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WorksheetsFinal Exam for World Literature (Extra Copy)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 43mins
It deals strictly with presenting the facts.
Expository Essay
Persuasive Essay
Descriptive Essay
Narrative Essay
It uses an opinion as points in an argument.
Descriptive Essay
Persuasive Essay
Narrative Essay
According to Isaac Singer of the Nobel Lecture, the storyteller and poet of our time must be ______.
an entertainer
an artist
a dancer
Based on Isaac's point of view, the serious writer must be deeply concerned about the __________ of his generation.
scarcity
problem
poverty
5. Based on Isaac's essay, our generation not only lost faith in Providence but also in _________.
man himself
animals in the forest
the people around him
What did he refute about the universe?
that the universe is a result of blind evolution
that it is the result of physical and chemical accident
that it occurs naturally
According to Isaac, what could bring him new horizon and new perspectives?
literature
arts
technology
According to Isaac, the following are greatest teachings except one.
Torah
Talmud
Cabala
Gilgamesh
What language did he conceive as remarkable?
Yiddish
Aramaic
Hebrew
Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all. What figure of speech is employed in this line?
metaphor
simile
personification
Based on Art and Literature essay, the author suggested that in discussing any problem, we should start from actual facts and not from ____________.
definitions
nature of the problem
status quo
What then is the literary approach that support his claim?
Marxism
Historical
Formalist
What would happen if the problem of working for the masses and of how to work for them are not solved?
The artists and writers will be unfit for their tasks.
They will become an expert.
They will be adapted to circumstances.
According to Mao Tse-Tung, the problem as whom the art and literature be intended was long solved by the Marxists and_________.
Lenin
Xu Xian
Dao Ling
According to Mao, what is more universal than an actual everyday life?
art and literature
science and fiction
music and dance
What do the artists and writers bound to do?
create art and literature that unite masses
create art and literature that impel the masses to change their status
both of these
Which of the following is readily accepted by the broad masses?
works of popularization
work of elevation
fictional works
What caused illiteracy among the workers, peasants, and soldiers of today?
prolonged rule of the feudal and bourgeoise classes
imperialism
maltreatment and other form of abuses
Who are the advanced members of the masses?
cadres
elite
bourgeoise
Works of art are powerless if they lack________.
artistic quality
dominance
political approach
According to John Donne, the Catholic church is -------.
universal
highly-organized
systematic
According to J Donne, when one man dies, once chapter is not torn out of the book but translated into a better-----
language
system
opportunity
story
God employs _________translators.
few
several
limited
Some pieces are translated by ____________.
age
sickness
war
all of these
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?
metaphor
simile
personification
How did the author consider the tribulation and affliction?
a treasure
a demise
a deluge
According to John, who is our only security?
God
friends
family
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?
assonance
consonance
alliteration
The chirping of insects and the tweeting of birds keep my mind awake at night. What sound device is used in this line?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
What part of a short story serves as a turning point of the action in the plot?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Which of the following is categorically a literature?
TV
Newspaper
Cinema
Radio
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?
He enjoys doing nothing.
He enjoys playing.
He likes to discover things.
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!
He is brave.
He is very poor.
He is a deceitful person.
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.
The conductor is honest.
The conductor is kind.
The conductor is hardworking.
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.
He was discontented.
He was a complainer.
He was a cheerful person.
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.
The man was very poor.
The man was careless.
The man was humble.
He wrote Hamlet.
William Shakespeare
William Henry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The opposing character in a story is called------
antagonist
protagnist
What sense do these words appeal?
perfumed handkerchief?
touch
smell
sight
What sense do these words appeal?
smoke curling up lazily from the chimney
touch
smell
sight
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 book on photography
a volume on poetry
her camera manual
her own experience
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?
No one can see her.
There is no one around.
As she peers through the camera lens, she seems to be hiding from the people in front of the camera.
She is excluded from the picture.
It is the conversation of the characters in a story.
dialogue
monlogue
crsis
A struggle between opposing forces in a story, usually resolved by the end of the work.
conflict
climax
convention
The rhyme scheme used in the poem is __________.
abba, cddc
abab, cdcd
abcd, abcd
Fancy as used in line 5 means-----
genuine craving
whim/impulse for something
short span of interest
an artificial feeling
In the first stanza, the statement that reveals about being in love is : He ____________.
became a better person
wandered aimlessly
was restless
remained himself
The last two lines express that he------
regretted having fallen in love
had fallen out of love
realized that love changes everyhting
didn't deserve the love
The quotation that best expresses the main idea of the poem is------
Love is blind.
Love changes everything.
Love is beautiful the second time around.
Love is a mystery.
What word does not belong to the group?
recognize
identify
hide
Many experts emphasize that the positive effects of declining inflation will------ expectations.
overcome
surpass
undermine
rectify
Dentists strongly suggest brushing teeth using toothpaste to ------them from decaying.
defer
protect
guard
waste
He has recently--------drawing to make himself relaxed.
adopted
relinquished
adjusted
benefited
Lots of -----crafts like weaving are slowly being revived.
habitual
vivid
tradtional
proportional
I ------- whether our opponent company will make any profit at all.
expect
claim
doubt
admit
The rise in the prices------her to sell her share for a nice profit.
achieved
annoyed
convinced
advised
Should that company wish to attract workers, it ought to-----the pay.
lower
raise
spread
rise
One half of the class --------- submitted the project on time.
has
have
A lot of intruders --------advised to stop their wrong motives.
was
were
Some people ---------- for the future.
think
imagine
reinvent
