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Sm 1 Quiz Final

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brandon stepped to the pitcher's mound. He held the ball in his mitt and adjusted his fingers on the seams. He could feel the pressure of the moment. It was the ninth inning. His team was up by one. The bases were loaded. "You can do it," Brandon thought to himself, but he felt hesitation in his heart. He stared at the batter. His name was Jimmy. Jimmy could sense Brandon's hesitation. He was going to capitalize on it. Jimmy knew that Brandon was going to throw it down the middle. He couldn't wait to take a swing. This was Jimmy's chance to be a hero and he had no intentions of blowing it.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
2.
Rock music was playing through the speakers at the gas station. John jumped out the window of his yellow Jeep without opening the door. As he pumped gas into the Jeep, he danced to the rock music. A girl with blonde hair was walking past. She said, "Wow, partner, you can really move." John tipped his hat to her and winked, and then he continued his performance. John climbed onto the hood of his Jeep and began stomping, shaking his hips, and clapping. Gas overflowed from the tank of the Jeep and spilled onto the ground. John continued to strut his stuff.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
3.
Time travel is exhausting. It took me 200 million years to realize that. Well, actually it only took me a few seconds, but I first realized it about 200 million years ago. That was the first time that I traveled through time. "Try it!" said the mad scientist. "History needs you," he told me. I went with my gut.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
4.
"You need to try harder, Kyle, if you want to graduate," Mr. Jenkins intoned. Kyle nodded his head, but he wasn't really listening. He was picturing himself snowboarding down a mountain while Mr. Jenkins lectured him. Somehow, Kyle knew exactly where to put the "uh-huhs" even though he wasn't listening to a word that Mr. Jenkins was saying. "Do you want to graduate, Kyle?" Mr. Jenkins asked.
"Uh-huh," replied Kyle.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
5.
As you cross the crystal bridge, you hear the sound of two voices coming from the shores of the river. One of the voices sounds distressed. The other sounds angry. At the end of the crystal bridge is a herd of wild horses. You notice that they are stamping the ground violently. If you would like to go to the shore and find out who's talking, turn to page 47. If you'd like to approach the wild horses, turn to page 58.
What is the point of view?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
6.

She was rich.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

7.

She wore a ten carat diamond necklace everywhere she went.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

8.

What can you infer about this character? John wore bellbottoms, gold chains, platform shoes, and huge sunglasses to the homecoming dance.

a)

John is popular.

b)

John has great style.

c)

John is self-conscious about his appearance.

d)

John wears clothes that are outdated.

9.

What can you infer about this character? Whenever anyone tries to speak to Dee, she says, "You don't know me," rolls her eyes, and walks away.

a)

Dee is very friendly.

b)

Dee is rude and thinks she is better than everyone else.

c)

Dee has an eye problem.

d)

Dee has a lot of friends.

10.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted.  "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!" 
a)
pleased
b)
suspicious 
c)
happy
d)
angry
11.
My annoying brother likes to drive me crazy. There is no other who is that lazy. He whines to Mom and Dad night and day, until he eventually gets his way. What is a sister to do, when he screams 'til he's blue? There is no way to win, for he gets under your skin. He does his best to kill all joy. Oh, how my brother does annoy! What is the TONE of the poem?
a)
Frustrated
b)
Humorous
c)
Depressed
d)
Happy
12.
Perhaps because bats are nocturnal in habit, a wealth of thoroughly unreliable legend has grown up about them, and men have made of the harmless, even beneficial little beasts a means of expressing their unreasonable fears.  Bats were the standard paraphernalia for witches, the females half of humanity stood in terror that bats would become entangled in their hair.  Phrases crept into the language expressing man’s revulsion or ignorance—“Bat’s in the Belfry,” “Batty,” “Blind as a Bat.”
a)
creepy
b)
scary
c)
informational
d)
exciting
13.
Which of these is a pun?
a)
I would like to go to Holland someday. Wooden shoe?someday. Wooden shoe?
b)
Twinkle, Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are
c)
Back to the future
14.
Is this a pun?
Teddy Bears are never hungry they are always stuffed
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Identify the paradox.
a)
The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.
b)
The person who wrote that book can’t write.
c)
The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.
d)
I was confused by the lesson.
16.
Identify the paradox.
a)
The best advice I have for you is: don’t listen to advice.
b)
The rains came.
c)
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
d)
She cared for him all his life.
17.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
18.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
19.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
20.
I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
What did you do this time?!
21.
Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
22.
Slippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingers
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Tim sure gets sick often
23.

What is an extended metaphor?

a)

Words that appeal to our senses.

b)

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

c)

A comparison of two unlike things that extends the entire poem or story.

d)

I don't know we didn't learn this.

24.

What feeling is expressed in the poem by the line, "My wings pressing close to my side,"?

a)

Anger

b)

Confidence

c)

Fear

d)

Hope

25.

An original model on which something is patterned . . . examples: epic hero, star-crossed lovers, mentor.

a)

archetype

b)

foil

c)

epic

d)

external conflice

26.

a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

a)

epic hero

b)

epic

c)

archetype

d)

foil

27.

a descriptive word or phrase that comes before or after a character's name and describes a trait of the character

a)

assuage

b)

foil

c)

epithet

d)

in medias res

28.

Which one is NOT one of the 8 traits of an epic hero?

a)

is significant and glorified

b)

is good at fighting dragons

c)

performs brave deeds

d)

is on a quest

29.

Which one is NOT one of the 8 traits of the epic hero?

a)

possesses superhuman strength, intelligence, and/or courage

b)

is a strong and responsible leader

c)

risks death for glory or the greater good

d)

must be born from Zeus

30.
Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter? 
a)
U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |
b)
/ U | / U | / U | / U | / U |
c)
U U / U | U / U | U U / |
31.
How many lines are in a sonnet? 
a)
12
b)
14
c)
10
d)
16
32.
A Shakespearean Sonnet has the following division: 
a)
Eight Lines of problem followed by six lines of solution
b)
Four quatrains with a problem in the first two and a solution in the second
c)
Three quatrains and a couplet that offer a theme, a metaphor, a twist, and a summary
d)
Fourteen lines that tell a story in chronological order
33.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Judith Sadler 
b)
Susanna Hall
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
34.
What was his theatre called?
a)
the Globe
b)
the Earth
c)
the circle
35.
How many sonnets did the poet write?
a)
130
b)
154
c)
200
36.
Who says, "A plague o' both your houses!"
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Laurence
37.
Who says, "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Capulet
c)
Tybalt
d)
Montague
38.
Who says, "But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart. My will to her consent is but a part"?
a)
Capulet
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Nurse
d)
Juliet
39.
Who says, "Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this"?
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Friar Laurence
40.
Who says, "These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Nurse
41.
Who says, "Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm"?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
42.
Who says, " Oh, I am fortune’s fool!"?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Nurse
43.
Who says, "Eyes, look your last. Arms, take your last embrace. And, lips, O you The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Paris
d)
Mercutio
44.
Who says, "O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die"?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Romeo
d)
Juliet
45.
Select the phrase that best paraphrases the line below: "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
a)
Where are you Romeo?  
b)
Why are you a Montague?  
c)
What is a Montague?  
d)
Is he really a Montague?  
46.
In the line, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound," Romeo suggests that 
a)
Mercutio laughs at the pain love can cause only because he himself has never been in love
b)
he, Romeo scorns these two friends who have wounded hIm with their sarcastic remarks about Juliet
c)
Benvolio loves to fight and has never been wounded by an opponent's sword
d)
Tybalt bears the pain of his wounds bravely
47.
As Romeo prepares to leave Juliet's bedroom, he says, "More light and light; more dark and dark our woes!" Which of the following best explains the irony in this line? 
a)
the more light-hearted we are, the less we recognize our woes
b)
the woes ofyoung lovers have two sides, and it is impossible to see both sides simultaniously
c)
in daylight it is easier to see our troubles
d)
since daybreak brings permanent separation, the lighter the sky gets, the darker our lives become
48.
What is ironic about the inference Romeo draws in these lines as he looks at Juliet?  

O my love! my wife!
Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty:
Thou art not conquer'd; beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
a)
Romeo thinks that Juliet has died violently and still has blood (crimson) on her
b)
Romeo thinks death should be black, not crimson
c)
n the word "ensign", Romeo compares Juliet to a flag that is still fluttering
d)
Romeo thinks that Juliet still has some signs of life in her; he fails to realize she is actually returning to life
49.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
In which poetic form is the prologue written?  
a)
haiku
b)
free verse
c)
sonnet
d)
limerick
50.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Again what piece of information do we NOT learn from the prologue?  
a)
Romeo kills Tybalt, Juliet's cousin.
b)
Peace comes finally with the death of Romeo and Juliet.
c)
The play takes about two hours.
d)
Romeo and Juliet are supposed to be foes.
51.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
52.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
53.
"Young men's love then lies/ not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Juliet
54.

“Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

55.

“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Deny thy father and refuse thy name;

Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love

And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.”

a)

Juliet

b)

Nurse

c)

Lady Capulet

56.
In the film Frozen, how many buttons does Olaf the snowman have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
57.
Where do poinsettias come from?
a)
Finland
b)
Mexico
c)
Iceland
d)
Russia
58.

What is a kinara?

a)

a candle holder for Hanukkah

b)

a candle holder for Kwanzaa

c)

a candle holder for New Year's Day

d)

a candle holder for Christmas

59.

When do many people play games with a dreidel?

a)

on Hanukkah

b)

on Christmas

c)

on Kwanzaa

d)

on New Year's Day

60.

On New Year's Eve people will...

a)

stay up late and count down to the new year.

b)

put present under a tree.

c)

learn about African culture.

d)

light candles.

61.

Hanukkah is also called...

a)

The Festival of Lights

b)

Christmas

c)

Happy New Year

d)

Halloween

62.

__________ is from December 26 to January 1st.

a)

Kwanzaa

b)

Hanukkah

c)

Christmas

d)

New Year's

63.

Iranian festival of Yalda is celebrated on the longest night of the year as the birth of Mithra, the ancient sun god.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Australia, Canada, and New Zealand celebrate Boxing Day December 26.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

According to a Japanese tradition eating long noodles will give you a long life and help you cross from one year to the next.

a)

True

b)

False

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