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Adv. English II semester exam review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

a)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

b)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," (Orwell 1).

c)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

d)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

2.

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

a)

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (Carroll, 23)

b)

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (Carroll 23).

c)

"Why is a raven like a writing desk," (Carroll 23)?

d)

"Why is a raven like a writing desk? (Carroll, 23)".

3.

Which font must be used for a paper to be in MLA format?

a)

Chalkduster

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Comic Sans

d)

Papyrus

4.

How do you write the date in MLA format?

a)

8/22/18

b)

August 22, 2018

c)

22 August 2018

d)

22, August, 2018

5.

What is the font size for most MLA documents?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

6.

What are the margins of an MLA document?

a)

2 inch

b)

1 inch

c)

1.5 inch

d)

0.5 inch

7.
What is the title of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?
a)
Reference Page
b)
Works Cited
c)
Citations
d)
Sources
8.
You shouldn't use the author's last name in the citation if the author's name appears in text.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
How is the Works Cited page arranged?
a)
Alphabetically, by title of the work
b)
Alphabetically, by the author's first name
c)
Alphabetically, by the author's last name
d)
By publication year
10.
You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 
a)
Publication date
b)
Title of the source
c)
Publisher name
d)
You do not need to cite this source
12.

True or False: Only direct quotes need to be cited.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A MLA in-text citation should be located:

a)

at the end of the sentence, before the period

b)

just before the information being cited

c)

at the bottom of the page

d)

on the last page of the paper

14.

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

a)

Use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS

b)

Use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes

c)

Use the URL

d)

Just skip it and do nothing

15.
How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?
a)
A minimum of 2
b)
At least 3
c)
As many as are used in the paper.
d)
A minimum of 4
16.

Which title is written correctly?

a)

Foreshadowing: Good Omens, or Bad?

b)

Foreshadowing: Good Omens, or Bad?

c)

Foreshadowing: Good Omens, or Bad?

d)

Foreshadowing: Good Omens, or Bad?

17.

If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Correct MLA citations will help you

a)

give credit to those who did the research

b)

avoid being accused of plagiarism

c)

look more credible and help you win arguments

d)

all of the above

19.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
20.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
21.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
22.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
23.

Using a celebrity endorsement:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

24.

"If you don't chew Big Red gum then you are a loser."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

25.

"My bus driver told me that the driving conditions are very unsafe today."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

26.

"4 out of 5 people want to see the new Avengers movie."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

27.

"Smoking is one of the leading causes cancer, so this proves that it is bad for you."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

28.

"When I was your age there were no video games to play, so we had to go outside and play. Kids were much more physically fit because of this."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

29.

"On Tuesday, Ms. [Mary] Barra, 51, completed a remarkable personal odyssey when she was named as the next chief executive of G.M.--and the first woman to ascend to the top job at a major auto company."

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

30.

"A big reason America is falling behind other countries in science and math is that we have effectively written off a huge chunk of our population as uninterested in those fields or incapable of succeeding in them."

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

31.

"Last month the N.B.A. issued 21 fines and suspensions — a punitive spree that amounted to about $602,882."

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

32.

"The inspiration for the original “Anchorman” came one night more than a decade ago when Mr. Ferrell was watching a television documentary about Jessica Savitch, one of the first women news anchors."

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

33.

A story about a person's life written by that person is an ...

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

34.

A story about a person's life written by someone else is a ...

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

35.

Biography or Autobiography

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

36.

What is the best synonym for point of view?

a)

opinion

b)

fact

c)

perspective

d)

argument

37.

A local 19-month-old child won a rifle at a the county fair on Saturday. His parents had entered several family names.

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

38.

Anybody who waits in line at Starbucks then takes 10 more minutes to pick a drink is a JERK.

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

39.

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

40.

Pizza with pineapple is delicious!

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

41.

What is the meaning of connotation?

a)

Emotional meaning of a word

b)

An emotional outburst

c)

Official meaning of a word

d)

Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language

42.

What is the meaning of denotation?

a)

It represents something else (emble, token, etc.)

b)

The emotion of a word

c)

The art of lasagna baking

d)

The official meaning of a word

43.

What is an example of denotation?

a)

Childish being negative while youthful is positive

b)

Dreamer- a person who is dreaming or has dreams

c)

Candy apples are very delicious.

d)

How have you been?

44.

Is this an example of a positive connotation?

“She has a very energetic mindset!”

a)

Yes!

b)

No!

c)

Maybe!

45.
What type of propaganda makes you want to jump in and follow everyone else?
a)
bandwagon
b)
testimonial
c)
flash in the pan
d)
flavor of the day
46.
Which type of communication is shown in this image?
a)
Accurate
b)
Propaganda
c)
Symbolism
d)
Bias
47.
The purpose of this propaganda poster is to get people to
a)
Enlist in the Military
b)
Dehumanize the Enemy
c)
Produce or Conserve Resources
d)
Finance the War
48.

Sequence of related events moving from a problem to a solution

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

characterization

49.

high point of interest/suspense in the story; the turning point

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

climax

50.

the setting is the ____ and ____ of the action of the story

a)

time

b)

area

c)

situation

d)

place

51.

the writer directly tells the reader about a character's personality

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

primary characterization

d)

secondary characterization

52.

the writer reveals the character’s personality through physical description, through the characters’ words, thoughts and actions, and through other characters’ comments

a)

secondary characterization

b)

primary characterization

c)

direct characterization

d)

indirect characterization

53.

the narrator is a voice outside of the story who relates the events from the point of view from one of the characters

a)

first person

b)

third person omniscient

c)

third person limited

d)

second person

54.

the narrator is a voice outside of the story who is all-seeing and all-knowing; the narrator may relate actions, comment on behavior, go inside the minds of multiple characters, and tell the reader what multiple characters are thinking and feeling

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

55.

the atmosphere or overall feeling of the story

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

motif

d)

tone

56.

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

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

57.

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

58.
Which sentence could be a main idea of "Night"?
a)
The Nazis imprisoned many European Jews, making them do harsh work and labor.
b)
Elie is destroyed by the treatment he receives in the Holocaust.
c)
The Jews were brutally treated and killed in Europe during the Holocaust.
d)
Elie overcomes the struggles of being a prisoner in the Holocaust.
59.
How did the Jews of Sighet react to Moshe’s miraculous escape/experience? 
a)
They thought he had gone mad and did not listen to him.
b)
His escape worried them and they listened to his warnings.
c)
Moshe was never actually expelled from Sighet
d)
There is no character named Moshe
60.
What happened to Elie’s mother and younger sister?
a)
The book does not say
b)
 They are separated from Elie and his father to the crematory
c)
They share the same fate as Elie 
d)
They are sent to a different concentration camp
61.
When Elie is forced to go to the dentist, how is Elie able to save his gold crown?
a)
He tells the dentist he is sick
b)
He makes a deal with the dentist
c)
He escapes when the dentist isn't looking
62.
Why doesn’t Elie fast during Yom Kippur? 
a)
He didn't know how to
b)
His father forbade him and he had lost his faith 
c)
He was scared of fasting in a concentration camp
63.
For whom is Rabbi Eliahou searching for near the end of the book? 
a)
Elie
b)
Mr. Wiesel
c)
His son
d)
His wife
64.
How/what does Elie feel when his father finally passes away? 
a)
Sad
b)
Happy
c)
Freedom
d)
Anger
65.
What is the last word that Elie hears his father say?
a)
Eliezer
b)
Son
c)
Goodbye
66.
 What lie do Elie and his father tell the SS officers when they arrive?
a)
They lie about their ages
b)
They lie about being Jewish
c)
They lie about being father and son
67.
What sight shakes Elie’s faith more than any other?
a)
The sight of his father being beaten
b)
The sight of burning babies and children in the crematory
c)
Seeing Madame Shachter scream about fire in the cattle car
d)
Seeing starved prisoners upon first arriving at Auschwitz
68.

What did Elie Wiesel want to study early in the book?

a)

beadle

b)

geometry

c)

Kabbalah

d)

Russian

69.
Who helped Elie with his studies?
a)
his father
b)
Moshe the Beadle
c)
the Rabbi
d)
his mother
70.
Why does Elie go to see the doctor?
a)
his foot is infected
b)
his head has been beaten in
c)
his tooth aches
d)
he has been whipped 25 times
71.
Who does the prisoner next to Elie in the hospital say that he trusts the most?
a)
Elie
b)
the doctors
c)
Hitler
d)
himself
72.
German workers throw bread to the prisoners while they are on the train to Buchenwald.
a)
true
b)
false
73.
Ellie call his reflection in the mirror a corpse.
a)
true
b)
false
74.
This word best describes the tone of the passage in which Wiesel describes hearing Juliek playing the violin.
a)
Outraged
b)
Sinister
c)
Melancholy
d)
Regretful
75.
In what point of view was Night written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third limited
d)
third omniscient 
76.
What does ARBEIT MACHT FREI mean on the gate of Auschwitz?
a)
Hate for all 
b)
Work makes you free
c)
No Jews allowed
d)
Consequences follow actions 
77.
Who was the evil doctor who experimented on Jewish prisoners?
a)
Mrs. Schacter
b)
Stein of Antwerp
c)
Sholmo Wiesel
d)
Dr. Mengele
78.
How old was Elie when he first arrived at Auschwitz?
a)
21
b)
18
c)
15
d)
12
79.
What was Elie's inheritance?
a)
Jacket
b)
Knife and Spoon
c)
New Shoes
d)
a rusty can
80.

Which war are Artie's parents affected by?

a)

World War I

b)

World War 2

c)

Cold War

d)

Cold War

81.

In Maus, what animal is used to depict the Jews?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Mouse

d)

Pig

82.

What was the conspiracy that Anja was supposedly involved In?

a)

Helping Italy plan an invasion of Germany

b)

Plotting to kill Hitler

c)

Translating Communist documents

d)

Helping Nazi officials plan a revolution

83.

What was the name of Vladek and Anja's first son?

a)

Artie

b)

Richieu

c)

Vladek

d)

Lucia

84.

What happened to Anja after Richieu was born?

a)

She got cancer.

b)

She got postpartum depression.

c)

She became an alcoholic.

d)

She ran away.

85.

At the end of Ch. 2, where does Vladek go?

a)

To serve in the war against Germany.

b)

Back home to Sosnowiec

c)

Back home to Czestochowa

d)

He stays in Bielsko.

86.

What words best characterize Vladek?

a)

awkward and mean

b)

accommodating and helpful

c)

friendly and shy

d)

strong-minded and organized

87.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a)

Anja and Vladek were married after he broke up Lucia.

b)

Lucia was the one who wanted to break up with Vladek.

c)

Lucia believed that Anja wasn't very attractive.

d)

Anja's father helped Vladek by providing him with money.

88.

While traveling on the train to get help for Anja, Vladek said "Here was the first time I saw, with my own eyes, the ______________.

a)

effects of war

b)

concentration camp

c)

communist party

d)

swastika

89.

Maus is told from two perspectives. What are they?

a)

Past (Vladek), Present (Artie)

b)

Past (Mala), Present (Vladek)

c)

Past (Anja), Present (Vladek)

d)

Past (Anja), Present (Artie)

90.

Which country is Vladek from?

a)

Canada

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Russia

91.

Which ethnic group is portrayed as cats?

a)

Americans

b)

Germans

c)

Jews

d)

Poles

92.

Who did Vladek marry before the Holocaust?

a)

Anja

b)

Lucia

c)

Mala

d)

All of the above

93.

What is happening in the scene above?

a)

Art tries on a jacket to see if it's worth buying.

b)

Vladek throws away Art's old jacket and gives Art his old one.

c)

Art steals a jacket from Vladek.

d)

Mala buys Vladek a new jacket, so Vladek gives Art his old one.

94.

According to Vladek, why did Mala marry him?

a)

They fell in love after the war.

b)

Mala is very intelligent and a suitable replacement for Anja.

c)

Mala only wants his money.

d)

Vladek and Mala both have the same personality.

95.

Who shoots and kills the soldier in the picture?

a)

A Nazi soldier

b)

Richieu

c)

Artie

d)

Vladek

96.

Where was Anja sent?

a)

Britain

b)

To jail

c)

Germany

d)

Sanitarium

97.

Had the farm on which Vladek and Anja hid

a)

Mrs. Montonowa

b)

Mr. Lukowski

c)

Mrs. Kawka

d)

Tosha

98.

What is the setting of the prologue at the beginning of the book?

a)

Poland, 1973 (after the Holocaust)

b)

Rego Park, 1932 (before the Holocaust)

c)

Poland, 1932 (before the Holocaust)

d)

Rego Park, 1958 (after the Holocaust)

99.

How do Vladek and his father-in-law attempt to protect Anja's grandparents?

a)

They are placed in a bunker built in a storage shed.

b)

They place them in a small room in their apartment.

c)

They send them to live with cousins in a nearby city.

d)

They poison them.

100.

Which of the following concentration camps is Vladek and Anja sent at the end of the first book?

a)

Belzec

b)

Sobibor

c)

Chelmo

d)

Auschwitz

101.

Which cousin betrayed Vladek and Anja by not keeping his promise to save his in-laws?

a)

Lolek

b)

Miloch

c)

Haskel

d)

Mandelbaum

102.

Art and Vladek's relationship can be described as

a)

strained and somewhat difficult

b)

abusive and cruel

c)

loving and caring

d)

the best of friends

103.

Why does Ms. Stephanska go to jail?

a)

She steals a loaf of bread

b)

She is hiding Jewish people in her basement

c)

She hides translated documents for Anja

104.

What motivates Vladek to survive the work camp?

a)

He has a dream where his dead grandfather promises him that he will be free on the day of "Parshas Truma"

b)

He knows he has to survive for Anja and Richlieu.

c)

He will not give the Nazis the satisfaction of killing him

d)

He will do anything to avenge the loss of his family.

105.

Why did Artie call Vladek a murderer?

a)

Vladek killed a man during the war

b)

Vladek helped Anja commit suicide

c)

Vladek had Richieu killed

d)

Vladek burned Anja's diaries