WorksheetsAAIL EMK Module 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
According to lines 8-11 ("Yet I chose... race ball"), Sir Peter chose a bride that he hoped would be
innocent and guileless in morals and habits
ignorant of his wish for a lavish lifestyle
different from the rural women of her time
fond of the duties that accompany life on a farm
graceful, accomplished, and socially sophisticated
In context, the word "grace" (line 13) most nearly means
skill
privilege
virtue
prayer
demand
Which of the following best reflects the ideas in the first sentence?
People fo not sufficiently recognize the power of vanity in action.
Only discerning people recognize vanity when they come upon it.
Vain actions are usually forceful and can therefore be recognized.
Vanity often causes people to use force against others.
The operations of vanity are difficult to detect because they are not usually forceful.
In line 18, “thou” refers to which of the following?
Vanity
The reader
Money
The hero
The author's patron
The tone in which the passage shifts in lines 22-23 can best be described as
playful and humorous
formal and scholarly
simple and colloquial
ironic but somber
reticent but obsequious
The speaker uses the metaphor of a loom to represent the
framework within which life is created
method by which people run their lives
context within which imagination evolves
role of religion in modern society
source of artistry in human nature
In line 16, the clause “the figures float from forth the loom” contains which of the following?
Alliteration
Irony
Understatement
Antithesis
Onomatopoeia
The speaker's attitude toward the "weaver-god" (line 18) is best described as one of
awe
indulgence
indifference
confidence
amusement
In the last sentence (lines 17-22), the speaker emphasized which of the following?
The difficulty of understanding the meaning of life
The importance of honest toil
The guilt incurred in attempting to interpret nature
The importance of responding to the needs of others
The spiritual reward for good deeds
The passage moves from
depiction of nature to philosophical assertion
lyrical representation to factual reporting
objective presentation to emotional interpretation
realistic evocation to imaginative improvisation
description of scenery to logical analysis
The tone of this passage can best ve described as
harsh
unapologetic
empathetic
philanthropic
self-deprecatory
The word "Eden" (line 9) is an example of an:
allusion
alliteration
personification
apostrophe
irony
The term "Homo futurans" in line 4 refers to
the future of the human race
the present state of affairs of the world
the people from whom these resources should be withheld
the current citizens of the United States
the hungry people in the world
aThis passage is an example of
a persuasive essay
a short story
a speculative essay
an analytical essay
free verse
In lines 3-4, the phrases "the happiest of men" and :the most miserable dog" are best described as
metaphors characterizing Sir Peter’s conflicted state of mind
allusions to literary characters famed for their good and bad marriages
clichés illustrating the contrast between Sir Peter’s previous hopes and present reality
stock attitudes about marriage based upon popular myth
euphemisms describing Sir Peter’s transition from a devoted bridegroom to an adulterous husband
