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Honors English IV Final Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is satire?

a)

Making fun of someone

b)

A work that uses irony and sarcasm to effect a social change

c)

A work that seriously deals with a subject

d)


A tragic hero

2.
A literary technique where that author has characters say or do things in a way that the reader knows is ironic, but the characters don’t
a)
Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Satire
d)
Sarcasm
3.
The outcome is opposite of what is expected to happen
a)
dramatic irony
b)
situational irony
c)
reversal
d)
caricature
4.

the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

a)

understatement

b)

overstatement

c)

hasty generalization

d)

reversal

5.
A composition humorously imitating another, usually serious, piece of work.
a)
Parody
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Sarcasm
6.
The main purpose of Satire is to...
a)
Agree with something
b)
Make people laugh
c)
Criticize something
d)
To bring about change
7.

A Modest Proposal satirizes

a)

Irish bankers

b)

problems caused by overpopulation

c)

English policy in Ireland

d)

people who do not pay rent

8.

Which element is crucial for interpreting parody in literature?

a)

Understanding the original work that is being imitated

b)

Knowing the biography of the author

c)

Recognizing the historical context of the publication date

d)

Familiarity with different literary genres

9.

Swift compares poor women to ___, whose only purpose is to have children.

a)

employees

b)

breeders

c)

lawyers

10.

What does Swift offer as a serious solution to Ireland's problems?

a)

The establishment of a revolutionary government

b)

The overthrow of the king

c)

Mass emigration to America

d)

Buying clothes and furniture made only in Ireland

11.

What are the two types of satire

a)

Horation & Sardonic

b)

Horation & Juvenelian

c)

Comedic & Ironic

d)

Rosencrantz & Guildernstern

12.

Satire in which the speaker attacks vice with harsh contempt and indignation.

a)

Horatian

b)

Juvenalian

13.
True or False:  Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Grendel is a demon who is descended from what biblical character?
a)
Abel
b)
Abraham
c)
Cain
d)
Moses
15.

Beowulf is an example of a(n)

a)

Epic Poem

b)

Ballad

c)

Novella

d)

Cinquain

16.

As epic hero, Beowulf possesses all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

a)

Unusual circumstances of birth

b)

Has a special weapon only he can wield

c)

Must prove himself many times while on adventure

d)

Receives an unhealable wound

17.

Beowulf was originally written in

a)

German

b)

Old English

c)

Modern English

d)

Middle English

18.

Select the group of words that accurately completes the following statement:


Grendel's lair is described as _____; in _____, Herot is described as _____.

a)

solid; contrast; impermanent

b)

heavenly; comparison; hellish

c)

peaceful; comparison; chaotic

d)

hellish; contrast; bright

19.
From 1800 to the present day, the version of English spoken is --.
a)
Late Modern
b)
Early Modern 
c)
bad
d)
Old 
20.
The English language has adopted many --- from many countries.
a)
plays
b)
children
c)
accents
d)
words
21.
--- controlled the island of Great Britain between AD 43 and AD 410.
a)
England 
b)
Rome
c)
Germany
d)
the U.S.
22.
The Germanic tribes, the ---, the Saxons, and the Jutes invaded Great Britain.
a)
Angles
b)
Triangles
c)
Americans
d)
Apache
23.

Before the Germanic tribe invasions, the inhabitants of Britain spoke a --- language.

a)

modern

b)

Celtic

c)

Bostonian

d)

terrible

24.

The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was --

a)

modern English

b)

Old English

c)

futuristic English

d)

Late Modern English

25.
TRUE OR FALSE: Old English sounded and looked like today's English.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The most famous work of literature in Old English is --
a)
Romeo & Juliet
b)
the Bible
c)
The Canterbury Tales
d)
Beowulf
27.
Old English and Old French combined to become---.
a)
Middle English
b)
Portuguese
c)
Old English
d)
New World English
28.
The version of English spoken from about 1500 to 1800 was ---
a)
slang
b)
First English
c)
Early Modern English
d)
Middle English
29.

In the play, how many witches are there?

a)

3

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

30.

Who first spots the witches?

a)

Banquo

b)

Macbeth

c)

Duncan

d)

A lady

31.

What is the name of the King?

a)

King James

b)

King Duncan

c)

King Siward

d)

King Macduff

32.

What was Macbeth's original royal title?

a)

Thane of Cawdor

b)

King of Scotland

c)

Thane of Glamis

d)

King of England

33.

What did Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth in his letter?

a)

That King Duncan is coming

b)

How he is now Thane of Cawdor

c)

The witches prediction of him becoming king

d)

How much he loves and misses her

34.
How many Acts are in this play Macbeth?
a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

35.
What is the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
a)

The Globe

b)

The Donut

c)

The New London Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's theatre

36.

Lady Macbeth wants to be more like a _______.

a)

man

b)

bear

c)

tiger

d)

pelican

37.

Macbeth takes place in which country?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

38.
When a character speaks only to himself alone on the stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
39.
When a character speaks to himself only when others are on stage
a)
Aside
b)
Sleep talking
c)
Soliloquy 
d)
Speech
40.
The poetic method that Shakespeare employs in his dramas is which of the following
a)
trochaic octameter
b)
iambic pentameter
c)
rhyming couplets
d)
inverted prose
41.
“Valiant cousin!  Worthy gentleman” is the ironic acknowledgment of Duncan for
a)
Malcom
b)
Macbeth
c)
Macduff
d)
Lennox
42.
We know that the ghost of Banquo is not “real” because
a)
he does not say anything to anyone
b)
nobody but Macbeth can see him
c)
he does not look like Banquo
d)
he is not serving an actual purpose
43.

How does Macbeth know in Scene 8 that Macduff will be the one who kills him?

a)

Macduff needs to avenge the deaths of his family.

b)

Macduff says he was removed, not born, from his mother.

c)

Macbeth decides the apparitions lied to him.

d)

Macbeth finally wishes his life to be over.

44.

Why is Macbeth unconcerned in Scene 3 about the thanes who leave him to fight with Malcolm?

a)

These thanes are all born of women.

b)

Macbeth only wants to fight with Macduff.

c)

The prophecies make Macbeth fearless in battle.

d)

Macbeth wants to fight only with loyal soldiers.

45.

Although invisible to others, in Scene 1, what does Lady Macbeth try to wash away?

a)

Bits of wax from her candle

b)

Spots of blood on her hands

c)

Spots of her own blood

d)

Ink stains from a letter

46.

What is Malcolm’s goal at the end of the play once he is hailed as king of Scotland?

a)

To make his thanes into earls as a reward for them

b)

To ensure that Lady Macbeth is executed as well

c)

To prepare a proper funeral for young Siward

d)

To demand that all thanes declare loyalty to him

47.

What does Malcolm’s command of the invading forces in Scene 6 (p. 195) show?

a)

He wants to leave Macduff free to take revenge.

b)

He hates Macbeth the most of all the thanes.

c)

He wants to fulfill his role as the true leader of Scotland.

d)

He knows the land around Dunsinane well.

48.

serious and sincere

a)

earnest

b)

ostentatious

c)

provincial

d)

quixotic

49.
As the play ends, it is discovered that Jack is:
a)
A member of the royal family
b)
An uncle of Lady Bracknell
c)
Algernon’s older brother
d)
Cecily’s blood brother
50.
What subject is not notably satirized in this play?
a)
The definition of “respectability”
b)
Financial concerns
c)
Marriage
d)
Government
51.
Because the characters of Algernon and Jack are concerned with style and enjoying life, they best represent what movement?
a)
Aesthetic
b)
Transcendentalist
c)
Gothic
d)
Modern
52.
What is the word for a wittily condensed expression often seen throughout Earnest, for example, Algernon’s line, “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his”?
a)
Anagram
b)
Antonym
c)
Epigram
d)
Kenning
53.
What drives the action of a “well-made play”?
a)
A secret
b)
A fake name
c)
Witty banter
d)
A marriage proposal
54.
Which element typically appears multiple times in a “well-made play”?
a)
An unexpected knock at the door
b)
A death in the family
c)
An advertisement for a popular product
d)
A word understood differently by multiple characters
55.
In this play, a person who makes up a fictitious friend or relative in order to have an excuse to leave an unpleasant situation is called a(n)
a)
Divine hypocrite
b)
Bunburyist
c)
Earnest
d)
Dadaist
56.
Lady Bracknell opposed Gwendolen’s engagement because Jack:
a)
Lacks sufficient money to support Gwendolen
b)
Has a reputation as a partier
c)
Can’t name his real parents
d)
Hasn’t been christened
57.
What best describes Cecily?
a)
Mostly interested in her studies
b)
Prone to romantic fantasies
c)
Uptight about money
d)
Mean to people in the lower classes
58.
What does Jack say he has little experience doing?
a)
Running a household
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Making pleasant conversation
d)
Living without a brother
59.
What is ironic about Lady Bracknell’s life, considering the way she questions Jack?
a)
She had no money when she got married.
b)
She was born on the unfashionable side of town.
c)
She worked as a chambermaid
d)
She actually prefers Cheetos to tea and crumpets.
60.
Instead of the baby, what did Miss Prism put in the carriage?
a)
A poodle
b)
A manuscript for a novel
c)
Silverware
d)
A snake
61.

A gross overstatement; an extreme exaggeration

a)

Understatement

b)

Invective

c)

Irony

d)

Hyperbole

62.

Speech that may be directed toward an individual, cause, idea, or system that attacks or denounces it

a)

Irony

b)

Invective

c)

Satire

d)

Sarcasm

63.

A reversal of order, form or another relationship

a)

Irony

b)

Inversion

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Hyperbole

64.

Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Satire

c)

Irony

d)

Understatement

65.

Information that is misleading, erroneous, or false; generally shared by people who are unaware that it is inaccurate; the intent of the creator or sharer is unknown

a)

Bias

b)

Misinformation

c)

Disinformation

d)

Fake news

66.

Information that is deliberately created or shared with the intention to misinform and mislead others, usually for a desired ideological, political, or financial result

a)

Disinformation

b)

Misinformation

c)

Bias

d)

Manipulated content

67.

an image, video, quote or other piece of content is presented in a new, false context that changes its meaning

a)

false content

b)

improper content

c)

manipulated content

d)

fabricated content

68.

content--such as a fake tweet from a public figure, or a fake ad--that falsely uses a well-known name, brand, or logo to fool people into believing that it is authentic

a)

stolen satire

b)

fabricated content

c)

improper content

d)

manipulated content

69.

misinformation that is entirely made up, such as a computer-generated image or entirely fictional reports presented as "news"

a)

fabricated content

b)

false content

c)

manipulated content

d)

stolen satire

70.

photos, videos, graphics and other types of content that has been "doctored" in some way, such as having one or more elements artificially added or removed

a)

false content

b)

improper content

c)

manipulated content

d)

fabricated content

71.

all or part of a piece of satire is presented as authentic

a)

misinfomation

b)

false content

c)

stolen satire

d)

improper content

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