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12ENG Modern Test Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To regard as worthless, with contempt; scorn

a)

brazen

b)

capacious

c)

disdain

d)

empathy

2.

feeling someone else's feelings:

a)

capitulate

b)

condescending

c)

capacious

d)

empathy

3.

something unusual, different from the norm

a)

aberration

b)

anachronistic

c)

abdicate

d)

asylum

4.

harmful, injurious-

a)

arid

b)

deleterious

c)

digress

d)

uncanny

5.

Agreeable

a)

amicable

b)

arid

c)

abdicate

d)

abhor

6.

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

a)

asylum

b)

digress

c)

uncanny

d)

anochronistic

7.

to really hate

a)

abhor

b)

apathy

c)

abdicate

d)

brazen

8.

give up a position

a)

digress

b)

amicable

c)

disdain

d)

abdicate

9.

Which author wrote A Farewell to Arms?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

H.G. Wells

d)

C.S. Lewis

e)

Rudyard Kipling

10.

Which author wrote Sense and Sensibility?

a)

Bram Stoker

b)

Lewis Carroll

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Charlotte Bronte

e)

Roald Dahl

11.

Which author wrote The Great Gatsby?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Bram Stoker

e)

Rudyard Kipling

12.

Which author wrote Jane Eyre?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

CS Lewis

c)

Jane Austen

d)

JK Rowling

e)

Charlotte Bronte

13.

Which author wrote A Christmas Carol & Oliver Twist?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

H.G. Wells

d)

C.S. Lewis

e)

Rudyard Kipling

14.

Which author wrote Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & The BFG?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

H.G. Wells

d)

Roald Dahl

e)

Rudyard Kipling

15.

Which author wrote Kim & The Jungle Book?

a)

George Orwell

b)

CS Lewis

c)

Rudyard Kipling

d)

JK Rowling

e)

JRR Tolkien

16.

Which author wrote Animal Farm?

a)

George Orwell

b)

CS Lewis

c)

Rudyard Kipling

d)

JK Rowling

e)

JRR Tolkien

17.

Which author wrote The Narnia Series?

a)

Bram Stoker

b)

CS Lewis

c)

Lewis Caroll

d)

JK Rowling

e)

JRR Tolkien

18.

Which author wrote  The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

CS Lewis

c)

HG Wells

d)

JK Rowling

e)

JRR Tolkien

19.

Which author wrote Harry Potter?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

CS Lewis

c)

HG Wells

d)

JK Rowling

e)

JRR Tolkien

20.

My aunt, a huge music fan, attended the concert last night.

The underlined portion is

a)

a clause

b)

a phrase

c)

a prepositional phrase

d)

an adverb opener

21.

Which sentence has a correctly stated -ing sentence opener?

a)

I watched as my husband drove away, his car chugging down the dirt road.

b)

His heart pounding in his chest, Steven knocked on the door.

c)

Having read the book already, Shawna knew the movie would be sad.

d)

Pascal noticed his father wiping a tear from his eye.

22.

I don’t know who gave me this lovely gift.

The underlined part of the sentence represents a

a)

clause

b)

phrase

c)

prepositional phrase

d)

none of these

23.

Erin loves her brother.

This is an example of

a)

an independent clause

b)

a dependent clause

c)

a phrase

24.

Around the world,

This is an example of

a)

an independent clause

b)

a dependent clause

c)

a phrase

25.

When I come home,

This is an example of

a)

a dependent clause

b)

an independent clause

c)

a phrase

26.

The dog ran off, but I didn't care.

This is a

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

27.

The dog ran off to Jim and Dianne's house.

This is a

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

28.

The dog, who needs a bath, ran off to Jim and Dianne's house, and I miss him.

This is a

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

29.

The student, who is a great athlete, has straight A's in science.

a)

simple

sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

30.

A group of words that does NOT contain both a subject and a verb:

a)

a dependent clause

b)

an independent clause

c)

a phrase

31.

What is something that has occurred more in post-modern literature than in other time periods of literature?

a)

short stories became more prevalent

b)

more medieval characters & themes

c)

increase in the gothic genre

d)

book to movie adaptations

e)

theater performances are stronger

32.

Ernest Hemingway was known for using very vivid

a)

settings

b)

characterization

c)

themes

d)

imagery

33.

Modern literature was less about nature and more about

a)

fiction

b)

satire

c)

spirital aspects

d)

reality

34.

A term for a short novel or a long, short story (such as A Christmas Carol):

a)

novella

b)

metafiction

c)

frame story

d)

collage

e)

ode

35.

Which author wrote Ode to the West Wind?

a)

Lord Byron

b)

Percy Shelley

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Jane Austen

36.

Which author wrote Apostrophe to the Ocean?

a)

Lord Byron

b)

Rudyard Kipling

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Jane Austen

37.

Multiple perspectives were given in the modern era, due to the fact that _____ affected their writings.

a)

personal experience

b)

wars

c)

unfair treatment

d)

satire

38.

In Modern Literature, when writers mixed images & themes from past & present:

a)

apochrophil

b)

collage

c)

frame story

d)

metafiction

39.

T.S. Elliot and James Joyce wrote in ______ narration, which detailed the inner workings of thought processes.

a)

frame story

b)

metafiction

c)

sonnet

d)

stream of consciousness

e)

personal

40.

Which period of British literature are we currently in?

a)

Modern

b)

Post-modern

c)

Romantic

d)

Victorian

41.

What type of genre would the original novel, Alice in Wonderland, be considered?

a)

romantic

b)

gothic

c)

sci-fi

d)

fantasy

42.

Lewis Carroll and Lord Byron used pen names, or

a)

connundrums.

b)

pseudoauthors.

c)

pseudonyms.

d)

synonyms.

e)

antonyms.

43.

Since Alice in Wonderland begins with a story at her home, while then switching to another story of her adventure, it is referred to as

a)

foreshadowing.

b)

a flashback.

c)

metafiction.

d)

a frame story.

44.

Many authors, such as Charles Dickens, wrote publications in parts, or a

a)

trilogy.

b)

serial collection.

c)

saga.

d)

frame story.

e)

sonnet.

45.

Which is NOT one of the things Charles Dickens was known for, in his writings?

a)

writing on personal war experiences

b)

strong imagery

c)

use of emotions

d)

understanding of the poor

46.

In the 19th century, what was the leading form of literature?

a)

poetry

b)

short stories

c)

novels

d)

folk tales

47.

During the Modern Era of literature, why did many women authors use pen names?

a)

to make more money

b)

to give them more notoriety

c)

increase awareness of women writers

d)

lack of women's rights

48.

Which is NOT an element of Victorian literature?

a)

focus on problematic conditions

b)

pessimistic & dark

c)

allegories for children

d)

part reference/ part fiction

49.

Victorian poetry often reveals the themes of Romanticism, such as an appreciation for

a)

medieval romances

b)

nature & the supernatural

c)

knights & chivalry

d)

war and heroes of war

50.

In Sense & Sensibility, Mrs. Dashwood gives multiple reasons why she believes her husband should not give his family any inheritance money. We can infer that she is stingy and greedy. This represents

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

dramatic irony

d)

2nd person point of view

51.

Jane Austen’s writings reflect _______, exposing the negative aspects of the social hierarchy of her time.

a)

satire and irony

b)

romanticism and fantasy

c)

hierarchy and nobility

d)

justice and good

52.

What is a form of lyrical poetry that expresses emotions using rich, descriptive language, praising or glorifying an event or individual?

a)

Sonnet

b)

Elegy

c)

Ode

d)

Blank verse poetry

53.

What is the term for a rhyming verse stanza that consists of an interlocking, 3-line rhyme scheme (ABA, BCB, CDC)?

a)

couplet

b)

quatrain

c)

terza rima

d)

sonnet

54.

What is the term for the basic, rhythmic structure of a line in a poem, based on its syllables?

a)

stress

b)

stanza

c)

verse

d)

meter

55.

In Sense & Sensibility, what seems to be Mrs. Dashwood's main problem?

a)

fear

b)

lying

c)

stealing

d)

the love of money

56.

Who is considered the most prominent of English, romantic poets?

a)

Percy Shelley

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

John Milton

e)

Lord Byron

57.

What style of literature is a return to Roman & Greek, with satire & controversy?

a)

Metafiction

b)

Neoclassical

c)

Victorian

d)

Romantic

58.

What is the term for the 2 lines of poetry at the end of a poem?

a)

coups

b)

couplet

c)

quatrain

d)

verse

e)

stanza

59.

What type of literature uses ridicule or humor as a means of exposing something/someone?

a)

satire

b)

irony

c)

allegory

d)

free verse poetry

e)

blank verse poetry

60.

Which author wrote Composed Upon Westminster Bridge and London, 1802?

a)

Lord Byron

b)

Percy Shelley

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

Ernest Hemingway

61.

"Oh, weeping willow, with your purple flowers, you seem so sad." is an example of

a)

personification

b)

pathetic fallacy

c)

apostrophe

62.

"Lightning danced across the sky." is an example of

a)

personification

b)

pathetic fallacy

c)

apostrophe

63.

"Waves, stop crashing on me, this instant!" is an example of

a)

personification

b)

pathetic fallacy

c)

apostrophe

64.

What type of conflict is found in Apostrophe to the Ocean?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Self

c)

Man vs Nature

d)

Man vs Society

65.

What is considered the beginning point of the Romantic Period in British literature?

a)

When Wordsworth composed a ballad with Samuel Coleridge

b)

When Queen Victoria passed away & left instructions for new literature

c)

When books began to be converted to other forms of entertainment

d)

When WWI began

66.

Which is NOT one of the characteristics of Romantic Literature?

a)

celebration of nature & spirituality

b)

isolation & melancholy

c)

interest in the common man

d)

idealization of women

e)

vivid characterization & fantasy