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9th Final Exam Prep

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the main character struggles against an outside force

a)

dependent conflict

b)

internal conflict

c)

external conflict

d)

independent conflict

2.

the central message or general insight into life that the author conveys in a story

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

motif

d)

symbol

3.

the atmosphere or overall feeling of the story

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

motif

d)

tone

4.

the author’s attitude toward the characters or situation

a)

motif

b)

tone

c)

theme

d)

mood

5.

an object, person, or event that represents something else

a)

symbol

b)

representation

c)

motif

d)

mood

6.

words saying the opposite of what is meant

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

7.

the surprising or unexpected encounter of details or facts which usually do not fit together

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

8.

contrast between what one character says and what the reader or another character knows to be true

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

9.
Shakespeare's theater was called the:
a)
Oval
b)
Globe
c)
Horseshoe
d)
Colosseum 
10.
A story/play that ends UNHAPPILY. 
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
Fiction
d)
Sadness
11.
When a character says something short to the audience that the other characters on stage DO NOT hear
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
12.
A play on words
a)
Humor
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Pun
d)
Farce
13.
Shakespeare often wrote in _____, which is a line of poetry containing 10 syllables that alternate, unstressed/stressed
a)
Blank Verse
b)
Iambic Pentameter
c)
Script Write
d)
Pure Genius
14.
A long speech in which a character who is onstage ALONE expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
15.
Romeo and Juliet is considered a:
a)
Comedy
b)
History
c)
Tragedy
d)
REALLY EXCITING PLAY!
16.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Double Rainbow
b)
Couplet
c)
Prose
d)
Dialogue
17.

Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others, or beginning several words with the same vowel sound.

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

blank verse

d)

comic relief

18.

A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification.

a)

allusion

b)

blank verse

c)

comic relief

d)

double entendre

19.

The "mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature.

a)

imagery

b)

irony

c)

metaphor

d)

oxymoron

20.
figurative language in which a work of phrase is replaced by another, often indication a likeness or similarity (comparison)
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
personification
d)
prose
21.
figurative language in which two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
act
c)
aside
d)
cast of characters
22.

Frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level.

a)

Simile

b)

Assonance

c)

Symbolism

d)

Imagery

23.

A long, uninterrupted speech (in a narrative or drama) that is spoken in the presence of other characters.

a)

Monologue

b)

Imagery

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Personification

24.

Exaggeration or overstatement.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Allusion

c)

Alliteration

d)

Assonance

25.

Animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human character, traits, abilities, or reactions.

a)

Personification

b)

Foil

c)

Iamb

d)

Metaphor

26.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
27.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
28.
She had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Penelope
29.
He received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name.
a)
Circe
b)
Charybdis
c)
Teiresias
d)
Polyphemus
30.
character who fought in the Trojan War and wandered around the Mediterranean
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Telemachus
c)
Odysseus
d)
Achilles
31.

Who is Odysseus?

a)

A monster.

b)

God of wine.

c)

God of the sun.

d)

A soldier and king of Ithaca.

32.

Who is Athena?

a)

Goddess of the moon.

b)

Goddess of wisdom and war.

c)

Goddess of food and drink.

d)

Goddess of humor.

33.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

34.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

35.

The cyclops's real name is...

a)

Percy

b)

Polyphemus

c)

Posideon

d)

Peter Parker

36.

What war does Odysseus fight in?

a)

The Trojan War

b)

The Polynesian War

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Peloponnesian War

37.

What is a "mockingbird" in the book?

a)

A medium-sized songbird, a bit more slender than a thrush and with a longer tail.

b)

A symbol of resistance and revolution

c)

A tool used to foreshadow when something bad or evil is going to happen in the book

d)

A symbol of someone who doesn't do anything to harm others and brings joy to the world.

38.
Why is knowing what side of the face the victim had a black eye important?
a)
It proves who the attacker is
b)
It proves that the attacker is left handed
c)
It proves that the attacker is right handed
d)
none of the above
39.
Boo and Tom are mockingbirds in the eyes of many.  This is an example of which literary device?
a)
theme
b)
irony
c)
symbolism
d)
foreshadowing
40.
Which of the following is the PROPER and EFFECTIVE way to format an in-text citation? 
a)
As stated in To Kill a Mockingbird, "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird." (Lee 132).
b)
As stated in To Kill a Mockingbird, "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 132). 
c)
"It is a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 132).
d)
As stated in To Kill a Mockingbird, "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird"
41.

Maycomb was old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it.

(To Kill a Mockingbird)

a)

symbolism

b)

personification

c)

irony

d)

simile

42.

Then I saw the shadow. It was the shadow of a man with a hat on. At first I thought it was a tree, but there was no wind blowing, and tree-trunks never walked. The back porch was bathed in moonlight, and the shadow, crisp as toast, moved across the porch towards Jem.

(To Kill a Mockingbird)

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

43.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
44.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
45.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
46.

During the long winter months, the students became restless.

a)

fragment

b)

sentence

47.

Clouded her judgment about what she should do with her future.

a)

fragment

b)

sentence

48.
Don't you want to go to the dance?
a)
fragment
b)
sentence
49.

Read your book.

a)

fragment

b)

sentence

50.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The birds flew south, because winter was coming.
b)
The birds flew south; Winter was coming.
c)
Because the birds flew south, winter was coming.
d)
The birds flew south because winter was coming.
51.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The child was scared of the dark so he had a nightlight.
b)
The child was scared of the dark because he had a nightlight.
c)
The child was scared of the dark; thus, he had a nightlight.
d)
The child was scared of the dark, because he had a nightlight
52.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
Before they left for the movies, they checked what time it began.
b)
The checked what time the movie began, before they left.
c)
Before they left for the movie; they checked what time it began
d)
Before they left for the movie. They checked what time it began.
53.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The puppies were adorable, I wanted to take them all home.
b)
The puppies were adorable; I wanted to take them all home.
c)
The puppies were adorable, but I wanted to take them all home.
d)
The puppies were adorable I wanted to take them all home.
54.

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. After my dad gets home, we will go to the game.

a)

After my dad gets home

b)

We will go to the game

55.

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. I think the game will be called off because it is raining.

a)

Because it is raining

b)

I think the game will be called off

56.

Independent or Dependent? Unless my dad comes home.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

57.

Independent or Dependent? I will have to make dinner.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

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