WorksheetsFinal Exam Review English III
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which of the following reflects the era known as Revolution Rhetoric?
1470-1750
1750-1799
1800-1860
1850-1880
Which of the following reflects the era known as "Colonial NonFiction?"
1470-1750
1750-1799
1800-1860
1850-1880
Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "American Modernism?"
1760-1799
1800-1860
1850-1880
1910-1965
Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "American Romanticism?"
1760-1799
1800-1860
1850-1880
1910-1965
Which of the following dates best reflects the era known as "Late Romanticism?" (Civil War lit.?)
1470-1750
1760-1799
1800-1860
1850-1880
Romanticism was marked by all of the following EXCEPT...
an abundance of reform movements
increasing division among the states
the abolishment of slavery
the spread of industry
Which of the following is NOT a value championed by Romantic writers?
individualism
love
freedom
the importance of nature
All of the following are major themes of transcendentalism, except...
self-reliance
nature
conformity
self-confidence
Who of the following is NOT considered a Gothic writer?
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau
Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
T or G?
Edgar Allan Poe
T
G
T or G?
self-reliance
T
G
T or G?
Themes of insanity, betrayal, and the desire for revenge
T
G
T or G?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
T
G
T or G?
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
T
G
T or G?
optimism and individualism
T
G
T or G?
the power of darkness
T
G
T or G?
kinship with nature
T
G
T or G?
human goodness
T
G
T or G?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
T
G
(a) refers to the poet's attitude toward his or her subject matter.
The overall, central message of a poem is called its (a) .
Who wrote "Beat, Beat Drums?"
(a)
Walt Whitman is known as the father of (a) .
Who wrote "I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died?"
(a)
A (a) in poetry is a thing that stands for or represents something else.
(a) is the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.
One of the major causes of the Civil War had to do with (a) expansion
Another major cause of the Civil War had to do with rapid (a) of the North.
Another cause of the American Civil War was the North's resistance to (a) .
Which of the following best describes the deeper meaning behind the bugles in the poem, "Beat, Beat Drums?"
They represent war's ability to interrupt people's lives.
They represent the speaker's full support of the war.
They symbolize the absence of music during the war.
They are likely there solely for imagery purposes.
Which of the following is likely the central message of the poem?
War is avoidable.
War interrupts and affects every aspect of society.
War disturbs only certain types of people.
War is a necessary evil.
Stanza one, lines 3 and 4 of "Beat, Beat Drums!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
anaphora
allusion
simile
metaphor
What is the likely reason for Whitman's use of rhetorical questions in stanza two of "Beat! Beat! Drums?"
To emphasize just how disruptive war is to people's lives
To make the reader think more deeply about the relationship between war and peace
To subliminally entice the reader to want to know more about the Civil War
To help the reader know the poet better
Which of the following is NOT something that the fly in "I Heard a Fly Buzz when..." represents?
death and decay
the stark realities of death
spiritual doubt
a blissful afterlife
Which of the following best describes the tone of "I Heard a Fly Buzz...?"
impersonal
encouraging
courageous
sentimental
The word "buzz" in "I Heard a Fly..." is an example of which type of figurative language?
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
enjambment
Which of the following provides the best summary of stanzas three and four in "I Heard a Fly...?"
The speaker gives away his/her worldly possessions then dies.
The speaker gives money to someone then dies.
The speaker gives trinkets away then dies.
The speaker sees a fly then gets a message from a higher power.
Which of the following types of figurative language is NOT contained in lines two and three of stanza one? ("I Heard a Fly..."
alliteration
parallelism
simile
metaphor
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...?"
death of a loved one
death of a close friend
directly witnessing any casualties of the Civil War
Which of the following is an example of allusion in poetry?
The drums and bugles in "Beat, Beat..."
The King in "I Heard a Fly Buzz..."
The fly in "I Heard a Fly Buzz..."
The sleepers in "Beat, Beat..."
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
William Faulkner
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
themes of bewilderment and uncertainty
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
Edgar Allan Poe
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
writers with optimistic/ hopeful viewpoints
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
stream of consciousness writing
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
Langston Hughes
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
stories primarily set in urban settings
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
Walt Whitman
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
The Great Gatsby
Yes
No
Check Yes or No if the following pertains to American Modernism...
disenchantment with the American Dream
Yes
No
Which of the following is NOT a demonstrative pronoun?
this
that
their
those
Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?
him
he
himself
everyone
Anyone is an example of an (a) pronoun.
What is the correct possessive form of the pronoun below?
its
it's
Which of the following is NOT an example of a personal pronoun?
he
them
their
they
Doing well in English class depended on _____________ understanding the material.
(Choose one...)
his
him
"The culprit is ____________ (I, me)," admitted Ashford.
(Choose one.)
I
Me
Camping without electricity was less of a problem for (she, her) than (they, them.).
she, they
her, them
she, them
her, they
