Free Printable Unit 4 Test Review

1.

Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?

a)

John Milton

b)

John Bunyan

c)

Jonathan Swift

d)

Daniel Defoe

2.

The Lilliputians fight with who? --- Over the correct way to break an egg.

a)

Blefuscu

b)

Brobdingnag

c)

Eachother

3.

An obvious exaggeration

a)

hyperbole

b)

sarcasm

c)

understatement

d)

reversal

4.

Lessening the importance of an event or moment

a)

hyperbole

b)

incongruity

c)

understatement

d)

invective

5.

In Gulliver's Travels, "Journey to Lilliput" what is being satirzed?

a)

England's treatment of the Irish

b)

The schism of the Catholic & Protestant Churches

c)

The plight of the poor Irish children

d)

The Catholic Church

6.

In Gulliver's Travels, what are the Lilliputians quarreling about that leads to war?

a)

what to do with Gulliver

b)

who owns the land of Blefuscu

c)

which end of the egg to break open

d)

how to elect political leaders

7.

Who/what do the "Little-Endians" represent/symbolize?

a)

England

b)

The Catholic Church

c)

France

d)

The Church of England

8.

Metaphysical poetry can be defined as the following:

a)

Iambic Pentameter and 14 lines

b)

Highly intellectual, using witty comparisons and paradox.

c)

Influenced strongly by the Puritan Beliefs

d)

Highly Intellectual and very serious

9.

Define paradox

a)

A witty compliment

b)

Something that appears the same, but proves contradictory under deeper consideration

c)

A love poem

d)

Something that appears contradictory, but proves true under deeper consideration

10.

He is the founder and a pioneer of Metaphysical Poetry

a)

Terry Bradshaw

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

John Donne

d)

Charles I

11.

In Meditation 17, what does the phrase "every chapter must be so translated" mean?

a)

We all must die

b)

Every chapter is important

c)

The church requires translation

d)

We all need help in understanding each other.

e)

Some languages are easier to understand than others

12.

Throughout the poem, what word is repeatedly personified?

a)

Mighty

b)

Die

c)

Death

d)

Sleep

13.

What subtle reference does this make? ‘And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die’

a)

Resurrection

b)

Christianity

c)

John Simmons

d)

Life

14.

is holy sonnet 10 in iambic pentameter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What feature(s) is/are commonly associated with death according to holy sonnet 10

a)

Pride

b)

Might

c)

Happiness

d)

Rest

16.

Which poet wrote ‘Holy Sonnet 10’?

a)

John Smith

b)

John Donne

c)

John Dom

d)

John hull

17.

What is the purpose of iambic pentameter in the poem?

a)

represents a heartbeat whilst being alive

b)

Racing thoughts

c)

Contrast the theme of death

d)

Predictability of death

18.

What is the circumstance the poem describes in "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning"?

a)

The death of a romantic partner

b)

The separation of a couple

c)

The break-up of a couple

d)

A marriage ceremony

19.

Both "To the Virgins" and "Youth's the Season..." both use seasons to represent:

a)

Time and aging

b)

Life and death

c)

Free will

d)

Increased beauty

20.

Both "To the Virgins" and "Youth's the Season" are...

a)

metaphysical poems

b)

cavilier poems

21.

"Old time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying" is an example of _____.

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

satire

d)

paradox

22.

The Roundheads were Puritans.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Cromwell banned all of the following except ____

a)

plain clothes

b)

dances

c)

plays

d)

newspapers

24.

Love and _________________________ were common topics for Cavalier poets to write about.

a)

death

b)

loss

c)

war

d)

duty

Unit 4 Test Review

Total questions: 24

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