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Final Exam Review English III

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following reflects the era known as Revolution Rhetoric?

a)

1470-1750

b)

1750-1799

c)

1800-1860

d)

1850-1880

2.

Which of the following reflects the era known as "Colonial NonFiction?"

a)

1470-1750

b)

1750-1799

c)

1800-1860

d)

1850-1880

3.

Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "American Modernism?"

a)

1760-1799

b)

1800-1860

c)

1850-1880

d)

1910-1965

4.

Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "American Romanticism?"

a)

1760-1799

b)

1800-1860

c)

1850-1880

d)

1910-1965

5.

Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "Late Romanticism?" (Civil War lit.?)

a)

1470-1750

b)

1760-1799

c)

1800-1860

d)

1850-1880

6.

Romanticism was marked by all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

an abundance of reform movements

b)

increasing division among the states

c)

the abolishment of slavery

d)

the spread of industry

7.

Which of the following is NOT a value championed by Romantic writers?

a)

individualism

b)

love

c)

freedom

d)

the importance of nature

8.

All of the following are major themes of transcendentalism, except...

a)

self-reliance

b)

nature

c)

conformity

d)

self-confidence

9.

Who of the following is NOT considered a Gothic writer?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

10.

T or G?

Edgar Allan Poe

a)

T

b)

G

11.

T or G?

self-reliance

a)

T

b)

G

12.

T or G?

Themes of insanity, betrayal, and the desire for revenge

a)

T

b)

G

13.

T or G?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

a)

T

b)

G

14.

T or G?

"The Pit and the Pendulum"

a)

T

b)

G

15.

T or G?

optimism and individualism

a)

T

b)

G

16.

T or G?

the power of darkness

a)

T

b)

G

17.

T or G?

kinship with nature

a)

T

b)

G

18.

T or G?

human goodness

a)

T

b)

G

19.

T or G?

Nathaniel Hawthorne

a)

T

b)

G

20.

(a)   refers to the poet's attitude toward his or her subject matter.

21.

The overall, central message of a poem is called its (a)   .

22.

Who wrote "Beat, Beat Drums?"

(a)  

23.

Walt Whitman is known as the father of (a)   .

24.

Who wrote "I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died?"

(a)  

25.

A (a)   in poetry is a thing that stands for or represents something else.

26.

(a)   is the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

27.

One of the major causes of the Civil War had to do with (a)   expansion

28.

Another major cause of the Civil War had to do with rapid (a)   of the North.

29.

Another cause of the American Civil War was the North's resistance to (a)   .

30.

Which of the following best describes the deeper meaning behind the bugles in the poem, "Beat, Beat Drums?"

a)

They represent war's ability to interrupt people's lives.

b)

They represent the speaker's full support of the war.

c)

They symbolize the absence of music during the war.

d)

They are likely there solely for imagery purposes.

31.

Which of the following is likely the central message of the poem?

a)

War is avoidable.

b)

War interrupts and affects every aspect of society.

c)

War disturbs only certain types of people.

d)

War is a necessary evil.

32.

Stanza one, lines 3 and 4 of "Beat, Beat Drums!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

anaphora

b)

allusion

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

33.

What is the likely reason for Whitman's use of rhetorical questions in stanza two of "Beat! Beat! Drums?"

a)

To emphasize just how disruptive war is to people's lives

b)

To make the reader think more deeply about the relationship between war and peace

c)

To subliminally entice the reader to want to know more about the Civil War

d)

To help the reader know the poet better

34.

Which of the following is NOT something that the fly in "I Heard a Fly Buzz when..." represents?

a)

death and decay

b)

the stark realities of death

c)

spiritual doubt

d)

a blissful afterlife

35.

Which of the following best describes the tone of "I Heard a Fly Buzz...?"

a)

impersonal

b)

encouraging

c)

courageous

d)

sentimental

36.

The word "buzz" in "I Heard a Fly..." is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

enjambment

37.

Which of the following provides the best summary of stanzas three and four in "I Heard a Fly...?"

a)

The speaker gives away his/her worldly possessions then dies.

b)

The speaker gives money to someone then dies.

c)

The speaker gives trinkets away then dies.

d)

The speaker sees a fly then gets a message from a higher power.

38.

Which of the following types of figurative language is NOT contained in lines two and three of stanza one? ("I Heard a Fly..."

a)

alliteration

b)

parallelism

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

39.

Check ALL of the following that apply. Which of the following might be responsible for the poet's choice of topic in "I Heard a Fly Buzz...?"

a)

death of a loved one

b)

death of a close friend

c)

directly witnessing any casualties of the Civil War

40.

Which of the following is an example of allusion in poetry?

a)

The drums and bugles in "Beat, Beat..."

b)

The King in "I Heard a Fly Buzz..."

c)

The fly in "I Heard a Fly Buzz..."

d)

The sleepers in "Beat, Beat..."

41.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

William Faulkner

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

themes of bewilderment and uncertainty

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

Edgar Allan Poe

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

writers with optimistic/ hopeful viewpoints

a)

Yes

b)

No

45.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

stream of consciousness writing

a)

Yes

b)

No

46.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

Langston Hughes

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

stories primarily set in urban settings

a)

Yes

b)

No

48.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

Walt Whitman

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

The Great Gatsby

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...

disenchantment with the American Dream

a)

Yes

b)

No

51.

Which of the following is NOT a demonstrative pronoun?

a)

this

b)

that

c)

their

d)

those

52.

Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?

a)

him

b)

he

c)

himself

d)

everyone

53.

Anyone is an example of an (a)   pronoun.

54.

What is the correct possessive form of the pronoun below?

a)

its

b)

it's

55.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a personal pronoun?

a)

he

b)

them

c)

their

d)

they

56.

Doing well in English class depended on _____________ understanding the material.

(Choose one...)

a)

his

b)

him

57.

"The culprit is ____________ (I, me)," admitted Ashford.

(Choose one.)

a)

I

b)

Me

58.

Camping without electricity was less of a problem for (she, her) than (they, them.).

a)

she, they

b)

her, them

c)

she, them

d)

her, they