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World Lit Sem 1 Review: 2019-2020

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Writing: What part of the prompt tells the writer the verbs they should address in their paper?
a)
"To do words"
b)
The title
c)
The topic
d)
The guiding question
2.
Writing: A complete cheeseburger paragraph has a topic sentence, concrete detail, commentary, and a...
a)
concluding sentence
b)
quote
c)
thesis statement
d)
narration
3.
Writing: Which of the following is a correct in-text citation?
a)
" (Smith, 134).
b)
" (Smith, pg. 134).
c)
" (Smith 134).
d)
" (Smith pg. 134)
4.
Drama: ________ irony is when the audience is aware of something that the characters are not
a)
Dramatic
b)
Verbal
c)
Situational
d)
This is not irony
5.
Antigone: Who advises Creon throughout the play (The Chorus)?
a)
Old Theban men
b)
The Greek gods and goddesses
c)
An angry jury
d)
The Fates
6.
Antigone: Antigone believes in loyalty to _______ and Creon believes in loyalty to _______.
a)
Family; country
b)
Country; laws
c)
Family; family
d)
Gods; Family
7.
Antigone: T/F Haemon and Creon have the same views on the role and power government.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Macbeth: When Macbeth questions to himself whether he should kill Duncan is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Monologue
d)
Epilogue
9.
Macbeth: Which of the following is NOT a theme developed in Shakespeare's drama?
a)
Greed for power can lead to our destruction.
b)
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
c)
With people, what you see is what you get.
d)
Guilt can weigh heavily on our conscience.
10.
Macbeth: While speaking with two nobles, Macbeth has a side conversation with Banquo. What is this?
a)
A soliloquy
b)
An aside
c)
A monologue
d)
An allusion
11.
Macbeth: Macbeth's "tomorrow" speech ("Life's but a walking shadow...") signifies...
a)
Life is challenging but that is part of the journey.
b)
Regardless of obstacles, life is always worth living.
c)
Humans all inevitably die.
d)
Life is meaningless because we can't change our futures.
12.
Macbeth: What is the significance of Lady Macbeth's "Out, damned spot" monologue?
a)
Demonstrates her guilt
b)
Shows how she's disgusted by her husband
c)
Reveals that she still has plans of murdering more people
d)
Portrays the calm, peaceful side of Lady Macbeth
13.
Drama: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tragic heroes?
a)
Of high birth/noble
b)
Have tragic flaws that lead to downfall
c)
Have a tragic ending/downfall
d)
Try to escape their tragic endings
14.

Drama: Hamartia is

a)

a tragic hero's reversal of fortune.

b)

a tragic hero's fatal flaw.

15.

Drama: Catharsis is . . .

a)

The "tragic flaw".

b)

The moment of discovery or "epiphany"

c)

The reversal of fortune.

d)

The emotional release of the audience

16.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
17.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
18.

Mark is as fast as a cheetah. This is an example of the following:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

soliloquy

d)

couplet

19.

When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics. For example: the trees danced in the wind.

a)

personification

b)

hubris

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

20.
Identify the paradox. 
a)
She is an awfully good singer.
b)
The blank page stared back at me.
c)
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
d)
They danced in the moonlight. 
21.

An aside is

a)

Only specific characters and audience can hear the words

b)

A long, drawn out speech at the beginning of a play (usually in the first Act)

c)

A conversation between two or more characters in a play.

22.
Monologue is
a)
a conversation between two or more characters.
b)
a character speaking alone on stage.
c)
a speech at the beginning of a play.
d)
a concluding speech.
23.

A soliloquy is . . .

a)

An long drawn out speech about feelings

b)

An announcement

c)

An actor speaking thoughts aloud for the audience

d)

A speech from a Famous person

24.

What is an archetype?

a)

Something that connects across cultures, time and location

b)

A historical element within a text

c)

Another term for protagonist or main character

d)

The moment of a story when all of the loose ends are tied up

25.

Which of the following characters would a feminist critic likely NOT have a problem with?

a)

Cinderella

b)

Yeh-Shen (Chinese Cinderella Story)

c)

Adjoa (from "The Girl Who Can")

d)

Cinderella's father

26.

Which of the following is a sage figure?

a)

Antigone

b)

Malcolm

c)

Tiresias

d)

Haemon

27.

Which of the following is NOT a shared characteristic from Yeh-Shen and Cinderella?

a)

The prince receives the shoe as a gift

b)

Feature a shoe and prince

c)

Step-family gets what they deserve

d)

Each has a shoe

28.

What point of view is the Fish Cheeks told from?

a)

Third person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

First person point of view

d)

My point of view

29.

Which part of Adjoa's body does the story "A Girl Who Can" address?

a)

Feet

b)

Legs

c)

Arms

d)

Head

30.

Which character from "A Girl Who Can" changes the most dramatically?

a)

Adjoa

b)

Her Mama

c)

Nana

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