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ELA 11 - Midterm Study Guide

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Irony:

a)

exaggeration

b)

the opposite of what you would expect occurs

2.

metaphor

a)

direct comparison between 2 different things

b)

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

c)

exaggeration

3.

Personification

a)

direct comparison between 2 different things

b)

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

c)

reference to another literary work/event/person in a text

4.

Allusion

a)

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

b)

reference to another literary work/event/person in a text

c)

exaggeration

5.

Hyperbole

a)

direct comparison between 2 different things

b)

exaggeration

c)

the opposite of what you would expect occurs

6.

Simile

a)

strict religious beliefs that believe man is sinful

b)

government where religion is law

c)

Comparison between two different things using like or as

7.

theme

a)

strict religious beliefs that believe man is sinful

b)

government where religion is law

c)

The author’s main idea about the human experience is conveyed through plot, conflict, etc

8.

Puritanism

a)

strict religious beliefs that believe man is sinful

b)

government where religion is law

c)

an object/thing/place represents a concept or idea

9.

theocracy

a)

strict religious beliefs that believe man is sinful

b)

government where religion is law

c)

an object/thing/place represents a concept or idea

10.

Symbol

a)

government where religion is law

b)

an object/thing/place represents a concept or idea

c)

The author’s main idea about the human experience is conveyed through plot, conflict, etc

11.

hypocrisy

a)

The author’s attitude toward the topic/subject of their text

b)

saying one thing and doing the opposite

c)

a period of intellectual and social change in the 13 American colonies from the early 1700s to the 1810s, focused on law, religious freedom, and individual freedom

12.

Tone

a)

the use of descriptive language to create mental pictures in the reader's mind that appeal to their senses

b)

The author’s attitude toward the topic/subject of their text

c)

saying one thing and doing the opposite

13.

Diction

a)

Word choice

b)

The author’s attitude toward the topic/subject of their text

c)

saying one thing and doing the opposite

14.

Enlightenment

a)

the use of descriptive language to create mental pictures in the reader's mind that appeal to their senses

b)

The author’s attitude toward the topic/subject of their text

c)

a period of intellectual and social change in the 13 American colonies from the early 1700s to the 1810s, focused on law, religious freedom, and individual freedom

15.

imagery

a)

the use of descriptive language to create mental pictures in the reader's mind that appeal to their senses

b)

The author’s attitude toward the topic/subject of their text

c)

saying one thing and doing the opposite

16.

Identify the correct literary term: “Theology is a fortress.” Choose the best option.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Diction

17.

Identify the correct literary term: “I will fall like an ocean on that court.” Choose the best option.

a)

Imagery

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

18.

Identify the correct literary term: “The farm is a continent when you go foot by foot.” Choose the best option.

a)

Allusion

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

19.

Identify the correct literary term: Soft, silky fabric usually has a cool surface. Choose the best option.

a)

Imagery

b)

Irony

c)

theme

20.

Identify the correct literary term: “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!” Choose the best option.

a)

Allusion

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

21.

Identify the correct literary term: “Vengeance is walking in Salem.” Choose the best option.

a)

Simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

22.

Identify the correct literary terms: “Where she walks, the crowd will part like the sea for Israel.” Select the option that correctly identifies the terms present.

a)

Simile & personification

b)

simile & allusion

c)

metaphor & allusion

23.

Identify the correct literary term: “Danforth will kill many people to ensure the law is followed.” Choose the best option.

a)

Irony

b)

symbol

c)

allusion

24.

Choose the best option for Abigail.

a)

10-yr-old daughter of Parris, was first affected by “witches”

b)

wife of Farmer has been sick recently

c)

17-yr-old niece of Rev. Parris, starts crying out, sexually involved with Proctor

25.

Choose the best option for Mrs Putnam.

a)

10-yr-old daughter of Parris, was first affected by “witches”

b)

wife of Farmer has been sick recently

c)

A woman who is slightly crazy

26.

Choose the best option for Betty.

a)

Farmer commits adultery but stands up to the courts

b)

10-yr-old daughter of Parris, was first affected by “witches”

c)

17-yr-old niece of Rev. Parris, starts crying out, sexually involved with Proctor

27.

Choose the best option for Elizabeth.

a)

Farmer commits adultery but stands up to the courts

b)

wife of Farmer has been sick recently

c)

17-yr-old niece of Rev. Parris, starts crying out, sexually involved with Proctor

28.

Choose the best option for Proctor.

a)

Farmer commits adultery but stands up to the courts

b)

10-yr-old daughter of Parris, was first affected by “witches”

c)

wife of Farmer has been sick recently

29.

Choose the best option for Mary Warren.

a)

Slave of Rev. Parris, brought from Barbados

b)

Servant girl of Proctor, makes a poppet for Elizabeth, tells the truth but caves

c)

Older woman who has many children and grandchildren

30.

Choose the best option for Reverend Hale.

a)

Minister from Salem who is a widow, and also paranoid and greedy

b)

Minister from Beverly comes to save Salem from witches

c)

Servant girl of Proctor, makes a poppet for Elizabeth, tells the truth but caves

31.

Choose the best option for Rebecca Nurse.

a)

Slave of Rev. Parris, brought from Barbados

b)

Minister from Beverly comes to save Salem from witches

c)

Older woman many children and grandchildren

32.

Choose the best option for Reverend Parris.

a)

Minister from Salem who is a widow, and also paranoid and greedy

b)

Slave of Rev. Parris, brought from Barbados

c)

Minister from Beverly comes to save Salem from witches

33.

Choose the best option for Tituba.

a)

Minister from Salem who is a widow, and also paranoid and greedy

b)

Slave of Rev. Parris, brought from Barbados

c)

Servant girl of Proctor, makes a poppet for Elizabeth, tells the truth but caves

34.

John did not tell Elizabeth that he was alone with Abigail, at first.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Abigail used to work for the Proctors.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The witch hunts took place in Salem in 1792.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Puritans believed in the mercy of God and confession.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Hathorne and Danforth were judges at the Salem witch trials.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Puritans were not hard-working. They are rather lazy and troublesome.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

John Proctor dislikes Rev. Parris because he is obsessed with money and material wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Proctor chooses Elizabeth over Abigail.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

9 people were hanged due to the trials.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Rev. Hale goes to the Proctor’s home to test the Proctor’s Christian character.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

John remembers all ten commandments when questioned by Rev. Hale.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Elizabeth does not want John to tell Hale about what Abigail said to him alone that day.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Where does this play take place?

a)

Portsmouth, NH

b)

Boston, MA

c)

Salem, MA

47.

Betty reveals that Abigail drank a charm to kill ________?

a)

Ruth

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Mary

48.

Why is Reverend Parris reluctant to tell people that someone in his house may be bewitched?

a)

He knows that information will cause mass hysteria.

b)

He does not believe in witches or the supernatural.

c)

He feels that his enemies will destroy his reputation.

49.

Who lost 7 babies?

a)

Goody Putnam

b)

Betty

c)

Goody Proctor

50.

Who had an affair with John Proctor?

a)

Betty

b)

Abigail

c)

Ann

51.

Thomas Putnam treats Reverend Parris with

a)

contempt

b)

respect

c)

admiration

52.

Which two men does Proctor argue with?

a)

Francis Nurse and Giles Corey

b)

Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris

c)

Reverend Parris and Thomas Putnam

53.

Whom does Abigail blame for witchcraft?

a)

Betty

b)

Goody Nurse

c)

Tituba

54.

Why doesn’t Abigail want Parris and the others to know what she was doing in the forest?

a)

She is afraid she will be punished for running naked.

b)

She doesn't want to get her friends into trouble.

c)

She drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife.

55.

Why are Proctor and Putnam arguing?

a)

Proctor doesn’t go to church

b)

About land

c)

Putnam knows Proctor cheated on his wife

56.

She admits to “dancing with the devil” and “writing in his book” at the end of Act I. She also claims to have turned to Jesus.

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Tituba

57.

Which adjectives best describe most of the villagers in Act One?

a)

superstitious; judgmental

b)

kindhearted; decent

c)

level-headed; reasonable

58.

Why did Rebecca Nurse advise Parris to send Hale back immediately?

a)

She felt that Parris was capable of handling the situation by himself.

b)

She knew Hale’s presence would frighten people and cause upheaval.

c)

She knew the villagers resented the presence of an outsider.

59.

Why did Tituba confess to meeting with the Devil?

a)

She thought the villagers would have more respect for her.

b)

She feared she would be hanged if she didn't confess.

c)

She wanted to please Reverend Parris.

60.

Which of Arthur Miller’s lines best expresses the main theme of Act One?

a)

REBECCA: There is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits.

b)

PARRIS: What shall I say to them? That my daughter and my niece discovered dancing in the forest?

c)

ABIGAIL: I saw Goody Booth with the Devil!

61.

From reading Act One, what conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?

a)

He fears and respects the Reverend Parris and Hale.

b)

He believes that witchcraft has made the children ill.

c)

He rebels against the authority of the church by speaking his mind.

62.

Where did Elizabeth ask John to go?

a)

to help Reverend Parris with Betty

b)

to apologize to Abigail

c)

to go into Salem and tell the authorities that Abigail is lying

63.

What is John’s response when Elizabeth asks him to do this?

a)

He goes right away.

b)

He ignores her.

c)

He hesitates.

64.

What did Mary Warren do that upset the Proctors?

a)

told stories about Tituba being a witch

b)

disobeyed them and went to Salem

c)

Put a love charm on a boy in town

65.

Why was Elizabeth suspicious of John Proctor?

a)

He reads strange books.

b)

He doesn’t believe in witches.

c)

He lied about being alone with Abigail.

66.

What gift did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

a)

flowers from her walk home

b)

an apron

c)

a poppet

67.

What was the “evidence” against Sarah Good?

a)

She mumbled when begging for food

b)

She could not recite the commandments

c)

Both of these

68.

Why does Elizabeth think that Abigail wants to kill her?

a)

She’s sick and a little paranoid.

b)

She believes Abby wants to take her place as John’s wife.

c)

She believes Abby is bewitched and will try to destroy anything good.

69.

Why did Hale come to Proctor’s house?

a)

He wanted to eat rabbit stew and drink cider.

b)

He wanted to question them about their Christian home.

c)

He wanted to quiet their fears.

70.

What things are “suspicious” about Proctor and his family?

a)

Proctor does not go to church regularly

b)

He could not remember all ten of the commandments

71.

Identifying Speakers: Using the list of characters below, write the letter identifying the person who is speaking. “I say – God is dead!”

a)

Danforth

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Proctor

72.

Identifying Speakers: Using the list of characters below, write the letter identifying the person who is speaking. “To your knowledge, has John Proctor committed the crime of lechery? Answer my question!”

a)

Abigail

b)

Danforth

c)

Elizabeth

73.

Identifying Speakers: Using the list of characters below, write the letter identifying the person who is speaking. “My name is good in the village! Elizabeth is an envious, gossipy liar!”

a)

Abigail

b)

Danforth

c)

Elizabeth

74.

Identifying Speakers: Using the list of characters below, write the letter identifying the person who is speaking. “It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery.”

a)

Danforth

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Giles

75.

Identifying Speakers: Using the list of characters below, write the letter identifying the person who is speaking. . “This is a hearing. You cannot arrest me for contempt of a hearing.”

a)

Danforth

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Giles

76.

When Dekanawidah plants the Tree of the Great Peace, the council fire of the Five Nations, the spreading Great White Roots, and the eagle at the top of the Tree - this is an example of what?

a)

The hostility between the Iroquois and the other tribes

b)

The inner workings of the Iroquois Confederation

c)

A ceremonial depiction of unity among the Iroquois

77.

When describing the Tree of the Great Peace under whose shade the council meets and whose Great White Roots spread north, east, south, and west. The "Tree of Great Peace" is best interpreted as a

a)

Symbol of distress

b)

Place of shade where affection can flourish

c)

Representation of harmony

78.

"I name the tree the Tree of the Great Long Leaves" and invites Adodarhoh and the cousin lords to sit on the soft white feathery down. The second and third sentences of the first paragraph convey a sense of

a)

Strength and security

b)

Comfort and welcome

c)

Communication and friendship

79.

Reading Comprehension: The "roots" of the third and fourth paragraphs—named the Great White Roots and spreading to the four directions—convey a sense of

a)

Wide communication and connection to a central authority

b)

Danger to hostile enemies

c)

Danger to the Iroquois tribes

80.

Reading Comprehension: The passage says an eagle is placed at the top of the Tree of Long Leaves able to see afar, and the smoke of the Confederate council fire shall ascend so other nations may see the council fire of the Great Peace. The eagle represents a _____, the smoke from the confederate council fire represents _____.

a)

Source of power…hope for the future

b)

Source of power…communicative device

c)

Lookout for danger…communicative device

81.

Reading Comprehension: The quality of the eagle most related to what it represents is its

a)

Predatory ability

b)

Vision

c)

Flight

82.

Reading Comprehension: Which of the following is the best explanation for the figures of speech in "The Iroquois Constitution"?

a)

The Iroquois love nature and continually connect it to their society.

b)

The figures of speech add complexity to the images.

c)

"The Iroquois Constitution" was composed orally, and the figures of speech make it easier to remember.

83.

All Puritans were Pilgrims, but not all Pilgrims were Puritans.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Although Puritans possessed many flaws, they were also self-reliant and hardworking.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What is symbolized by the Tree of Great Peace in the Iroquois Constitution?

a)

Authority and power

b)

Unity, peace, and strength

c)

Individual rights and freedoms

86.

What natural imagery is used to describe the seats for the Lords of the Confederacy?

a)

Soft white feathery down of the globe thistle

b)

Branches of the cedar tree

c)

Shining golden leaves

87.

What is the purpose of the Eagle at the top of the Tree of Peace?

a)

To symbolize the wisdom of the Lords

b)

To act as a judge in disputes

c)

To watch for any dangers or threats from afar

88.

What do the "Great White Roots" symbolize in the Iroquois Constitution?

a)

The foundation of the Confederacy

b)

The unity between the Five Nations

c)

The spread of peace and strength

89.

How are the decisions of the Lords in the Confederacy made according to the excerpt?

a)

By a single leader with ultimate authority

b)

By unanimous decision after discussion

c)

Through majority rule in council meeting

90.

Which body has the final authority in the case of disagreement between Lords in the Confederacy?

a)

The Mohawk Lords

b)

The Firekeepers

c)

The War Chiefs

91.

What is the role of women in the Iroquois political system, as shown in the text?

a)

They serve as spiritual leaders.

b)

They make final decisions in all matters.

c)

They can remove a Lord from office if needed.

92.

What happens if a Lord refuses to obey the laws of the Great Peace?

a)

The Lord is removed from office by the Firekeepers.

b)

The Lord is given a warning, then deposed if necessary.

c)

The Lord is publicly shamed but allowed to keep their title.

93.

How does the Iroquois Constitution differ from our modern American government?

a)

It emphasizes individual freedom over collective decision-making.

b)

It allows for the deposition of leaders through council consensus.

c)

It grants unlimited power to the executive branch.

94.

The phrase "I remove from your brow the deer’s antlers, which was the emblem of your position and token of your nobility" refers to

a)

The end of the Lord’s reign and the return of power to the people

b)

A ritual of honoring the departing Lord

c)

A symbol of the destruction of nature

95.

True or False: The Tree of Great Peace in the Iroquois Constitution represents both unity and the protection of peace.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

True or False: The Eagle placed at the top of the Tree of Peace symbolizes the Confederacy’s military might.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

True or False: The Firekeepers have the power to overrule all other decisions in the Iroquois political system.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

True or False: The Iroquois Constitution does not permit outsiders to join the Confederacy, regardless of their willingness to obey the laws of peace.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Short answer prompt conversion: The Iroquois Constitution—How is it similar to our current democracy and government? Choose the option that best represents accurate similarities, as requested in the prompt to provide at least three details.

a)

Both rely on councils or legislatures for deliberation, protect peace and unity, and allow removal of leaders who violate the laws.

b)

Both center on hereditary monarchs, emphasize military conquest, and prohibit outsiders from joining.

c)

Both grant unlimited executive power, suppress dissent, and require unanimous consent for all public votes.

100.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

b)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

c)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

101.

Select all that apply: What is the theme of The Crucible?

a)

mass hysteria

b)

the destructive power of lies

c)

the importance of reputation vs. integrity