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WorksheetsQuiz Team Practice #6
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 51mins
Which author was a reclusive?
Jane Austen
Kerry Greenwood
Vladmir Nobokov
Alexandre Dumas
Of what type of conflict is this an example?
Of what conflict is this an example?
A narrative passage that takes the reader backwards in time.
flashforward
flashback
foreshadowing
allusion
Foreshadowing
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something else
A struggle between opposing forces
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far." Old Times on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
oxymoron
Transcendentalism is NOT
a religion
a literary movement
a philosophy
The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:
MgOH
Mg2OH
Mg(OH)2
Mg2OH2
Antagonist
A character or force in conflict with the main character
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Central idea of a work of literature
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
“Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.”
- “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
Rising Action
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast
A struggle between opposing forces
Who is the poet of the poem "Dust of Snow"?
Leslie Norris
Robert Frost
Carolyn Wells
Robin Klein
In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Wilson's suggestions
League of Nations
Write the equation that goes through the points (2, 5) and (3, 7)
y=21x+5
y=2x+1
y=2
y=2x+5
"The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.”
—Fault in Our Stars, John Green
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
Of what type of conflict is this an example?
What is a "score"?
A win for the union
20 years
3 years
None of the above
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
“The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.”
personification
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
James F. Cooper
Alexandre Dumas
Jane Austen
Vladmir Nobokov
What disguise does Thor use to get close to the Midgard serpent?
A woman
A child
An animal
The aim of Transcendentalism is ___________________________________.
Self-Reliance
Self-Knowledge
Self-Taught
Self-Esteem
Find f(−3) when f(x)=3x2+2x−5
70
16
-16
-70
Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
Abraham Lincoln
William Sherman
Morgan Freeman
Jefferson Davis
The project code named the Manhattan Project was hiding what?
The U.S. building Nuclear Weapons
Internment Camps built to hold minorities
Secret plant building new airplanes
New submarine technology
Which author had a Haitian grandmother?
Jane Austen
Xi Qu
James F. Cooper
Alexandre Dumas
What historical figures does Emerson reference when he says "to be great is to be misunderstood."
Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Pythagoras, Copernicus, and Newton
Plato, George Washington, Jesus, Thoreau, Newton, and Benjamin Franklin
Aristotle, King George, Jesus, Melville, Tesla, and Marie Curie
IDK
The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are
alpha, beta, gamma
alpha, gamma, beta
beta, alpha, gamma
gamma, alpha, beta
y = –8(x – 5)2 – 2 is ?
In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.
Declaration of Independance
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Battle of Bull Run
Juxtaposition
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Did you know the name for "Thursday" comes from Norse Mythology? What does it mean?
(a)
As shown to the right, a ball is thrown straight up from point A it
reaches a maximum height at point B and falls back to point C.
Which of the following is true about the direction the ball’s velocity
and acceleration between A and B?
velocity down, acceleration up
velocity up, acceleration down
velocity up, acceleration up
velocity down, acceleration down
velocity zero, acceleration zero
Who wrote Lolita?
Alexandre Dumas
Jane Austen
James F. Cooper
Vladmir Nobokov
According to the Thor myth, what does lightning mean?
Thor's hammer has killed a giant
Thor is hungry
Thor is angry and wants mortals to know
Climax
Sequence of events in a story
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Who did the Vikings believe helped protect them?
Human Beings
Midgard Snake
Thor
Protagonist
A character or force in conflict with the main character
Main character in a story
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
How many years will it take an initial investment of $25,000 to grow to $80,000? Assume a rate of 6.8% interest compounded monthly.
17.14 years
9.64 years
11.53 years
23.50 years
The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:
Appomatox
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Which festival is known as the festival of colours?
Christmas
Guru Purab
Holi
Eid
What did the people who still believed in Thor wear around their neck to show it?
A lightning bolt
A cloud
A hammer
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Vladmir Nobokov
Alexandre Dumas
Kerry Greenwood
