WorksheetsHonors English 11 Semester Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
In the sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, the author's main intention is to...?
tell his listeners of God's love and mercy
to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation
inform his listeners of the life of Jesus Christ
persuade his listeners to form a new church
Who wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? (a)
In his sermon, the author mainly taps into his audience's fear of--
their minister's wrath
associating with sinners
burning forever in a fiery pit
floods and other natural disasters
The phrase "wrath towards you burns like fire" is an example of which type of figurative language? (a)
After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners, how does the author's attitude change at the end of the sermon?
He becomes angrier
He becomes hopeful
He becomes sorrowful
He becomes humorous
Which statement is NOT true for "Upon the Burning of Our House"?
Bradstreet is angry at God for taking away her house.
Bradstreet is sad that some of her possessions are gone.
Bradstreet realizes that she cannot put her trust in earthly things.
Bradstreet understands that she has a permanent, heavenly home.
Upon seeing the fire, the speaker in Bradstreet's poem responds by praying for God’s help.
True
False
Why does the speaker believe the fire was "just"?
It was revenge for a crime she had committed.
Other people had lost their homes as well.
They were moving anyway.
Everything was God's anyway, He can give and take as He pleases.
Words such as 'blest' and 'didst' are examples of (a) .
Which of the following lines is an example of inverted syntax?
"It was his own, it was not mine"
"And them behold no more shall I"
"Raise up thy thoughts above the sky"
"Farewell, my pelf, farewell, my store"
The author of The Crucible was held in contempt by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in 1956, during the heart of McCarthyism.
True
False
In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, what did the people of Salem often fight about?
(a)
It can be inferred that the Puritans associated the forest with:
dancing and other amusements
disorder and evil
the purity of the natural world
god's presence in nature
In Act II of The Crucible, why does John Proctor forget to mention the commandment forbidding adultery when Hale questions his knowledge of the Ten Commandments?
He believes that it is an unjust commandment.
He has a guilty conscience.
He is afraid of revealing his own sin.
He has never properly learned the commandments.
Which aspect of life in Puritan Salem as portrayed in The Crucible is applicable today?
Belief in the supernatural may be quite dangerous.
Local courts are closely allied to religious institutions.
Fear and suspicion can lead to miscarriages of justice.
Living on the edge of the wilderness creates great fear and unrest.
When asked to testify, what does Elizabeth Proctor do?
She remains silent.
She tells the truth.
She lies.
She commits herself.
At the end of The Crucible, what happens to John Proctor?
He kills himself.
He is hanged.
He escapes.
He is freed.
At the end of The Crucible, what happens to Abigail Williams?
She is revealed as a witch.
She kills herself.
She flees Salem.
She is hanged.
In The Crisis, Thomas Paine uses a persuasive TONE to try and rally and unite the troops against the British.
True
False
Paine uses which type of figurative language when he states, ...'"shew your faith by your works,' that God may bless you." (Paragraph 5).
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
biblical allusion
Paine uses emotionally loaded words to appeal to beliefs shared by the colonists. This rhetorical appeal is best know as (a) .
Which is NOT one of the key ideas in the preamble to the Declaration of Independence?
All men are created equal
They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights
Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
God gives certain people the right to govern
What does Jefferson indicate are the rights of the people when government becomes “destructive of the ends” for which it was created?
They have the right to alter or to abolish it
They have the right to complain about it
They have the right to create a judicial system
They have the right to pay for a new government
In The Devil and Tom Walker, the narrator indicates that Old Scratch doesn't frighten Tom because
he doesn't look like the devil.
he uses his powers to calm Tom.
Tom doesn't realize who he is.
Tom's wife is more frightening.
The relationship between Tom and his wife is most similar to the typical relationship between (a) .
In what the narrator calls the "most authentic" account of the disappearance of Tom's wife, Tom finds
only her apron.
a skull tied up in her apron.
a heart and liver tied up in her apron.
the household valuables tied up in her apron.
So that Old Scratch can't take him by surprise, Tom, in his old age
carries a Bible in his pocket.
spends most of his time in church.
stops taking advantage of borrowers.
gives up his money lending business.
At the end of the story, after Tom's disappearance, all of his belongings are
given to charity.
buried in the swamp.
mysteriously gone or destroyed.
distributed to the borrowers he cheated.
Who wrote the story The Black Cat?
(a)
What was the cat's name in the story?
Saturn
Moon
Pluto
Uranus
What causes the narrator's temperament to change?
He started doing sports.
He started drinking.
He started eating a lot.
He started a new family.
What did the narrator first do to Pluto?
He cut out its tail.
He cut out its paw.
He cut out its ear.
He cut out its eye.
Who does the narrator intend to kill when he accidentally kills his wife in "The Black Cat"?
His pet cat.
the stray cat that wandered in the open window of his home.
A large rat that was hiding beneath the basement stairs.
the policeman that came into his house.
What happened when the police arrived to the narrator's house?
Nothing; the narrator was innocent.
The narrator tapped on the wall and they heard a loud cry.
They brought back his missing cat.
They found the weapon used to kill his wife.
In Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, the novel begins with our protagonist as
A young girl living with her grandmother
About to marry Logan Killicks
Arriving in town with her new husband for the first time
A middle-aged woman returning to a small town alone
Why does Janie leave her first husband?
To go to the Everglades with Tea Cake
To marry Jody Starks and go to Eatonville
To care for her ailing grandmother
To search for her missing mother
Janie’s role as the wife of the mayor makes her feel...
(a)
After Janie's second husband dies, why are the townspeople mad that she is seeing Tea Cake?
They think Janie should mind the store
They heard Tea Cake is already married
They think Janie should still be mourning the loss of Joe
They think Tea Cake is too good for Janie
Where does Tea Cake want Janie to go with him? (a)
What kind of storm hits the Everglades?
tornado
hurricane
snow storm
tsunami
What does Tea Cake do to threaten Janie's life?
He pulls a knife
He swings a stick at her
He tries to shoot her
He tries to hit her with the car
The mood at the end of the novel can best be describe as.... (a) because Janie has finally found herself.
Who is the author of Just Mercy?
Bryan Stevenson
Ralph Myers
Walter McMillian
Bill Hooka
Whose story does the author tell?
Bill Hooks
Ralph Myers
Walter McMillian
Officer Tate
Which of the following is a recurring theme in Just Mercy?
Discrimination
Mental illness
Child offenders
All of these
Jim's three best friends: Tom, Scott, and Chris--all came to visit him after he moved to Napa.
NO CHANGE
friends, Tom,
friends--Tom,
friends are Tom,
Some of the giraffes though I can’t imagine why began to dance.
NO CHANGE
giraffes, though, I can’t imagine why
giraffes, though I can’t imagine why,
giraffes though, I can’t imagine, why
It’s official, from now on no one under twelve is allowed on the trampoline.
NO CHANGE
It’s official from now on,
It’s official, from now on,
It’s official: from now on,
Although we never made it to the party we had a great time anyway.
NO CHANGE
party, we
party; we
party: we
The two of us spent all day; in the park it was lovely.
NO CHANGE
day, in the park
day in the park;
day in the park,
