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Lit term test

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An allegory is a story in which:

a)

Characters, setting and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning

b)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have new definitions

c)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have magical powers

d)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols know one another

2.

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which of these lines contains an allusion?

a)

And therefore have I little talked of love

b)

Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death

c)

For Venus smiles not in a house of tears

d)

All of the above

3.

Anagram of "TOOLS" :

Hint : a seat without a back or arms.

(a)  

4.

What is the relationship of this word pair: minuscule : humongous?

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

c)

Product and Producer

d)

Cause and effect

5.

What is an antagonist?

a)

The person or thing that goes against the protagonist

b)

The person or thing that is friends with the protagonist

c)

The person or thing that is the main character

d)

The person or thing that is the leader of the text

6.
Which is true about the antihero?
a)
The antihero is the villain.
b)
The antihero is the antagonist.
c)
The antihero is often the protagonist.
d)
The antihero is always evil.
7.

Which is the best word that describes Anthropomorphism

a)

Personification

b)

Humanization

8.
Two opposite ideas in the same sentence (ie "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...")
a)
Allusion
b)
Rhetorical Question
c)
Loaded language
d)
Antithesis
9.

  • What are these examples of

  • Lover: character guided by emotion and passion of the heart

  • Hero: protagonist that rises to a challenge

  • Outlaw: character that is rebellious or outside societal conventions or demands

a)

archetypes

b)

protagonists

c)

anti-heroes

d)

antagonists

10.

Defn: a purging of the emotions in order to achieve a feeling of renewal

a)

catharsis

b)

imagery

c)

juxtaposition

d)

syntax

11.

A man is about to give a speech to a large audience on biology. Suddenly, he remembers playing with frogs and toads in his backyard as a curious child. He smiles at the memory, and then begins to speak to the audience about a new, groundbreaking finding about frogs.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Mystery

d)

Cliffhanger

12.

The ending of an installment of fiction that ends in suspense in order to interest the reader.

a)

Cliffhanger

b)

Mystery

c)

Reversal

d)

Suspense

13.

A character that has little or no change by the end of the book is a ____________________ character.

a)

Round

b)

Static

c)

Dynamic

14.

A character that does change by the end of the story is a_______________ character.

a)

Flat

b)

Static

c)

Dynamic

15.
Name the type of conflict:
Mark Pfetzer battled the cold, snow, and altitude to be the youngest person to climb to the top of Mt. Everest.
a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Society

16.

Which connotation is more positive? We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

a)

fascinating

b)

weird

17.

Example: George Orwell's dystopian book Animal Farm is an allegory for the events preceding the Russian Revolution and the Stalinist era in early 20th century Russia. In the story, animals on a farm practice animalism, which is essentially communism. Many characters correspond to actual historical figures: Old Major represents both the founder of communism Karl Marx and the Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin; the farmer, Mr. Jones, is the Russian Czar; the boar Napoleon stands for Joseph Stalin; and the pig Snowball represents Leon Trotsky.

a)

metaphor

b)

allegory

c)

alliteration

d)

analogy

18.
What is a Dystopia?
a)
The illusion of being a Utopia, but is corrupt
b)
Peaceful place
c)
Everyone gets along, no war
19.

Check all responses that ARE similes.

a)

Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

b)

Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

c)

I like to eat steak and potatoes.

d)

He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

e)

He is as fast as a cheetah.

20.

The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. Scrooge walked towards it trembling.

“Before I look,” said Scrooge, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be?”

Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it stood.

“If I change will the end change? Say it is so before I look!” demanded Scrooge.

The Spirit said nothing but continued to point at the grave. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE.

a)

Flashback

b)

Flashforward

21.

Which term means "a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character"?

a)

foil

b)

catharsis

c)

bildungsroman

d)

motif

22.

Gives the audience hints or signs of about the future. It suggest what is to come through imagery, language, and or symbolism

a)

Foreshadow

b)

Tone

c)

Parallelism

23.

Check all that apply


What are the characteristics of a utopian society?

a)

Peaceful benevolent government

b)

Citizens are free to think independently

c)

Citizens live in a dehumanized state

d)

A safe and favorable environment

24.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
25.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—

Merely this and nothing more.


Which line from this stanza includes an example of alliteration?

a)

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”

b)

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—

c)

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

26.

What is the value of including allusions to other writers or texts?

a)

It provides depth and timeless reasonance

b)

It helps the reader understand the meaning

c)

They provide common threads between texts

d)

To create context with struggles between characters

27.

What is this considered?

a)

caricature

b)

commercial Cartoon

c)

editorial cartoon

d)

portraiture

28.

What is it called when a term or phrase is overused in writing?

a)

Personification

b)

Cliché

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Imagery

29.

Mr.Jones had a rat in his house that he could not catch. Choose a climax for this scenario.

a)

Mr.Jones gave up.

b)

After numerous failed traps, Mr.Jones heard a SNAP! He smiled to himself knowing the battle was finally over.

c)

The rat had gotten away and Mr.Jones was furious!

d)

Mr.Jones hired an exterminator to catch the rat.

30.
A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition. But a word can also evoke certain thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings associated with a certain word are called the connotation of the word. Words with the same denotation can have different connotations. Connotations can be positive, negative or neutral.
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
a)
A strong reek 
b)
A strong aroma 
31.
Which of the following has a positive connotation? 
a)
Squandered his time 
b)
Invested his time 
32.
Which kind of comedy best classifies this image? 
a)
High 
b)
Low
c)
Dark
33.

True or False: Stories have flashbacks to provide the reader with important background information.

a)

True

b)

False

34.
Excessive pride
a)
Hero
b)
Heroine
c)
Phenomena
d)
Hubris
35.

In The Odyssey, Homer refers to Odysseus many times as “son of Laertes,” Penelope as “wife of Odysseus,” Eurymachus as “son of Polybus,” and Zeus as “king of kings.” this is an example of

a)

epithet

b)

euphemism

c)

protagonist

d)

dynamic character

36.

What is an understatement?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as".

b)

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

c)

A statement that creter humor by saying something less significant than it is.

d)

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

37.

Check all that apply


What are the characteristics of a utopian society?

a)

Peaceful benevolent government

b)

Citizens are free to think independently

c)

Citizens live in a dehumanized state

d)

A safe and favorable environment

38.

The ____ is the beginning of the play, before the action begins. It's the background information.

a)
Prologue
b)

Exodus

c)

Parados

d)

Paean

39.

A story chronicling the downfall of a person of hgh status as a result of a flaw in his personality

a)

History

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragedy

d)

Opera

40.

Tone can best be described as

a)

attitude of the reader toward what they are reading about

b)

the overall mood or feeling in a story

c)

the author's attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about

d)

reader's point of view

41.

What's the "mood" of a story?

a)

Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

b)

The time and place of the story.

c)

The summary of events of the story.

d)

The lesson the reader learns from the story.

42.

Using a part to represent the whole

a)

verbal irony

b)

hyperbole

c)

allusion

d)

synecdoche

43.

After struggling through a hard life, in the last chapter of a story the protagonist is twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. This description of the setting most likely symbolizes...

a)

sadness

b)

royalty

c)

a new beginning

d)

a wealthy future

44.

A group of lines (similar to a paragraph) in a poem is called a...

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Enjambment

d)

Lineation

45.

A stanza with two lines is called...

a)

Septet

b)

Sestet

c)

Tercet

d)

Couplet

46.

Read the poem pictured.

Why do you think the poet chose to make the last stanza shorter?

a)

To show a shift in the tone from sad to happy

b)

To show a shift in the tone from hopeful to problematic

c)

To show a shift in the tone from silly to serious

d)

To show a shift in the tone from angry to silly

47.

Mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence.

a)

Pun

b)

Antithesis

c)

Connotation

d)

Wit

48.

A verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words.

a)

Pun

b)

Connotation

c)

Spoonerism

d)

Antithesis

49.

What is the purpose of satire?

a)

only to make people laugh

b)

only to make people feel uncomfortbale

c)

only to mention societal issues

d)

to draw attention to societal issues, often using humor

50.

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? ("Dreams" by Langston Hughes)

Hold fast to dreams/

For if dreams die/

Life is a broken-winged bird/

That cannot fly./

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

ABAC

d)

ABCB

51.
What's an example of verbal irony?
a)
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
b)
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
c)
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
d)
All of the above
52.

Santa Claus' helpers are known as subordinate Clauses.

a)

hyperbole

b)

pun

c)

irony

53.
To make toast you need to put two slices of bread in the toaster. Press the button. When the toast pops up it is finished and you are ready to eat it. Put butter, jelly, or peanut butter on it for a delicious treat!
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person limited
c)
2nd person
d)
3rd person objective
54.
What POV is this Passage?
As Jeff panted, he just realized that he had won the soccer game. And before he knew it, he was tossed into the air happily. He also felt a sudden outburst of joy.
a)
Third Person Limited
b)
First Person
c)
Second Person
d)
Third Person Omniscient
55.
"The night has been unruly ... Lamentings heard in th' air, strange screams of death ... The obscure bird clamored the livelong night. Some say the Earth was feverous and did shake." -Macbeth
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Litotes 
c)
Personification 
d)
Pathetic Fallacy
56.

Friendly fire.

a)

Paradox

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Neither

57.

What is an onomatopoeia?

a)

a word that imitates the sound it describes

b)

a word that means the opposite

c)

a word that describes a noun

58.
Which of the following is a strong thesis statement?
a)
Violent video games are harmful for young people to play.
b)
Violent video games are harmful to young people, and it should be stopped.
c)
Violent video games are harmful for young people to play because  it promotes a sedentary lifestyle, encourages violence, and can cause children to become desensitized to death.
d)
Violent video games are harmful for young people because they should be reading a book.
59.
A theme should always be written as...
a)
A sentence or statement
b)
A phrase
c)
One or two words
d)
A brief summary of 5-8 sentences. 
60.

A motif is

a)

something that shows up once in a piece of work to connect it all together.

b)

a repeated image, theme, symbol, character, subject, or detail.

c)

an abstract idea

d)

All of the above

61.

Theme is

a)

the main idea of the text

b)

derived from the thesis statement

c)

the author's purpose

d)

the central concept or the underlying message that is conveyed through a piece of writing

62.

What's the difference between theme and motif

a)

Theme is abstract, motif is concrete

b)

Motif is abstract, theme is concrete

c)

Motif is implied, theme is clearly stated

d)

There is only one theme per story

63.

Which word or phrase makes the thesis statement wordy.


The ability to hire expensive defense lawyers unfairly protects wealthy criminals if you think about it.

a)

if you think about it.

b)

expensive

c)

defense

d)

unfairly protects

64.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird   Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell   That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
65.

Jane was so nervous during the debate she did not realize she had made a _______ until her opponent made a joke about her word use.

a)

naiveté

b)

mandatory

c)

pervasive

d)

malapropism

66.

The phone is constantly calling and interrupting my homework.

a)

Metonymy

b)

Synecdoche

67.

What is a Kenning?

a)

any two words that are hyphenated

b)

a two-word phrase that has two words in it

c)

a two-word phrase that "nicknames" something based on its characteristics

d)

a two-word phrase that describes something and has a hyphen or a dash in it

68.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

a)

stanza

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

optical illusion

d)

imagery

69.

Poetry that does not have a set rhyming pattern.

a)

patterned

b)

free verse

c)

rhymed

d)

humorous

70.

How is poetry written? (structure)

a)

Sentences & paragraphs

b)

Sentences

c)

Lines & paragraphs

d)

Lines & stanzas

71.

A poem that has a plot, characters, and tells a story is called...

a)

free verse

b)

humorous

c)

narrative poem

d)

lyric poem

72.

the rhyming of two words within the same line of poetry

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

slant rhyme

d)

rhyme scheme

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