.

What is psychoanalysis?

a)

A method of behavior therapy still widely used today.

b)

A theory about the individual role in the universe.

c)

A theory about the unconscious and conscious mind.

d)

A method of analyzing people who might be psychopaths.

24.

The image suggests that most of Freud's theory dealt with the...

a)

Conscious mind

b)

Preconscious mind

c)

Icebergs being affected by global warming

d)

Unconscious mind

25.

Which part of the unconscious is described as the most "selfish," giving into impulses and desires?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Ultraego

26.

According to Freud, which part of the subconscious is responsible for balancing out basic needs and morality?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Ultrainstinct

27.

According to Freud, which subconscious layer is responsible for differentiating right from wrong?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Ultraboost

28.

Sarah knew that should could steal supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so decided not to take anything even thought she would probably never get caught.


This is an example of which layer of psychoanalysis?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Transference

29.

Bart was stuck in traffic. He just wanted his vehicle to move! Enraged at he situation, Bart pulled his car and sped forward, not caring that he was clipping people's side mirrors as he tried to get ahead of the cars in front of him.


This is an example of which layer of psychoanalysis?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Roadrage

30.

A young man seems to be competing with his father for his mother's approval.


This may show signs of -

a)

Fear of abandonment

b)

Low self-esteem

c)

Avoidance

d)

Oedipal complex

31.
Which is NOT characteristic of the Romantic period?
a)
a. a return to nature
b)
b. appreciation of the individual
c)
c. love of philosophy
d)
d. turning against industrialization
32.
William Blake wrote about these opposing concepts a lot.
a)
a. love and hate
b)
b. war and peace
c)
c. science and religion
d)
d. innocence and experience
33.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
a)
a. Old West cough syrup brands
b)
b. characters from the famous Western epic, "A Handful of Gold."
c)
c. ethnic recipes
d)
d. persuasive techniques
34.
Romanticism placed an emphasis on "intuition," or feeling and instinct, over reason.
a)
True
b)
False
35.

Romanticism is love for ...

a)

Nature

b)

Lover

c)

Monarchy

36.

What is an iamb?

a)

Stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

b)

Unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

c)

10 syllables in a rhyming line.

d)

12 syllables in a rhyming line.

37.

How many lines will be in a stanza written as a sestet?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

38.

What is existentialism?

a)

a philosophy concerned with the meaning of life

b)

religion based on the pursuit of worldly pleasure

c)

a philosophy concerned with death

d)

a school of thought based on the idea nothing matters

39.

What is the absurd?

a)

the idea that the world is meaningless

b)

people who live in the mental institution

c)

a philosophy about why people go crazy

d)

the belief that God is responsible for creation

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