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LITERATURE & GRAMMAR

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

verse

d)

prologue

2.

A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Prologue

d)

Sonnet

3.

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

a)

Verse

b)

Protagonist

c)

Aside

d)

Vocal Delivery

4.

An opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.

a)

Prologue

b)

Aside

c)

Antagonist

d)

Visual Delivery

5.

The way poetry and lyrics are written. It is broken into stanzas.

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

c)

Vocal Delivery

d)

Soliloquy

6.
In what year was Shakespeare born?
a)
1564
b)
1616
c)
1558
d)
1592
7.
Shakespeare was born in what town or city?
a)
London
b)
Stratford
c)
Snitterfield
d)
Oxford
8.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Judith Sadler 
b)
Susanna Hall
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
9.
In what year was the Globe theater built?
a)
1594
b)
1599
c)
1608
d)
1613
10.
What year did Shakespeare die?
a)
1599
b)
1616
c)
1623
d)
1642
11.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
12.
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
a)
It burned down.
b)
The Vikings tore it down.
c)
It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.
d)
It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.
13.
Romeo and Juliet is a...
a)
comedy
b)
epic novel
c)
biography
d)
tragedy
14.

The rhythm of speech Shakespeare used is called

a)

Prosody

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Staccato

d)

Free Style

15.

This type of play is based on real events / people.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

16.

Shakespeare wrote ______ plays.

a)

37

b)

5

c)

50

d)

0

17.
How man other travelers does the narrator meet?
a)
29
b)
49
c)
69
d)
19
18.
What is the name of the inn where the narrator meets the other pilgrims?
a)
Tabard Inn
b)
London
c)
Suburb Inn
d)
Traveler Inn
19.
What does the winner with the best story get?
a)
to be in the front of the line
b)
to go home first
c)
a dinner hosted by the other pilgrims
d)
a medal
20.
Who was murdered in the Canterbury Cathedral?
a)
King Alfred
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Thomas à Beckett
d)
Thomas Moore
21.
Where is Chaucer buried?
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
London Bridge
d)
Picadilly Circus
22.

Which is Chaucer's best work?

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

The Book of the Duchess

c)

The House of Fame

d)

Troilus and Criseyde

23.

Which book was unfinished at Chaucer's death?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Chaucer found inspiration for The Canterbury Tales from

a)

Boccaccio

b)

Dante

c)

Petrarca

d)

French romances

25.
The upper classes spoke __________
a)
English 
b)
Latin
c)
French
26.
The purpose of the Prologue is to
a)
analyze religious customs
b)
reveal the narrator's thoughts
c)
introduce the cast of characters
d)
describe London during the Middle Ages
27.
The host of the Inn is __________.
a)
James Bailey
b)
Johnny Bailey
c)
Harry Bailey
d)
Jim Bailey
28.
Chaucer wrote much of the Tales using his own form called____________.
a)
iambic pentameter
b)
heroic couplet
c)
both iambic pentameter and heroic couplet
d)
neither
29.
The Father of English poetry is _________.
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Harry Bailey
c)
Johnny Bailey
d)
Geoffery Chaucer
30.

What language is Beowulf written in?

a)

Latin

b)

Middle English

c)

Welsh

d)

Old English

31.
Who is Gertrude?
a)
Hamlet's grandmother
b)
Hamlet's girlfriend
c)
Hamlet's mother
d)
Hamlet's sister
32.
In Act I, what do the guards see outside the castle at night?
a)
The ghost of King Fortinbras
b)
The ghost of King Claudius
c)
The ghost of King Hamlet
d)
The Purge
33.
Who  is Ophelia?
a)
The daughter of Gertrude
b)
The daughter of Polonius
c)
The daughter of Claudius
d)
The daughter of Horatio
34.
Who  is Horatio?
a)
The prince of Denmark
b)
Hamlet's best friend
c)
The prince of Norway
d)
An actor
35.
The king sends for two of Hamlet's old school friends. Who are they?
a)
Remy and Martin
b)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
c)
Reynaldo and Gerardo
d)
Bert and Ernie 
36.
What is the main idea behind Hamlet's famous speech, "To be or not to be?"
a)
He is thinking about marrying Ophelia
b)
He is thinking about killing himself
c)
Hi sis thinking about his mother's marriage
d)
He figures out what he is going to be for Halloween
37.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he is praying in the church?
a)
He doesn't believe in shedding blood in church
b)
He believes if he kills him while he is praying, Claudius will go to heaven
c)
He's worried about his mother
d)
He is soft
38.

Hamlet was a prince in...

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Scotland

39.

How did the Hamlet's father die?

a)

tragic accident in the garden

b)

a potent poison in his ear

c)

Claudius stabbed him with a poisoned sword

d)

a plane crash

40.

who lives in the end?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Horatio

c)

Gertrude

d)

Claudius

41.
Iago's pawn; in love with Desdemona
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Brabantio
d)
Montano
42.
The play's villain
a)
Othello
b)
Roderigo
c)
Cassio
d)
Iago
43.
Desdemona's father
a)
Roderigo
b)
Gratiano
c)
Lodovico
d)
Brabantio
44.
The Moor
a)
Iago
b)
Gratiano
c)
Cassio
d)
Othello
45.
Othello's lieutenant
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Gratiano
d)
Lodovico
46.
Iago say, "I am not what I am". He means...
a)
I am more than I appear
b)
I am not my usual self
c)
I am worth more than my station in life suggests
d)
I am hiding my true nature
47.

Who is responsible for conjuring up the tempest storm?

a)

Caliban

b)

Boatswain

c)

Ariel

d)

Miranda

48.

Ariel begs Prospero for what in return for doing his bidding?

a)

Food

b)

Power

c)

Safety

d)

Freedom

49.

Who falls in love with Miranda?

a)

Alonso

b)

Antonio

c)

Caliban

d)

Ferdinand

50.

What social issues or concepts are discussed to be important to the reading of The Tempest?

a)

Feminism

b)

Marxism

c)

Colonization and Slavery

d)

New Historicism

51.

Who is the true Duke of Milan?

a)

Antonio

b)

Sebastian

c)

Prospero

d)

Alonso

52.

Who is Prospero's daughter?

a)

Ariel

b)

Miranda

c)

Iris

d)

Juno

53.

The Tempest was

a)

Shakespeare's final full play written

b)

Shakespeare's first full play written.

c)

Shakespeare's most popular play.

d)

Shakespeare's most successful play.

54.
Who recognizes first that Romeo is at the party?
a)
Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Peter
55.
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage? 
a)
Friar John
b)
Mercutio
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Nurse
56.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
death
b)
jail
c)
banished from Verona
d)
banished from Mantua 
57.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
58.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
59.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
60.

Who helps Romeo and Juliet get married? (Choose two)

a)

Tybalt

b)

Nurse

c)

Benvolio

d)

Friar Laurence

61.

With the help of ________________, Romeo and Juliet wed in secret only a day after meeting each other.

a)

Friar Tuck

b)

Friar John

c)

Father Kimi

d)

Friar Lawrence

62.

As a consequence for his deadly action, Romeo is banished to ___________.

a)

Manilla

b)

Milan

c)

Mantua

d)

Miama

63.

How much money did Antonio want to borrow from Shylock?

a)

2000 ducats

b)

£3000

c)

3000 ducats

d)

2500 ducats

64.

What was Shylock going to get if Antonio didn't pay?

a)

A pound of flesh

b)

New Ships

c)

A New Job

d)

Money

65.
Who is Shylock?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
a Jewish moneylender
c)
Nerissa’s husband
d)
Christian who elopes with a Jewish girl
66.

Who is Jessica?

a)

Portia’s maid

b)

A wealthy heiress

c)

Shylock's daughter

d)

Shylock's wife

67.
Who is Bassanio?
a)
gentleman who wins Portia’s hand
b)
one of Portia’s unsuccessful suitors
c)
a merchant of Venice
d)
rich heiress of Belmont
68.

In order to marry her, which casket must Portia's suitors choose?

a)

Gold

b)

Lead

c)

Stone

d)

Silver

69.

What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet…"

a)

Othello

b)

Macbeth

c)

The Merchant of Venice

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

Romeo and Juliet

70.

"If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"

a)

Macbeth

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Othello

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Romeo and Juliet

71.

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; / The valiant never taste of death but once."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Othello

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Romeo and Juliet

72.

"Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on."

a)

Macbeth

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Othello

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Romeo and Juliet

73.

“What’s done cannot be undone.”

a)

Macbeth

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Othello

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Romeo and Juliet

74.

“The evil that men do lives after them;

The good is oft interred with their bones.”

a)

Macbeth

b)

Julius Ceasar

c)

Othello

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Romeo and Juliet

75.

"To be, or not to be, that is the question…"

a)

The Winter's Tale

b)

Richard II

c)

Hamlet

d)

Timon of Athens

76.

The wind whisper as it blows inside my ear.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

77.

The fog light is as bright as the sun

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

78.

That kid is a tiger when she's angry.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

79.

Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

80.

She was so hungry she could eat a horse

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metonymy

d)

simile

81.

i was scared when i heard the tic-toc of the clock on midnight.

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

82.

"The pink hair kills the demons"

a)

metonymy

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

83.
"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
oxymoron
d)
personification
84.
What figure of speech is being asked? "Rizal! See the fair hope of the Fatherland."
a)
Personification
b)
metaphor
c)
Synecdoche
d)
Apostrophe
85.
My father brought me new wheels is an example of?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Synecdoche
c)
Irony
d)
Allusion
86.
What kind of figure of speech is used to affirm by negating the opposite?
a)
Synecdoche
b)
Metonymy
c)
Litotes
d)
Apostrophe
87.

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Metaphor

c)

Pun

88.

He is a great philosopher, a member of parliament and plays golf well.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Climax

d)

Anticlimax

89.

It crackled and growled and roared and howled.

a)

Anticlimax

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Climax

90.
A Sonnet is
a)
a fourteen line lyric poem with a single theme
b)
a free verse poem
c)
a poem divided in eight line ocatve
d)
I thought the place to get burgers was called Sonic
91.

A type of meter consisting of five sets of syllables in the pattern of unaccented, accented.

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

iambic tetrameter

c)

trochee pentameter

d)

trochee tetrameter

92.

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. They end a Shakespearean sonnet.

a)

Sestet

b)

Iamb

c)

Quatrain

d)

Couplet

93.

The first eight lines of a sonnet. It usually asks a question that is answered in the last six lines of the poem.

a)

Octave

b)

Sestet

c)

Couplet

d)

Quatrain

94.

The last six lines in a sonnet that answer the question posed in the first eight lines.

a)

quatrain

b)

couplet

c)

octave

d)

sestet

95.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
96.

The Renaissance was the rebirth of

a)

arts, literature, and science

b)

Monarchy

c)

theatre

d)

Religion

97.

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a)

10

b)

154

c)

1000

d)

20

98.

What is the name of Shakespeares's theatre?

a)

The Globe

b)

The Plaza

c)

The Origin

d)

The Stage

99.

Who was the author of "Utopia"?

a)

W. Shakespeare

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Thomas More

d)

Edmund Spencer

100.

What is the central theme in Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet"?

a)

love

b)

poverty

c)

loyalty

d)

revenge

101.

The poet who is sometimes called "the most major of the minor English poets" is"

a)

Wm. Shakespeare

b)

Andrew Marvell

c)

Christopher Marlowe

d)

Edmund Spencer

102.

A Cavalier, this poet wrote serious love poems incorporating his sense of honor and duty to his king

a)

Richard Lovelace

b)

John Suckling

c)

Thomas Wyatt

d)

Robert Herrick

103.

wrote Astrophil and Stella

a)

Edmund Spenser

b)

Sir Philip Sidney

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Donne

e)

Ben Jonson

104.

wrote Amoretti for his second wife, Elizabeth Boyle

a)

Edmund Spenser

b)

Sir Philip Sidney

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Donne

e)

Ben Jonson

105.

wrote Holy Sonnets and was obsessed with his own death

a)

Edmund Spenser

b)

Sir Philip Sidney

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Donne

e)

Ben Jonson

106.

earned degrees from Cambridge, lived in Ireland for a while, and was the "poet's poet"

a)

Edmund Spenser

b)

Sir Philip Sidney

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Donne

e)

Ben Jonson

107.

What Italian author first made sonnets popular?

a)

Pirandello

b)

Alleghieri

c)

Petrarch

d)

Boccaccio

108.

Spenser wrote this long poem, ____________________________, which was a type of national epic about Queen Elizabeth.

a)

Astrophil and Stella

b)

Amoretti and Epithalamion

c)

Game of Thrones

d)

"The Doubt of Future Foes"

e)

The Faerie Queene

109.

Which was England's greatest allegory?

a)

The Faerie Queene

b)

Paradise Lost

c)

Utopia

d)

Pilgrim's Progress

110.

These poets are also known as royalists and supporters of King Charles I

a)

Cabal Poets

b)

Charlists Poets

c)

Cavalry Poets

d)

Cavalier Poets

111.

Who does Doctor Faustus summon for getting magical powers?

a)

Bad Angel

b)

Mephistopheles

c)

Valdes

d)

Wagner

112.

What is the duration of Faustus' pact with the devil?

a)

23 years

b)

24 years

c)

25 years

d)

26 years

113.

Faustus wishes to study necromancy...what is this a study of?

a)

the study of the dead

b)

dark magic

c)

bringing the dead back to life

d)

how to dance

114.

Dr Faustus is described as having excessive pride. Which word is the Greek word from Aristotle's 'Poetics' to describe this?

a)

Hamartia

b)

Nemesis

c)

Catharsis

d)

Hubris

115.

Dr faustus is a .......................

a)

scholar

b)

doctor

c)

philosopher

116.

Blasphemy means…

a)

a formal entry into an organization or position or office

b)

formal separation from an alliance or federation

c)

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges

d)

the act of depriving something of its sacred character

117.

Science of bodily structures

a)

Anatomy

b)

Antony

c)

Antomy

118.

Existing since old times

a)

Anttique

b)

Antiquue

c)

Antique

119.

A name adopted by an author in his writings is a ?

a)

Nickname

b)

Nomenclature

c)

Pseudonym

d)

None

120.

A speech by an actor at the end of a play is called a/an ?

a)

Epilogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Prologue

d)

Duologue

121.

Partner in crime

a)

Acronym

b)

Addendum

c)

Abstruse

d)

Accomplice

122.

A cure for everything

a)

Panacea

b)

panecea

c)

Panicea

d)

pannecea

123.

A person who loves mankind and works for public welfare.

a)

Misanthrope

b)

Philanthrope

c)

Pioneer

d)

Plagiarist

124.

That which cannot be overcome or defeated

a)

Irrevocable

b)

Invincible

c)

Inimitable

d)

Incredible

125.

A person who believes in equal rights of women

a)

Feminism

b)

Fatalist

c)

Fastidious

d)

Feminist

126.

A person who has a lot of experience in a particular field or profession

a)

Truant

b)

Veteran

c)

Titular

d)

Stoic

127.

Talkative

a)

Invincible

b)

Loquacious

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Elite

128.

Inscription on a tomb

a)

Elite

b)

Epitaph

c)

exingency

d)

Exuberance

129.

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...

a)

He was born to a rich family

b)

He was born hungry

c)

He was born with teeth

130.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.
a)
Let's hit the hay.
b)
He tried not to "make waves".
c)
Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
131.
bark up the wrong tree
a)
to have the wrong idea about something
b)
to go hunting but not find anything
c)
to search for a missing cat
d)
to be angry with a friend
132.

Pablo is about to speak in front of a big group. He's never done it before. So, he has butterflies in his stomach.


What is the meaning of "has butterflies in his stomach?"

a)

He swallowed butterlies.

b)

He feels like he is sick to his stomach.

c)

His stomach is being tickled.

d)

He is nervous about speaking in front of people.

133.

We couldn't wait to go outside and play. When class was over, we made a beeline for the door.


What is the meaning of "made a beeline?"

a)

made a line of bees to hang above the door.

b)

you were excited.

c)

to race your friend.

d)

moved quickly toward something.

134.
Keep your chin up really means...
a)
Don't feel bad. Stay positive.
b)
Don't look down.
c)
You did horrible.
135.

The Nintendo Wii cost an arm and a leg!

a)

was very expensive

b)

arms and legs are body parts

136.

What does "on cloud nine" mean?

a)

You feel very happy

b)

You're in big trouble

c)

Everything is going your way

d)

listening intently

137.

What does "a piece of cake" mean?

a)

something is simple to do

b)

You are acting restless or impatient.

c)

Face the problem and take control of it.

d)

Do not wait or you could miss your opportunity.

138.

What does "raining cats and dogs" mean?

a)

It is raining very hard.

b)

something is simple to do

c)

A person is daydreaming, not paying attention.

d)

Feelings or emotions are easy to see on your face.

139.
Get cold feet means:
a)
my feet are cold
b)
wear socks
c)
my feet are hot
d)
to be nervous
140.
Under the weather means: 
a)
in the rain
b)
feeling the thunder
c)
under a cloud
d)
feeling sick
141.

If you let the cat out of the bag,

a)

you accidentally reveal a secret

b)

you create a problem

c)

you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered

142.

If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

a)

from an authoritative or dependable source

b)

from someone who heard it from someone else

c)

while shopping at the greengrocer's

143.

If something is a hot potato,

a)

it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it

b)

it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it

c)

it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage

144.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

145.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

9. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

am having

d)

will have

146.

When I_______(come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.

a)

came

b)

will come

c)

have come

d)

come

147.

The police ______ four thieves last night.

a)

was catching

b)

caught

c)

is catching

d)

will catch

148.

It ______ since 9 o' clock

a)

will rain

b)

will be raining

c)

rained

d)

has been raining

149.
Choose the proper sentence
a)
He has already seen that film
b)
He already saw that film
c)
He have already seen that film
d)
He already has seen that film
150.
Joe _____ downstairs and ______ his leg.
a)
fell, broke
b)
had fallen, broke
c)
had fallen, had broken
d)
was falling, had broken

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