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Final Exam for World Literature (Extra Copy)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It deals strictly with presenting the facts.

a)

Expository Essay

b)

Persuasive Essay

c)

Descriptive Essay

d)

Narrative Essay

2.

It uses an opinion as points in an argument.

a)

Descriptive Essay

b)

Persuasive Essay

c)

Narrative Essay

3.

According to Isaac Singer of the Nobel Lecture, the storyteller and poet of our time must be ______.

a)

an entertainer

b)

an artist

c)

a dancer

4.

Based on Isaac's point of view, the serious writer must be deeply concerned about the __________ of his generation.

a)

scarcity

b)

problem

c)

poverty

5.

5. Based on Isaac's essay, our generation not only lost faith in Providence but also in _________.

a)

man himself

b)

animals in the forest

c)

the people around him

6.

What did he refute about the universe?

a)

that the universe is a result of blind evolution

b)

that it is the result of physical and chemical accident

c)

that it occurs naturally

7.

According to Isaac, what could bring him new horizon and new perspectives?

a)

literature

b)

arts

c)

technology

8.

According to Isaac, the following are greatest teachings except one.

a)

Torah

b)

Talmud

c)

Cabala

d)

Gilgamesh

9.

What language did he conceive as remarkable?

a)

Yiddish

b)

Aramaic

c)

Hebrew

10.

Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all. What figure of speech is employed in this line?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

11.

Based on Art and Literature essay, the author suggested that in discussing any problem, we should start from actual facts and not from ____________.

a)

definitions

b)

nature of the problem

c)

status quo

12.

What then is the literary approach that support his claim?

a)

Marxism

b)

Historical

c)

Formalist

13.

What would happen if the problem of working for the masses and of how to work for them are not solved?

a)

The artists and writers will be unfit for their tasks.

b)

They will become an expert.

c)

They will be adapted to circumstances.

14.

According to Mao Tse-Tung, the problem as whom the art and literature be intended was long solved by the Marxists and_________.

a)

Lenin

b)

Xu Xian

c)

Dao Ling

15.

According to Mao, what is more universal than an actual everyday life?

a)

art and literature

b)

science and fiction

c)

music and dance

16.

What do the artists and writers bound to do?

a)

create art and literature that unite masses

b)

create art and literature that impel the masses to change their status

c)

both of these

17.

Which of the following is readily accepted by the broad masses?

a)

works of popularization

b)

work of elevation

c)

fictional works

18.

What caused illiteracy among the workers, peasants, and soldiers of today?

a)

prolonged rule of the feudal and bourgeoise classes

b)

imperialism

c)

maltreatment and other form of abuses

19.

Who are the advanced members of the masses?

a)

cadres

b)

elite

c)

bourgeoise

20.

Works of art are powerless if they lack________.

a)

artistic quality

b)

dominance

c)

political approach

21.

According to John Donne, the Catholic church is -------.

a)

universal

b)

highly-organized

c)

systematic

22.

According to J Donne, when one man dies, once chapter is not torn out of the book but translated into a better-----

a)

language

b)

system

c)

opportunity

d)

story

23.

God employs _________translators.

a)

few

b)

several

c)

limited

24.

Some pieces are translated by ____________.

a)

age

b)

sickness

c)

war

d)

all of these

25.

No man is an island, entire in itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. What figure of speech is employed in this line?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

26.

How did the author consider the tribulation and affliction?

a)

a treasure

b)

a demise

c)

a deluge

27.

According to John, who is our only security?

a)

God

b)

friends

c)

family

28.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked?


What literary device is evident in this poem?

a)

assonance

b)

consonance

c)

alliteration

29.

The chirping of insects and the tweeting of birds keep my mind awake at night. What sound device is used in this line?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

30.

What part of a short story serves as a turning point of the action in the plot?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

31.

Which of the following is categorically a literature?

a)

TV

b)

Newspaper

c)

Cinema

d)

Radio

32.

Pepe tells his new friends, "I don't know what you want to do today. I am a thing-finder and don't have a moment to spare." How do you characterize Pepe?

a)

He enjoys doing nothing.

b)

He enjoys playing.

c)

He likes to discover things.

33.

Elwin jumped into the bus as it pulled away. There was no time to waste. Suddenly, he saw the conductor walking toward him. What would Juan do? He did not have a single centavo in his pocket!

a)

He is brave.

b)

He is very poor.

c)

He is a deceitful person.

34.

The conductor looked at the tired and ragged boy. The inspector will surely get the unpaid fare from his day's earnings but he did not have the heart to shout at the boy.

a)

The conductor is honest.

b)

The conductor is kind.

c)

The conductor is hardworking.

35.

In spite of the hump on his back and the pain that came when the cold winds blew, James was always ready with a smile or a joke.

a)

He was discontented.

b)

He was a complainer.

c)

He was a cheerful person.

36.

It seem wicked to the man to wear any dress-up clothes, to wear shoes instead of sandals, and to bring much money for a trip.

a)

The man was very poor.

b)

The man was careless.

c)

The man was humble.

37.

He wrote Hamlet.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

William Henry

c)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

38.

The opposing character in a story is called------

a)

antagonist

b)

protagnist

39.

What sense do these words appeal?

perfumed handkerchief?

a)

touch

b)

smell

c)

sight

40.

What sense do these words appeal?

smoke curling up lazily from the chimney

a)

touch

b)

smell

c)

sight

41.

When I am behind my camera lens

I can make people stand closer

wrap their arms around each other,

even get them to smile.


When I am behind my camera lens

I see things others don't

I can record a single moment

that distorts or tells the truth

When I am behind my camera lens


I can see everything

Except my own self, hiding

behind my camera


The poet most likely took the idea for this poem from?

a)

a book on photography

b)

a volume on poetry

c)

her camera manual

d)

her own experience

42.

When I am behind my camera lens

I can make people stand closer

wrap their arms around each other,

even get them to smile.


When I am behind my camera lens

I see things others don't

I can record a single moment

that distorts or tells the truth

When I am behind my camera lens


I can see everything

Except my own self, hiding

behind my camera


Why does the speaker feel hidden?

a)

No one can see her.

b)

There is no one around.

c)

As she peers through the camera lens, she seems to be hiding from the people in front of the camera.

d)

She is excluded from the picture.

43.

It is the conversation of the characters in a story.

a)

dialogue

b)

monlogue

c)

crsis

44.

A struggle between opposing forces in a story, usually resolved by the end of the work.

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

convention

45.

The rhyme scheme used in the poem is __________.

a)

abba, cddc

b)

abab, cdcd

c)

abcd, abcd

46.

Fancy as used in line 5 means-----

a)

genuine craving

b)

whim/impulse for something

c)

short span of interest

d)

an artificial feeling

47.

In the first stanza, the statement that reveals about being in love is : He ____________.

a)

became a better person

b)

wandered aimlessly

c)

was restless

d)

remained himself

48.

The last two lines express that he------

a)

regretted having fallen in love

b)

had fallen out of love

c)

realized that love changes everyhting

d)

didn't deserve the love

49.

The quotation that best expresses the main idea of the poem is------

a)

Love is blind.

b)

Love changes everything.

c)

Love is beautiful the second time around.

d)

Love is a mystery.

50.

What word does not belong to the group?

a)

recognize

b)

identify

c)

hide

51.

Many experts emphasize that the positive effects of declining inflation will------ expectations.

a)

overcome

b)

surpass

c)

undermine

d)

rectify

52.

Dentists strongly suggest brushing teeth using toothpaste to ------them from decaying.

a)

defer

b)

protect

c)

guard

d)

waste

53.

He has recently--------drawing to make himself relaxed.

a)

adopted

b)

relinquished

c)

adjusted

d)

benefited

54.

Lots of -----crafts like weaving are slowly being revived.

a)

habitual

b)

vivid

c)

tradtional

d)

proportional

55.

I ------- whether our opponent company will make any profit at all.

a)

expect

b)

claim

c)

doubt

d)

admit

56.

The rise in the prices------her to sell her share for a nice profit.

a)

achieved

b)

annoyed

c)

convinced

d)

advised

57.

Should that company wish to attract workers, it ought to-----the pay.

a)

lower

b)

raise

c)

spread

d)

rise

58.

One half of the class --------- submitted the project on time.

a)

has

b)

have

59.

A lot of intruders --------advised to stop their wrong motives.

a)

was

b)

were

60.

Some people ---------- for the future.

a)

think

b)

imagine

c)

reinvent