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Poetry quiz 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Burr advises Hamilton "If you talk you’re gonna get shot"; Burr will go on to shoot Hamilton years later. This is an example of:

a)

Suspense

b)

Dramatic poetry

c)

Dialogue

d)

Irony

2.

Hamilton's goal to let the federal government assume all national debt would eventually lead to a __________ economy.

a)

despondent

b)

ruffian

c)

bluff

d)

ruinous

e)

prosperous

3.

Which quote best explains the definition of the word "legacy"?

a)

"It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see."

b)

"We don’t need a legacy."

c)

"Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted when you broke her heart."

d)

"I put myself back in the narrative."

e)

"Don’t be shocked if your history book mentions me."

4.

Dramatic Poetry:

a)

Poetry that makes a unique shape

b)

Poetry that tells a story

c)

Poetry that focuses on emotions & feelings

d)

Poetry that is meant to be performed

5.

The opening song "Alexander Hamilton" lets the audience know that Burr is going to kill Hamilton; why?

a)

The audience is not smart and will hopefully forget before the end of the show

b)

To build up suspense on the motivation of why Burr will kill Hamilton

c)

The audience missed that day of history class

d)

To establish the setting of the play

6.

"Why do you write like it's going out of style?"

a)

The line contains a simile

b)

The line contains a metaphor

c)

The line contains an allusion

d)

The line contains foreshadowing

7.

1st Secretary of State:

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Phillip Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Aaron Burr

e)

James Madison

8.

“The world has no right to my heart.”

a)

Irony

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Personification

d)

Protagonist

e)

Suspense

9.

“Phillip, you outshine the morning sun.”

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Irony

c)

Couplet

d)

Foreshadowing

e)

Simile

10.
If you are living in squalor, you are
a)
living in a really nice place
b)
living in an ok place
c)
living in a dirty, smelly place
d)
living in a square place
11.
An orphan is someone who  
a)
has no parents
b)
has one parent
c)
has both parents
d)
has step parents
12.
Which of the following is a reason you might need to make restitution?
a)
You loaned someone money
b)
You received a gift from someone
c)
You destroyed someone's property
d)
You gave away your things
13.

Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a character's personality to the reader; the process of revealing a character's identity to the reader

a)

Setting

b)

Characterization

c)

Personalization

d)

Flashback

14.
This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to recreate the scene for the reader.
a)
imagery
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
15.

A reference to something well known within a piece of work.


Example: "Today, I'm going to EAT FRESH." (goes to Subway)

a)

foreshadowing

b)

characterization

c)

allusion

d)

symbol