WorksheetsEnglish II Semester Final
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
The novel 1984 can be classified as what kind of novel? (Pick 2)
dystopian
a political allegory
fantasy
utopian
Who is the protagonist in 1984?
O'Brien
Winston Smith
Mr. Charrington
Emmanuel Goldstein
All of the following are antagonists to Winston EXCEPT
O'Brien
Mr. Charrington
rats
Emmanuel Goldstein
Winston works for which Ministry?
The Ministry of Truth
The Ministry of Love
The Ministry of Plenty
The Ministry of Peace
Which of the following is NOT true about the setting?
The year is 1984.
Winston lives in Victory Mansions
Winston lives in Oceania.
It is a peaceful, progressive world.
Orwell wrote 1984 because
he loved democracy.
he wanted to warn against totalitarian governments.
he wanted to show the power of the individual.
he loved socialism.
The name "Ministry of Truth" is an example of what literary technique.
alliteration
hyperbole
irony
oxymoron
This Newspeak word represents “the essential crime that contains all others in itself.”
doublethink
thoughtcrime
crimestop
ungood
All of these except for ______________ was not apart of Winston's "treatment"
Understanding
Learning
Empathy
Acceptance
What is the purpose of Newspeak?
To confuse the enemy.
Make speech more scientific.
Increase knowledge.
Control thought.
If hope exists,
Winston will never experience it in his lifetime.
It lies with the proles.
It is somewhere outside of Oceania.
it lies with the Brotherhood.
What the heck is Ingsoc?
the name of thr doublespeak dictionary.
The inner secrets of the Inner Party.
The device that shredded historical documents.
The sacred political principle and doctrine of the Party.
Winston is cured at the end of the book because her says:
he doesn't love Juulia anymore.
he loves Big Brother.
he will burn his diary.
there's a saying in Texas that says fool me once, shame on you.
Winston thought he was going to die via:
electric shock.
public hanging.
rat consumption.
gunshot to the back of the head.
Which suitor resigns his attempts to court Bianca and sees past her facade?
Gremio
Hortensio
Lucentio
Tranio
What does Kate mean when she says. "a woman moved is like a fountain troubled, muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty" ?
A woman should be dumb and uneducated
A woman should be strong enough to move a fountain but quiet like water
A woman should flow her words like a fountain because everyone wants to hear her talk
A woman should remain calm and pleasing so more people will like her
What is dramatic irony?
When you say one thing, but mean another.
A deliberate play on words.
When a character speaks directly to the audience to make them aware of what is going on.
A device which allows an audience or a reader to know something that a character is not aware of.
Women could be all BUT the following in Shakespeare's time...
Maids
Wives
Actresses
Cooks
What did the town do the day of Rake's funeral (check all that apply)
Tied green ribbons around the trees
All shops and offices close along with the courthouse and factories
Former players all wear their green jerseys and gather at the 50 yard line
Students get out of school
What had Rake told Father McCabe the week before he died
That he wasn't sure he was going to heaven because he was so hard on his boys
That he had made his peace with the sins he'd committed and felt forgiven
That he couldn't wait to see Scotty and apologize
That he sure hoped St. Peter would open those pearly gates
Whose appearance at the funeral takes everyone by surprise?
Cameron Lane
Screamer
Tom Landry
Jesse Trapp
What is interesting about the choir that sings "Amazing Grace"
It's made of only black men
It's made of only black women
It's made up of the current peewee football boys
They sing accapella
Which of the following things does Rake's letter (that his daughter reads) NOT include?
I was so bad with feelings but I loved my players
I have 2 regrets--Scotty's death and assaulting my quarterback at the '87 championship
I could have dwelled on the championships but I chose not to
I never forgave this town for the way they treated me.
What is Mike Hilliard's main message to the funeral crowd?
Greatness comes along so infrequently that anyone who is close to it wants to touch it
It's ironic that Rake who brought the whole town together so frequently also caused such a rift in the town.
I'm not entirely sure whether I loved or hated Rake and have spent 15 years trying to decide.
Who is Mike Hilliard?
Why did Neely speak at Rake's funeral?
Rake's daughter asked him and he couldn't figure out how to say no
Cameron Lane said if he ever loved her he would do this for Miss Lila
He wanted to show the town he was the bigger man
Miss Lila asked him and he couldn't figure out how to say no
During his funeral speech, Neely admits he hadn't done what Rake had made him promise until when?
10 years ago when he held his first child
After his wife left him
Immediately after Rake asked him to promise
Until the very moment he stood to give the speech
On the last time Neely saw Rake, what did Rake make him promise?
That he would rehab and come back to play again
That he would speak at his funeral
That he would forgive him
That he would name a child after him
What was Reverend Collin Suggs' main message to the funeral crowd?
Who is Rev. Collin Suggs?
It's ironic that Rake who brought the whole town together so many times also caused such a division in the town
I spent 15 years deciding whether I loved Rake or hated him.
I longed for his approval and he has followed me my whole life. We may leave the field without his physical presence but we will carry him forever in our minds
