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Final Exam Review 2023

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a writer tells details about a character in a straightforward manner, this is called —

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Expositional Characterization

c)

Indirect Characterization

d)

Verbal Characterization

2.

When a writer reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly, this is called —

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

c)

Subtle Characterization

d)

Non-Verbal Characterization

3.

The writer’s specific choice and use of words and phrases in writing is called —

a)

Diction

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Figurative Language

4.

The writer's attitude towards their writing’s subject matter is called —

a)

Diction

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Figurative Language

5.

The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in their reader is called —

a)

Diction

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Figurative Language

6.

The time and place in which a writing takes place is called —

a)

Plot

b)

Structure

c)

Setting

d)

Author’s Purpose

7.

The use of words in a way that is different from their literal meaning to convey complicated meanings and comparisons is called —

a)

Diction

b)

Figurative Language

c)

Symbolism

d)

Tone

8.

A conclusion reached by applying logic to the evidence a text presents is called —

a)

Inference

b)

Summary

c)

Assumption

d)

Guess

9.

The universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature is called the —

a)

Plot

b)

Summary

c)

Tone

d)

Theme

10.

The reason an author writes a specific piece is called the —

a)

Claim

b)

Summary

c)

Author’s Purpose

d)

Theme

11.

Match the following statements to the figurative language device they best demonstrate.

a)

The new neighbor is as curious as a cat; nothing escapes her attention.

1.

Simile

b)

My roommate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions.

2.

Metaphor

c)

"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."

3.

Allusion

d)

The fireplace heater hissed and cracked.

4.

Onomatopoeia

e)

April is the cruelest month of the year.

5.

Personification

12.

Match the following statements to the figurative language device they best demonstrate.

a)

I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.

1.

Hyperbole

b)

Hey, spill the beans!

2.

Idiom

c)

The house smells of warm, chocolate brownies.

3.

Imagery

d)

Claire, close your cluttered closet.

4.

Alliteration

e)

The room filled with a deafening silence.

5.

Oxymoron

13.

The use of a concrete object, event, or character to stand for an abstract idea is called —

a)

Imagery

b)

Symbolism

c)

Theme

d)

Allusion

14.

​ ​ (a)   is the rhetorical appeal to LOGIC and REASON.

​ (b)   is the rhetorical appeal to FEELING and EMOTION.

​ ​ ​ (c)   is the rhetorical appeal to CREDIBILITY and ETHICS.

Choose from the below words
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
15.

Match the following definitions to the correct argumentative term.

a)

A series of reasons meant to establish an argument

1.

Claim

b)

A series of reasons meant to oppose another argument

2.

Counterclaim

c)

The provided proof that supports an argument

3.

Evidence

d)

When someone acknowledges to an opposing perspective

4.

Concession

e)

When someone presents reasons that challenge a counterclaim or concession

5.

Rebuttal

16.

Put the stages of the Hero’s Journey in order.

a)

The Call the Adventure

b)

Crossing the Threshold

c)

Challenges and Temptations

d)

The Abyss

e)

Transformation and Atonement

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
17.

Who wrote The Odyssey?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Shakespeare

18.

Why do none of Polyphemus's siblings come to help him?

a)

Polyphemus does not scream.

b)

They do not hear him screaming.

c)

"Nobody" hurt him.

d)

"Somebody" was hurting him.

19.

What happens on the Island of Circe?

a)

The men stay for a month and tell tales.

b)

The men are turned into animals.

c)

The men blind the cyclops.

d)

They find the winds.

20.

Why does Poseidon hate Odysseus?

a)

He is disrespectful to the sea.

b)

He wanted to sleep with his wife.

c)

He blinded his son.

d)

He let his crewman eat too many fish.

21.

Why did Odysseus leave his family?

a)

He was asked to by the gods.

b)

He was fighting in war.

c)

He wanted to see the world, and they did not want to come.

d)

He wanted a new family.

22.
Odysseus is helped by which god/goddess?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Zeus
d)
Posideon
23.

“I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest:”

This quote comes from which story from the Odyssey?

a)

I am Laertes' Son

b)

The Lotus Eaters

c)

The Land of the Cyclops

d)

The Enchantress Circe

24.

What is Odysseus' tragic flaw?

a)

Excessive Pride

b)

Intelligence

c)

Physical Strength

d)

Violent behavior

25.
Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?
a)
Lotus
b)
Poppy
c)
Lethe-root
d)
Hemlock
26.
How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens' song?
a)
He has his men bind him to the ship's mast.
b)
Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him.
c)
He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens' island.
d)
He isn't able to listen safely to their song.
27.
Who begs Odysseus to bury him?
a)
Laertes
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Elpenor
d)
Achilles
28.
Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?
a)
Hermes
b)
Athena
c)
Poseidon
d)
Nausicaa
29.

In The Odyssey, three of Odysseus' men eat the lotus flowers. Which is most likely true about the flowers?

a)

The flowers create a pleasant reaction

b)

The flowers are rare and hard to grow.

c)

The flowers have an unusual but mild flavor

d)

The flowers can quickly satisfy someones hunger.

30.

A universal theme is....

a)

the most intense part of the story

b)

the part when we get all the information about the characters

c)

the lesson that is being told throughout the story

d)

the main idea

31.
What is an epic poem? 
a)
A super awesome, really long poem 
b)
A long poem that tells the story of a hero, originally passed down orally
c)
A poem written a long time ago 
d)
I have no clue. 
32.
A simile is... 
a)
a message
b)
a comparison using like or as 
c)
a big smile 
d)
a poem 
33.

Who is Penelope?

a)

The Queen of Ithaca

b)

A Goddess that loves Odysseus

c)

A witch who turns the men to pigs

d)

A sea goddess that helps Odysseus

34.

Who falls in love with Odysessus and traps him on her island?

a)

Athene

b)

Circe

c)

Calypso

d)

Penelope

35.

______________ are creatures who are part woman and part bird. Their songs lead sailors to their deaths.

a)

Charybdis

b)

Scylla

c)

Cyclopes

d)

Sirens

36.
Who or what are the only ones that understand Esperanza?
a)

dogs 

b)

flowers

c)

clouds 

d)

trees 

37.
Was the house on Mango Street a place she wanted to call home?
a)
No. The house on Mango Street reminded her of the homes on Loomis, Keeler, and Paulina.
b)
Yes. The house on Mango Street was the “house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed” (pg. 4). 
c)
 No. The house on Mango Street was a disappointment because it is not big and fancy at all, and all six family members have to share a bedroom.
d)
 Yes. The house on Mango Street was theirs. They did not have to “pay rent to anybody, or share a yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise…” (pg.3).
38.
What does the narrator mean when she says, “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor?
a)
She is saying that she, unlike her brothers, has a lot of responsibilities. She is not as free and independent as Carlos and Kiki, at least until Nenny is old enough to be mature. 
b)
She believes that she is made of rubber and can be filled with helium and float into the sky.
c)
Here, she is implying that her parents hate her because she is a girl and they won’t let her do anything like Carlos and Kiki. 
39.
What does Esperanza mean by the quote, “she looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow.” 
a)
She means that women are forced to sit and ‘watch’ life go by without living their own dreams. They have to do what is expected of them. 
b)
She means that her great-grandmother loved to look outside and see her children playing. If one of then got hurt, then she felt really sad. 
c)
She means that she really wanted to be free, but her family kept her inside all day to look out the window.
40.

Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict?

a)

Person vs. love

b)

Person vs. person

c)

Person vs. self

d)

Person vs. society

41.

Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?

a)

They've always known each other.

b)

At a Capulet party.

c)

At a community dance.

d)

At church.

42.

"Wherefore art thou Romeo" means...

a)

Where are you Romeo?

b)

Why are you Romeo?

c)

Where did you go, Romeo?

d)

Why aren't you Romeo?

43.

The feud between Montague and Capulet was in

a)

Verona

b)

Paris

c)

England

d)

fair Roma

44.

Romeo and Juliet were

a)

neighbors

b)

star-crossed lovers

c)

childhood friends

d)

classmates

45.

What hand did fate deal the star-crossed lovers?

a)

banishment

b)

death

c)

old age

d)

happiness