WorksheetsFinal Exam Review 3 (Spring)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the meaning of nihilistic?
the quality of causing harm
unrestrained
the total rejection of established laws and institutions
capable of being dissolved or destroyed
What does virtue mean?
a vice
something that makes a person weak
a particular downfall
a particular moral excellence
Dogmatist means...
a person who asserts his/her opinion in an arrogant manner
A nonassertive person
An arrogant person
A person who calmly asserts his/her opinion
The meaning of metaphor is
A comparison of two things
A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'
A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'
Something that is not a comparison
Myriad means...
A large number of persons or things
a small number of things
a small variety
a particular kind of person or thing
What does malevolent mean?
ill will, harmful
mistaken or deceived in mind or judgement
capable of being dissolved or destroyed
unrestrained
Dissoluble means...
indivisible
inseparable
capable of being dissolved or destroyed
solid substance
Banal means...
anything that has become commonplace through overuse
chewing on
having no freshness or originality
good will, kindly feelings
Cliche means...
the quality of causing harm
anything that has become commonplace through overuse
having no freshness or originality
the total rejection of established laws and institutions
Wanton means...
unrestrained; deliberate
decent
wholesome
the quality of causing harm
Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it _________________________.
political reasons
economic reasons
religious reasons
security reasons
In which country is “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” set?
United States
India
Iran
Burma
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi represents what?
the domesticated colonized
the victimized colonized
the uncolonized
the indigenous ruling class
An Allegory is a story that can be interpreted to have a ________________ meaning.
hidden
historical
philosophical
political
Why did Rikki destroy the cobra eggs?
As a means of angering Nag and Nagaina
As punishment for attacking Teddy and his family
As a means of preventing Nag and Nagaina from producing heirs
As retribution for attacking Teddy and his family
One of the main themes of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is that colonialism is a ______________ force for all parties involved.
malevolent
malign
benevolent
benign
“Shooting an Elephant” was written by ____________________.
Rudyard Kipling
George Orwell
William Shakespeare
Percy Shelley
“Shooting an Elephant” takes place in which country?
Burma
India
Thailand
Vietnam
What did the elephant do to put the narrator legally in the right for shooting the elephant?
It destroyed a hut.
It trampled farmland.
It killed a man.
It ate the villagers' crops.
Why did the narrator kill the elephant?
He wanted to avoid looking like a fool
He was legally required to do so
He wanted to protect the villagers
He wanted revenge on the elephant
From "Frankenstein"
What does dissoluble mean in this paragraph?
“I expected this reception,” said the demon. “All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us. You purpose to kill me. How dare you sport thus with life?
Breakable
Impossible
Obtainable
Reasonable
From "Frankenstein"
What does abhor mean in this paragraph?
“Thus I relieve thee, my creator,” he said, and placed his hated hands before my eyes, which I flung from me with violence; “thus I take from thee a sight which you abhor. Still thou canst listen to me and grant me thy compassion. By the virtues that I once possessed, I demand this from you.
Hate
Love
Neutrality
Tolerate
From "Frankenstein"
How does the interaction between Victor and the creature advance the plot in the passage?
The fear expressed by the characters establishes the reasons for their conflicts.
The emotions each character displays create an opportunity for a flashback to show the reason Victor created the creature.
The threats each makes against the other initiate rising action.
The verbal dispute between the characters gives the creature an opportunity to explain his experience to Victor.
From "Frankenstein"
In what setting does Victor Frankenstein meet the creature?
On a beach
In a desert
On an island
In the mountains
From "Frankenstein"
The creature says that if Victor grants his wish, he will:
Become the scourge of Victor’s fellow men
Come live in Victor’s house
Quit the neighborhood of man and live a harmless life
None of these
From The Hound of the Baskervilles
What best describes the mood?
Bright and happy
Dark and scary
Neutral
Grievous and sad
From Hound of the Baskervilles
Seldon, the Notting Hill murderer, is described as “this fiendish man, hiding in the burrow like a wild beast”. What type of figurative language is “like a wild beast”?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
From Hound of the Baskervilles
What is the meaning of wanton in this paragraph?
I remembered the case well, for it was one in which Holmes had taken an interest in on account of the peculiar ferocity of the crime and the wanton brutality which had marked all the actions of the assassin. The commutation of his death sentence had been due to some doubts as to his complete sanity, so atrocious was his conduct.
kindly and friendly
malicious or unjustifiably
neutrally
spacious
From Hound of the Baskervilles
The offer for information is five pounds in English money.
True
False
From Hound of the Baskervilles
The name of the driver that Dr. Mortimer addresses is Perkins.
True
False
