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ENGLISH 12 QUARTER 2 Post test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tragic hero must

a)

be worthy of interest, concern, and sympathy

b)

be young

c)

be perfect in deed and action

d)

not understand what is happening to him

2.

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.

a)

comedy

b)

farce

c)

ballad

d)

tragedy

3.
When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called
a)
situational irony
b)
intelligent craft
c)
dramatic irony
d)
rising action
4.

Select ALL topics that were censored in plays.

a)

Violence

b)

Religion

c)

Dirty jokes

d)

Politics

5.

Which playwright is considered the greatest in history?

a)

Aristophanes

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Christopher Marlowe

6.

Which of the following were NOT used in Elizabethan plays?

a)

Music

b)

Sound effects

c)

Elaborate scenery

d)

Fancy costumes

7.

Who is the Elizabethan Era named after?

a)

Elizabeth Taylor

b)

Elizabeth Shakespeare

c)

Elizabeth of Rome

d)

Queen Elizabeth

8.

Who played female roles in Elizabethan theatre?

a)

Young girls

b)

Young men

c)

Old women

d)

Anyone who wanted to

9.

How is Greek tragedy seen in Elizabethan tragedy?

a)

the tragic flaw

b)

the influence of fate

c)

downfall

d)

all of the above

10.

Othello's tragic flaw is

a)

he trusts Iago

b)

he doesn't trust his wife

c)

he fears abandonment

d)

All of the above?

11.

Who is Shakespeare's wife?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Queen Elizabeth 1

c)

Margaret Shakespeare

d)

Mary Shakespeare

12.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

8

13.
Iago's pawn; in love with Desdemona
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Brabantio
d)
Montano
14.
The play's villain
a)
Othello
b)
Roderigo
c)
Cassio
d)
Iago
15.
Othello's wife
a)
Emilia
b)
Desdemona
c)
Bianca
d)
Lodovico
16.
Desdemona's father
a)
Roderigo
b)
Gratiano
c)
Lodovico
d)
Brabantio
17.
The Moor
a)
Iago
b)
Gratiano
c)
Cassio
d)
Othello
18.
Othello's lieutenant
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Gratiano
d)
Lodovico
19.
Iago dislikes Othello because
a)
he thinks he slept with Emilia
b)
he didn't get the job he wanted
c)
both 
d)
neither
20.
Through what method does Brabantio think Othello won Desdemona?
a)
pure love 
b)
lies
c)
magic
d)
fate
21.
Where do the main characters go during and after the war?
a)
Venice
b)
Cyprus
c)
Verona
d)
Rhodes
22.

Where are the pilgrims going on their pilgrimage?

a)

Tabard Inn

b)

To the Host's House

c)

Canterbury Cathedral

d)

London

23.

Why are the pilgrims going on the pilgrimage?

a)

Guilt

b)

Religious Devotion

c)

Loneliness

d)

Boredom

24.

What does the pilgrim get if they win the contest?

a)

Free dinner paid for by the pilgrims

b)

A free nights stay at the Tabard Inn

c)

An award from Thomas Beckett

d)

Chaucer's approval

25.

What is the point of the Wife of Bath's Tale?

a)

To anger

b)

To change the world

c)

To make you sad

d)

To humor

26.

What is the Wife of Bath's philosophy on marriage?

a)

To love equally

b)

To be controlled by her husbands

c)

To dominate her husbands

d)

To have a job

27.

From the Pardoner's Tale: What is a tavern-knave?

a)

A slave

b)

A serving-boy

c)

A rioter

d)

A pardoner

28.

How does the tavern-knave feel the rioters should treat death?

a)

He feels like should welcome Death

b)

Fear Death

c)

Treat Death with caution

d)

Laugh at Death

29.

Where does the old man tell the rioters to go in order to find Death?

a)

The Tavern

b)

The Canterbury Cathedral

c)

Under a tree

d)

A party

30.

Which of the three rioters commits murder?

a)

All of them

b)

None of them

c)

Only the one who goes into town

d)

The two that stay behind

31.

What is the definition of allegory?

a)

Using "like or "as" to compare two things.

b)

A story/person/object that stands for abstract ideas

c)

A story inside of a story

d)

A character that goes through a significant change

32.

What season is described in the opening lines of The Canterbury Tales General Prologue?

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

33.

The characters in The Canterbury Tales represent the three estates:

a)

The women, the men, and the children.

b)

The royalty, the nobility, and the workers.

c)

The nobility, the clergy, and the commoners.

d)

The pilgrims, the farmers, and the city folks.

34.

Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury?

a)

To visit the court of King Henry II

b)

To visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket

c)

To visit the grave of a beloved family member

d)

To visit the home of Geoffrey Chaucer

35.

Thomas a Becket was

a)

a Catholic priest

b)

the Archbishop of Canterbury

c)

a former friend of King Henry II

d)

all of the above

36.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)
   The king
c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
37.
How man other travelers does the narrator meet?
a)
29
b)
49
c)
69
d)
19
38.
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
39.
How are they going to occupy their time on the journey there and back?
a)
by telling stories
b)
by playing I spy
c)
by playing the alphabet game
d)
by praying
40.
What time period best fits when Chaucer was alive?
a)
1200s
b)
1300s
c)
1400s
d)
1500s