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English 10H 2nd Semester Final Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
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1.

Questions 1-25 cover Lord of the Flies and Narrative Elements

He is elected leader of the group on the island.

a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
2.
This symbolizes order and civilization.
a)
Conch
b)
Glasses
c)
Scar
d)
Mask
3.

The object represents intelligence and technology.

a)

Glasses

b)

Conch

c)

Scar

d)

Binoculars

4.
This symbol also means Beelzebub or the devil.
a)
Roger
b)
Parachutist
c)
Jack
d)
Lord of the Flies
5.

Simon discovers this main theme about human nature when speaking to the Lord of the Flies

a)

The beast is part of us

b)

Humans are in conflict with nature

c)

Humans need each other

d)

Humans are inherently innocent

6.

When Jack isn’t elected leader for the second time, he

a)

Leaves to form his own tribe

b)

Cries

c)

Is mad, but okay with the decision

d)

Demands a revote

7.

The “beast” on top of the mountain is actually this.

a)

Pilot

b)

Boar

c)

Gorilla

d)

Pilot with a parachute

8.

Jack became possessed by the desire to:

a)

be rescued

b)

hunt

c)

have a good time

d)

find a shelter

9.

Before he was killed, Simon tried to:

a)

take the conch from Ralph

b)

put out the fire

c)

tell the others about the dead pilot

d)

get the meat away from Jack

10.

What is a symbol?

a)

The difference between appearance and reality

b)

Using an object to represent a bigger idea

c)

Universal ideas or morals

d)

Words that appeal to our senses

11.
In charge of the choir and responsible for hunting.
a)
Piggy
b)
Jack 
c)
Ralph
d)
Simon
12.

Who among the kids was the first to kill an animal?

a)

Jack

b)

Piggy

c)

Ralph

d)

Roger

13.

What is Ralph angry about when he sees the ship?

a)

The signal fire is out.

b)

The boys are not waving to the ship.

c)

The boys are all napping when the ship sails by.

d)

The fire is too strong and will burn them alive before the ship arrives.

14.
Why doesn't Jack kill a pig in chapter one?
a)
He doesn't actually find one
b)
He mistook Piggy for an actual pig
c)
He is afraid of the reality of actually killing a living thing
d)
He isn't a skilled enough hunter
15.

"Here, invisible yet strong was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Roger's arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins." This is an example of:

a)

Irony

b)

Flashback

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Symbolism

16.
How does Piggy die?
a)
Roger crushes him with a boulder.
b)
Jack spears him like he's hunting him.
c)
It is accidental, he falls without his specs and drowns.
d)
He eats too much fruit and gets food poisoning.
17.

Who is the protagonist in the novel?

a)

Ralph

b)

Jack

c)

Simon

d)

Piggy

18.

Who is the antagonist in the novel?

a)

Ralph

b)

Jack

c)

Piggy

d)

Roger

19.

Which part of the plot structure is shown?

The boys' plane crashes, and they are stranded on a deserted island. When they all swim ashore, the boys find a conch shell and use it to call to the others.

a)

exposition

b)

inciting action

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

20.

Which element of plot structure is shown?

A struggle for power begins when the boys elect Ralph leader.

a)

exposition

b)

inciting action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

21.

Which element of plot structure is shown here?

As Ralph struggles to maintain order, the lack of adults, laws and structure creates chaos among the boys. Rumors of a monster on the island begin to circulate. Jack and his hunting party vow to kill the monster.

a)

resolution

b)

inciting action

c)

rising action

d)

climax

22.

Which element of plot structure is shown?

Piggy is killed and the conch is crushed.

a)

exposition

b)

inciting action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

23.

Which element of plot structure is shown?

Jack and the hunters turn on Ralph and begin to hunt him.

a)

climax

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

conflict

24.

Which element of plot structure is shown?

Ralph runs to the beach to escape Jack as the island burns. There, he encounters a British Naval Officer. As he attempts to tell him what has happened, he breaks down. When the other boys arrive, they also begin to sob.

a)

climax

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

ending

25.

From what point of view is the story told?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

26.

Questions 26-41 cover poetic structure and figurative language.

What are the "paragraphs" of poems?

a)

sections

b)

stanzas

c)

paragraphs

d)

lines

27.

Rhyme and alliteration both have to do with _______________.

a)

form

b)

imagery

c)

sound

d)

line length

28.

Who is the speaker in a poem?

a)

the voice in the poem or outside of the poem

b)

the author

c)

the main character

d)

the voice in your head as you read the poem

29.

What do similes and metaphors have in common?

a)

They are types of poems.

b)

They are both related to sound

c)

They both use "like" or "as".

d)

They both compare two unlike things.

30.

A simile

a)

compares two unlike things using as or like.

b)

compares two unlike things.

c)

is language that appeals to the senses.

d)

is an object that represents something larger than itself.

31.

Imagery is

a)

the comparison of two unlike things.

b)

the use of words that mimic sounds.

c)

an exaggerated statement.

d)

language that appeals to the senses.

32.

A metaphor

a)

compares two unlike things using like or as.

b)

compares two unlike things without using like or as.

c)

is an exaggerated statement.

d)

gives human qualities to something not human.

33.

Alliteration

a)

is repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words.

b)

gives human qualities to an animal or object.

c)

is an exaggerated statement.

d)

is a word that sounds like what it names

34.

Personification

a)

is words that mimic sounds.

b)

is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal , object, or idea.

c)

appeals to the senses.

d)

compares two unlike things.

35.

Identify the figurative language.

"The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

36.

"Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

alliteration

37.
"The road was a ribbon of moonlight" is an example of:
a)
alliteration
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
38.

"The aroma of a turkey roasting filled grandmother's kitchen" is an example of:

a)

imagery

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

39.

"The ivy crept across the sidewalk" is an example of:

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

40.
Which type of poetry tells a story?
a)
Lyric
b)
Narrative
c)
Haiku
d)
Free Verse
41.
Sound that is repeated at the end of lines
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
Masculine Rhyme
42.

Questions 42 to xx are about A Midsummer Night's Dream

As the play opens, which two characters are planning a wedding?

a)

Theseus and Hippolyta

b)

Hermia and Lysander

c)

Demetrius and Helena

d)

Oberon and Titania

43.

What complaint does Egeus bring to Theseus?

a)

He loves a woman who doesn't love him.

b)

His daughter, Hermia, wants to marry one suitor, Egeus wants her to marry another.

c)

He is angered that the fairies have interfered in his life.

d)

His taxes are too high.

44.

Which is NOT one of Hermia's options according to Athenian law?

a)

Marry Demetrius

b)

Join a convent

c)

Be put to death

d)

Marry Lysander

45.

Who overhears Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope?

a)

Helena

b)

Egeus

c)

Demetrius

d)

Puck

46.

In Act II the setting of the play shifts from ancient Athens to

a)

the forest

b)

the palace

c)

the beach

d)

the mountains

47.

Bottom and his friends are best described as

a)

a professional acting troupe

b)

unsophisticated craftsmen

c)

trained soldiers

d)

comical fairies

48.

The Nick Bottom and the other tradesmen will perform which play at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta?

a)

Pyramus and Thisby

b)

Echo and Narcissus

c)

Cupid and Psyche

d)

Romeo and Juliet

49.

What does Oberon want that Titania refuses to give him causing conflict between the fairy king and queen?

a)

Her attendant, an Indian prince

b)

Her maid-in-waiting

c)

Her magic wand

d)

Puck

50.

The magic love juice that Oberon plans to use on Titania while she is asleep has what affect?

a)

When she wakes, Titania will fall in love with the first creature she sees.

b)

When she wakes, Titania will only love Oberon.

c)

When she wakes, Titania will know who her true love is.

d)

When she wakes, Titania will give the Indian prince to Oberon.

51.

Oberon's mischievous fairy spirit is named

a)

Puck

b)

Nick Bottom

c)

Peaseblossom

d)

Egeus

52.

Puck mistakenly applies the magic juice to whose eyes?

a)

Lysander

b)

Demetrius

c)

Helena

d)

Hermia

53.

At the end of Act II, Lysander has fallen in love with

a)

Helena

b)

Hermia

c)

Titania

d)

Nick Bottom

54.

As the tradesmen rehearse their play in the beginning of Act III, which of the following is NOT one of their concerns?

a)

The ladies in the audience will be frightened when Pyramus kills draws a sword to kill himself.

b)

The ladies in the audience will be frightened by the lion on stage.

c)

They must devise a way to have moonlight in the chamber were the play is performed.

d)

The play will be not be completed by the time the wedding feast is served.

55.

Puck transforms Bottom into

a)

a strange creature with the head of an ass.

b)

a strange creature with the head of a lion.

c)

one of Titania's fairy servants

d)

an Athenian prince.

56.

When Titania awakes, she falls madly in love with

a)

Bottom

b)

Oberon

c)

Lysander

d)

Demetrius

57.

Many of the transformations in the play take place when the characters are

a)

frightened

b)

asleep

c)

drunk

d)

dancing

58.

What does Titania give Bottom to ensure he has everything he wants?

a)

a thousand wishes

b)

a magic potion

c)

an elfin coat

d)

four fairy servants

59.

What element of nature does Puck use to confuse the four lovers as they chase each other at the end of Scene 2?

a)

He makes it rain.

b)

He creates loud thunder.

c)

He fills the forest with fog.

d)

He makes the night pitch black.

60.

Why does Oberon undo the spell on Titania?

a)

She agrees to give him the Indian child.

b)

She agrees to marry him.

c)

She promises to leave the forest.

d)

She swears her allegiance to Oberon forever.

61.

Why are the mechanicals worried at the beginning of Act IV, scene ii?

a)

Bottom is absent.

b)

Bottom as lost his voice.

c)

Theseus has cancelled the play.

d)

Bottom has the head of an ass.

62.

Why can't Bottom tell his friends about his adventure in the forest?

a)

Puck has sealed his lips.

b)

Titania has sworn him to secrecy.

c)

The mechanicals have to perform their play.

d)

Oberon has taken away Bottom's ability to speak.

63.

How does Theseus feel about the story told by the Athenian youths?

a)

Believing, because his love for Hippolyta has made him generous

b)

Disbelieving, because darkness and love have a way of exciting the imagination

c)

Believing, because as a young man he spent time in the woods with the fairies

d)

Displeased, because he wanted the Athenian youths to marry other people

64.

What is Puck's final address to the audience?

a)

That life should not be taken too seriously

b)

That if they don't like the play, just pretend it was a dream

c)

That he was actually under the flower's spell and was in love with Oberon

d)

That when we die, we will remember life as a dream

65.

Where does this act take place?

a)

the woods

b)

the palace

c)

the court

d)

Bottom's home

66.

Which of these couples did not get married that day?

a)

Theseus and Hippolyta

b)

Oberon and Titania

c)

Hermia and Lysander

d)

Demetrius and Helena

67.

Why does Pyramus kill himself?

a)

because Thisbe doesn't love him

b)

because he thinks Thisbe is dead

c)

because Thisbe is supposed to be his enemy

d)

because a lion tore off his arm

68.

Why does Thisbe die?

a)

because Pyramus leaves her

b)

because the lion eats her

c)

because Pyramus has killed himself

d)

because the wall falls on her