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READING CHEK 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a fief in the context of feudalism?

a)

A piece of land where there was a castle, granted to people who offered allegiance to a king or powerful person.

b)

A religious artifact kept in a monastery.

c)

A document that granted freedom to peasants.

2.

Why did peasants give up their land to the feudal lord?

a)

They were forced to by the king's soldiers.

b)

They wanted to gain protection and the freedom to work the land under the feudal lord's rule.

c)

They were paid a large sum of money for their land.

3.

What was the main objective of the Crusades?

a)

To protect the holy sites from the so-called infidels, including Muslims, Jews, and Orthodox Christians.

b)

To explore new lands and establish trade routes.

c)

To convert all Europeans to Christianity.

4.

According to Chavez and Oseguera (1995), which of the following was NOT a cause of the Crusades?

a)

Business interests.

b)

The desire to spread democracy.

c)

Religious faith.

5.

What does the author control in relation to the plot?

a)

The sequence in which events must occur in real life.

b)

What he wants to tell (story) and how he wants to tell it.

c)

Only the dialogue between characters.

6.

It was an important word in the middle ages:

a)

Hamlet

b)

The Cid

c)

Sesismundo

7.

What was a key characteristic of the Renaissance period?

a)

A transition between the Middle Ages and the modern age with new humanistic ideas.

b)

The rise of medieval knightly orders.

c)

The invention of the printing press.

8.

Which type of narrator knows everything about the characters, including their past and thoughts?

a)

Omniscient narrator.

b)

Protagonist.

c)

Second person narrator.

9.

What is a key characteristic of a second person narrator?

a)

The narrator speaks directly to the reader as if addressing them.

b)

The narrator is the main character telling their own story.

c)

The narrator knows nothing about the characters' thoughts.

10.

Which type of character remains unchanged throughout the story?

a)

Static character.

b)

Dynamic character.

c)

Round character.

11.

What is an incidental character?

a)

A character who appears only once in the text and serves a specific purpose.

b)

A character who is the main focus of the story.

c)

A character who undergoes significant development throughout the story.

12.

Which type of character is the main focus of the story?

a)

Main

b)

Secondary

c)

Incidental

d)

Environmental

13.

Who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age, known for works like "Don Quixote"?

a)

Miguel de Cervantes

b)

Lope de Vega

c)

Garcilaso de la Vega

d)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

14.

The Spanish Golden Age is characterized by themes that were both popular and had a sense of what?

a)

Depth and pessimism

b)

Joy and optimism

c)

Simplicity and humor

d)

Fantasy and adventure

15.

Which playwright broke the traditional Greek theater units and renewed the Spanish theater during the Golden Age?

a)

Lope de Vega

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

d)

Francisco de Quevedo