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Quiz Team Practice #6

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Giving human characteristics to objects and phenomena.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
2.
Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?
a)
respiratory and cardiovascular
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
skeletal and integumentary
d)
digestive and respiratory
3.
A phrase which contains words that seem to contradict one another.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
4.

Which author was a reclusive?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Kerry Greenwood

c)

Vladmir Nobokov

d)

Alexandre Dumas

5.
In Beowulf, Grendel attacks Herot and kills many Danes.  
Of what type of conflict is this an example?
a)
man vs. man
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. supernatural
d)
man vs. society
6.
Where the true meaning behind a statement is intentionally quite the opposite of its literal meaning.
a)
pun
b)
hyperbole
c)
irony
d)
simile
7.
Neil was hiking through the forest one day when, out of nowhere, a rabid wolf appeared.  It lunged at him, teeth bared.  Neil used his hiking stick to repel the wolf, who then ran away.
Of what conflict is this an example?
a)
Man vs. self
b)
Man vs. man
c)
Man vs. nature
d)
Man vs. supernatural
8.
Which kind of narrator is recounting the story? "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-person
d)
limited
9.

A narrative passage that takes the reader backwards in time.

a)

flashforward

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

allusion

10.
Romantic literature is characterized by several different things. One of the most important is the idea of ... .
a)
science
b)
emotion
c)
reason
d)
truth
11.
Metals are good conductors of electricity because
a)
they contain free electrons
b)
the atoms are lightly packed 
c)
they have high melting point
d)
all of the above
12.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
13.

Foreshadowing

a)

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

b)

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something else

c)

A struggle between opposing forces

d)

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later

14.

"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

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

oxymoron

15.

Transcendentalism is NOT

a)

a religion

b)

a literary movement

c)

a philosophy

16.
The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or in a stresses syllable.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
17.

The proper formula for magnesium hydroxide:

a)

MgOH

b)

Mg2OH

c)

Mg(OH)2

d)

Mg2OH2

18.
The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
pun
19.

Antagonist

a)

A character or force in conflict with the main character

b)

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

c)

Central idea of a work of literature

d)

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

20.

“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

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

21.
Stars appears to move from east to west because
a)
All stars move from east to west
b)
The earth rotates from west to east
c)
The earth rotates from east to west
d)
The background of the stars moves from west to east
22.

Rising Action

a)

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

b)

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

c)

Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast

d)

A struggle between opposing forces

23.

Who is the poet of the poem "Dust of Snow"?

a)

Leslie Norris

b)

Robert Frost

c)

Carolyn Wells

d)

Robin Klein

24.
A _______ is a fictional tale, like "Demeter and Persephone"
a)
myth
b)
legend
c)
fable
d)
epic
25.
Arteries carry blood ______ from the heart.
a)
Away
b)
To
c)
Across
d)
Around
26.

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.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

27.
True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.
a)
autobiography
b)
realistic fiction
c)
biography
d)
poetry
28.

Write the equation that goes through the points (2, 5) and (3, 7)

a)

y=12x+5y=\frac{1}{2}x+5

b)

y=2x+1y=2x+1

c)

y=2y=2

d)

y=2x+5y=2x+5

29.

"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

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

30.
In the Harry Potter series, the Death Eaters rebelled against the social ideas of the normal wizarding world.
Of what type of conflict is this an example?
a)
man vs. self
b)
man vs. man
c)
man vs. society
d)
man vs. supernatural
31.

What is a "score"?

a)

A win for the union

b)

20 years

c)

3 years

d)

None of the above

32.

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.”

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

33.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
34.

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 __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

35.

Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?

a)

James F. Cooper

b)

Alexandre Dumas

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Vladmir Nobokov

36.

What disguise does Thor use to get close to the Midgard serpent?

a)

A woman

b)

A child

c)

An animal

37.
Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Science Fiction
d)
Informational Text 
38.

The aim of Transcendentalism is ___________________________________.

a)

Self-Reliance

b)

Self-Knowledge

c)

Self-Taught

d)

Self-Esteem

39.

 Find f(3) when f(x)=3x2+2x5Find\ f\left(-3\right)\ when\ f\left(x\right)=3x^2+2x-5  

a)

70

b)

16

c)

-16

d)

-70

40.

Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Sherman

c)

Morgan Freeman

d)

Jefferson Davis

41.

The project code named the Manhattan Project was hiding what?

a)

The U.S. building Nuclear Weapons

b)

Internment Camps built to hold minorities

c)

Secret plant building new airplanes

d)

New submarine technology

42.
Who wrote "Civil Disobedience"?
a)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Walt Whitman
d)
Margret Fuller
43.
Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
44.

Which author had a Haitian grandmother?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Xi Qu

c)

James F. Cooper

d)

Alexandre Dumas

45.

What historical figures does Emerson reference when he says "to be great is to be misunderstood."

a)

Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Pythagoras, Copernicus, and Newton

b)

Plato, George Washington, Jesus, Thoreau, Newton, and Benjamin Franklin

c)

Aristotle, King George, Jesus, Melville, Tesla, and Marie Curie

d)

IDK

46.
Which of these statements best characterized the central idea of "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
a)
Meekness is the virture that fosters self-awareness
b)
Rely on your own instincts
c)
customs serve a valuable purpose
47.

The three types of nuclear radiation in order of increasing penetrating power are

a)

alpha, beta, gamma

b)

alpha, gamma, beta

c)

beta, alpha, gamma

d)

gamma, alpha, beta

48.
The vertex of the parabola whose equation is given by 
y = –8(x – 5)2 – 2  is ?
a)
(5, –2)
b)
(–5, –2)
c)
(5, 2)
d)
(–5, 2)
49.

In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.

a)

Declaration of Independance

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Battle of Bull Run

50.

Juxtaposition

a)

Anything that stands for or represents something else

b)

Placement of two things closely together in order to compare or contrast

c)

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

d)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

51.

Did you know the name for "Thursday" comes from Norse Mythology? What does it mean?

(a)  

52.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
53.

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?

a)

velocity down, acceleration up

b)

velocity up, acceleration down

c)

velocity up, acceleration up

d)

velocity down, acceleration down

e)

velocity zero, acceleration zero

54.

Who wrote Lolita?

a)

Alexandre Dumas

b)

Jane Austen

c)

James F. Cooper

d)

Vladmir Nobokov

55.
In what year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
a)
1861
b)
1863
c)
1865
d)
1781
56.
What is the central idea in Civil Disobedience?
a)
People must overthrow the government
b)
The fewer who run the government the better
c)
Citizens should be willing to act on their opinions
57.
If  |x – 2| < 5, then ?
a)
–5 < x – 2 < 5
b)
x – 2 < 5 only
c)
x – 2 < 5  or  x – 2 < -5
d)
x – 2 < 5 or x + 2 < 5
58.

According to the Thor myth, what does lightning mean?

a)

Thor's hammer has killed a giant

b)

Thor is hungry

c)

Thor is angry and wants mortals to know

59.

Climax

a)

Sequence of events in a story

b)

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

c)

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

d)

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

60.
The setting is ... in which the story takes place.
a)
the time
b)
the place
c)
the time and the place
d)
the climax event
61.

Who did the Vikings believe helped protect them?

a)

Human Beings

b)

Midgard Snake

c)

Thor

62.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
63.

Protagonist

a)

A character or force in conflict with the main character

b)

Main character in a story

c)

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later

d)

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

64.

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.

a)

17.14 years

b)

9.64 years

c)

11.53 years

d)

23.50 years

65.

The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:

a)

Appomatox

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

66.

Which festival is known as the festival of colours?

a)

Christmas

b)

Guru Purab

c)

Holi

d)

Eid

67.

What did the people who still believed in Thor wear around their neck to show it?

a)

A lightning bolt

b)

A cloud

c)

A hammer

68.
The ... is what happens in the story.
a)
script
b)
plot
c)
climax event
d)
exposition
69.

Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Vladmir Nobokov

c)

Alexandre Dumas

d)

Kerry Greenwood

70.
What is the probability of pulling a red marble out of a jar of marbles that have 10 green marbles, 7 red marbles and 3 blue marbles?
a)
1/7
b)
7/20
c)
7/10
d)
3/10