WorksheetsS1 Final Exam 2025-26
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Transcendentalism encourages you to ______ (pages 204-212, Unit 2).
a)
follow society's rules
b)
join the majority opinion
c)
be like everyone else
d)
not simply conform to what others do or say
2.
As described in “A Wagner Matinée,” what was Clark like as a young boy? (Unit 2, 248-257)
a)
tough and quick-witted
b)
diligent and sensitive
c)
oblivious and lazy
d)
studious and dull
3.
Which statement best explains the situation in “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –”? (Unit 2, 171-179)
a)
The speaker describes the moment of death through the eyes of a fly on the wall.
b)
The speaker describes the moment of death, but after the speaker has already died.
c)
The speaker is resting on her deathbed, surrounded by loved ones.
d)
The speaker is imagining what her death scene might be like.
4.
Which of the following words best describes the soul in “The Soul selects her own Society –”? (Unit 2, 171-179)
Choose two options.
a)
sad
b)
fickle
c)
resolute
d)
particular
e)
welcoming
5.
What reasons for writing the Constitution are given in the Preamble to the Constitution? (Unit 1, 31-33) Choose three options.
a)
The Constitution was established to ensure peace within the country.
b)
The Constitution was established to present a united defense against other countries.
c)
The Constitution was established to promote the welfare of the people of the United States.
d)
The Constitution was established to enable taxes to be raised to support the government.
e)
The Constitution was established to give states more independence from the federal government.
6.
According to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights, why was the Bill of Rights considered necessary? (Unit 1, 31-33)
a)
The Bill of Rights was needed to strengthen the power of the federal government.
b)
The Bill of Rights was needed to prevent any states from ignoring federal authority.
c)
The Bill of Rights was needed to ensure the power of Congress to pass and enforce laws.
d)
The Bill of Rights was needed to protect the people against abuse of power by the government.
7.
According to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights, who had to approve the Bill of Rights before it became law? (Unit 1, 31-33)
a)
the President
b)
the legislatures of three-fourths of the states
c)
the President and the Supreme Court judges
d)
a strong majority of the general voting public
8.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation’s government?
a)
to keep people satisfied with their leaders
b)
to help the nation grow in wealth and power
c)
to see that people’s basic rights are protected
d)
to maintain order and stability by staying in power
9.
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence explains the main purpose of government?
a)
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
b)
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
c)
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.
d)
That to secure these rights, Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.
10.
In these lines from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” which two things are compared?
Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table….
a)
the speaker and the listener
b)
the evening and a patient
c)
the evening and the sky
d)
a patient and a table
11.
When Eliot describes “The muttering retreats / Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels / And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells” in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” to what aspect of love is he is referring?
a)
its hidden dangers
b)
its mysterious power
c)
its sometimes strange adventures
d)
its sometimes sordid surroundings
e)
12.
Which characteristic of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” most clearly shows that the poem is a dramatic monologue?
a)
Its structure is complex and features different parts.
b)
Its topic involves a serious meditation on modern life.
c)
Its imagery is fragmentary and reflects modern life.
d)
Its speaker is a character who addresses a silent listener.
13.
What type of rhetoric does the image below use?
a)
appeal to pathos
b)
appeal to logos
c)
appeal to ethos
14.
What type of rhetoric does the image below use?
a)
appeal to pathos
b)
appeal to logos
c)
appeal to ethos
d)
appeals to ethos AND logos
15.
What type of rhetoric does the image below use?
a)
appeal to pathos
b)
appeal to logos
c)
appeal to ethos
16.
Which rhetorical appeal uses facts, statistics or other examples that can be proven?
a)
Appeal to logos
b)
Appeal to pathos
c)
Appeal to ethos
17.
Which rhetorical appeal uses charged language, symbolism, references to God or other things that make the audience feel an emotion?
a)
Appeal to logos
b)
Appeal to pathos
c)
Appeal to ethos
18.
Which of these films would most people find the most tedious?
a)
an action-packed adventure
b)
a frightening horror film
c)
a dull documentary
d)
a hilarious comedy
19.
In which of the following situations has a person MOST CLEARLY conceded something?
a)
Tomas told the team that he was taking a break from practice.
b)
Sid finally accepted the truth and logic in Nancy's argument.
c)
Mikela let Miguel go ahead of her in the line at the cafeteria.
d)
Ramon and Taylor agreed to a debate on a controversial topic.
20.
If there is a DISPARITY between Mia's grades this year and her grades last year, which of the following must be true?
a)
Mia's grades this year are the same as they were last year.
b)
Mia's grades this year are worse than they were last year.
c)
Mia's grades this year are better than they were last year.
d)
Mia's grades are different this year than they were last year.
21.
Josephine was kneeling before the closed door ____________ her sister to open the door.
a)
importuning
b)
imploring
c)
implying
22.
Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 due to chronic heart failure.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
Dickinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in ________________ on May 25, 1803.
a)
Boston, Massachusetts
b)
Boston, New York
c)
Rhode Island, New York
d)
Concord, Massachusetts
25.
Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman, a founding father of the United States, and a signatory to both the Articles of _____________________ and the United States Constitution.
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Confederation
d)
Union
26.
Willa Cather was born on a small farm in Winchester, ____________ and moved later to a farm near Red Cloud.
a)
New Mexico
b)
Arizona
c)
Nebraska
d)
Virginia
27.
James Madison was notable for the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the _________________ Papers.
a)
Federal
b)
Federalist
c)
Anti-Federalist
28.
At the age of _________, Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia to open his own printing shop, where he began publishing his Poor Richard's Almanack.
a)
15
b)
16
c)
17
d)
18
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