WorksheetsENGLISH 12 QUARTER 2 Post test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
A tragic hero must
be worthy of interest, concern, and sympathy
be young
be perfect in deed and action
not understand what is happening to him
This is a form of drama in which the protagonist undergoes a significant moral struggle and is defeated because of a flaw in his character or because of his inability to overcome the forces that oppose him.
comedy
farce
ballad
tragedy
Select ALL topics that were censored in plays.
Violence
Religion
Dirty jokes
Politics
Which playwright is considered the greatest in history?
Aristophanes
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Which of the following were NOT used in Elizabethan plays?
Music
Sound effects
Elaborate scenery
Fancy costumes
Who is the Elizabethan Era named after?
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Shakespeare
Elizabeth of Rome
Queen Elizabeth
Who played female roles in Elizabethan theatre?
Young girls
Young men
Old women
Anyone who wanted to
How is Greek tragedy seen in Elizabethan tragedy?
the tragic flaw
the influence of fate
downfall
all of the above
Othello's tragic flaw is
he trusts Iago
he doesn't trust his wife
he fears abandonment
All of the above?
Who is Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Queen Elizabeth 1
Margaret Shakespeare
Mary Shakespeare
How many children did Shakespeare have?
1
3
5
8
Where are the pilgrims going on their pilgrimage?
Tabard Inn
To the Host's House
Canterbury Cathedral
London
Why are the pilgrims going on the pilgrimage?
Guilt
Religious Devotion
Loneliness
Boredom
What does the pilgrim get if they win the contest?
Free dinner paid for by the pilgrims
A free nights stay at the Tabard Inn
An award from Thomas Beckett
Chaucer's approval
What is the point of the Wife of Bath's Tale?
To anger
To change the world
To make you sad
To humor
What is the Wife of Bath's philosophy on marriage?
To love equally
To be controlled by her husbands
To dominate her husbands
To have a job
From the Pardoner's Tale: What is a tavern-knave?
A slave
A serving-boy
A rioter
A pardoner
How does the tavern-knave feel the rioters should treat death?
He feels like should welcome Death
Fear Death
Treat Death with caution
Laugh at Death
Where does the old man tell the rioters to go in order to find Death?
The Tavern
The Canterbury Cathedral
Under a tree
A party
Which of the three rioters commits murder?
All of them
None of them
Only the one who goes into town
The two that stay behind
What is the definition of allegory?
Using "like or "as" to compare two things.
A story/person/object that stands for abstract ideas
A story inside of a story
A character that goes through a significant change
What season is described in the opening lines of The Canterbury Tales General Prologue?
summer
winter
spring
fall
The characters in The Canterbury Tales represent the three estates:
The women, the men, and the children.
The royalty, the nobility, and the workers.
The nobility, the clergy, and the commoners.
The pilgrims, the farmers, and the city folks.
Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury?
To visit the court of King Henry II
To visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket
To visit the grave of a beloved family member
To visit the home of Geoffrey Chaucer
Thomas a Becket was
a Catholic priest
the Archbishop of Canterbury
a former friend of King Henry II
all of the above
