english iv - final - quiz questions

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Julien Diemer, Criselda Fajardo, Justin Sabatine, and Arianna Vasseghi

Mr. BeckmanEnglish IV, Period 2

11 January 2010

Review Quiz QuestonsHeart of Darkness

1. Mr. Kurtz did not have knowledge of:

a. Problems of commerce and administration

b. Problems of the weakness of being not authentic

c. Problems of the savages society

d. Problems of being authentic

2. In Heart of Darkness, who got Marlow the job?a. a friend

b. Kurtz

c. his aunt

d. his mom3. Kurtz is described multiple times as:

a. Authenticb. Interesting

c. Odd

d. Eloquent

Mythology

4. Who was the greatest hero of Greece?

a. Zeusb. King Peleus

c. Erisd. Herculese. none of the above

5. What kind of creature does Apollo say Psyche's husband will be?

a. A fearful winged serpent

b. A powerful horned bird

c. A tall and lean human

d. An ugly flying demon

6. Determined What does Persophone's name mean?

a. Goddess of spring time

b. Goddess of summer

c. goddess of doomd. all of the above


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Beowulf

7. Anglo Saxons believe which of the following:

a. you must die gloriously to be great

b. you should tell your story wellc. the stronger your enemy is, the stronger you are.

d. none of the above

e. all of the above

8. Grendel and his mother had different motives for fighting Beowulf. Beowulf had a harder

time fighting his mother than fighting Grendel because his mom was seeking revenge.

However, Beowulf also had a great advantage. Which is it?

a. He was able to use a swordb. Grendel's mom is small

c. He had backup


9. Which is an example of alliteration in these lines from Beowulf?a. came the shadow-stalker, stealthy and swiftb. the fiend could not bear them to his shadow bournec. one man, however, was in fighting mood

d. nor was that the first time he had scouted the grand of Hrothgars dwelling

e. None of the above

10. Why did Beowulf lose his battle with the dragon?a. he was looking for defeat

b. he was not fighting for a noble cause and was in search of only glory

c. the dragon could breath fired. he had to lose to make way for the next hero

11. What did Wealtheow give to Beowulf?

a) torque and chainmail made by the peoples armory.b. a sword

c. a helmet

d. None of the above12. Beowulf strives to have integrity, strength, glory, and selflessness. However, above all,

which is the most valued characteristic?

a. honor

b. flexibilityc. intelligence

d. resourcefulness

e. none of the above13. Gardner's use of perspective in allowing the reader to get inside of Grendel did which of

the following to the reader's opinion of Grendel.

a. allowed the reader to feel even more apathy towards Grendelb. allowed the reader to feel sympathy for a "monster"

c. allowed the reader to see the ignorance of mankind

d. both b and c

e. none of the above

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14. Before Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, where does Beowulf want his treasure to be sentif he is to be killed?

a. to Hygelor

b. to mr. Beckmanc. to JJ Sabatine

d. All of the above

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

15. Besides life, what does the Green Knight give?

a. a new perspective

b. food to the poorc. strength

d. hope to the weak

16. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the green knight coming in the dead of winter

symbolizes:a. It is the Christmas season

b. Challenges in life are unexpected

c. Thats when all the knights are together

d. The green knight is as authentic as the cold of winter

17. What was the reason that Gawain offered himself to take the challenge?

a. He is the weakest of the knights in the round tableb. Its for the greater good of the round table

c. To become a better knight in the process

d. All of the above

e. None of the above

18. There are three parts to a challenge. The challenge, journey, and lesson. What is an

example of one of these parts in the Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?a. Sitting at dinner and Gawain takes up sword

b. Just having the virgin mary and a horse

c. He doesn't know where he's going.

d. all of the above

19. We know the Green Knight represents life and that it cannot be killed. Besides life, what

else may the Green Knight represent?

a. nothing else b. a new perspective

c. winter

d. death

The Canterbury Tales

20. We have learned that in order to find authenticity, your center of authority needs to beinternal. How did the Wife of Bathe prove this fact?

a. She answered to no one but herself

b. She had multiple husbands

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c. She hit just as hard as a man


21. The Wife of Bath includes many biblical references in her prologue including:a. comparing herself to the devil

b. calling Abraham a selfish man

c. calling Abraham a holy mand. judging Solomon for being prude.

22. Why would Chaucer include stories about the Nun and the Knight in Canterbury Tales?

a. To please the rich and the elite by including themb. To put down knights and nuns

c. To show that power doesnt always equal position

d. All of the above

e. None of the above23. What did the Wife of Bath use as evidence to support her having a lot of sex and having

husband after husband?

a. It feels good to dominant over someone

b. She has certain needsc. Biblical references to Solomon and Abrahamd. Men do it too

24. The Canterbury Tales exemplifies that nobility does not always lie in the position

because:

a. People of position put themselves after others

b. They have done so little for that positionc. They have sold themselves and done bad things to get that positiond. Nobility is dependent on experience

Twelfth Night

25. What percent of males and females are the same?

a. 98%

b. 2%

c. 50%

d. None of the above26. In the Twelfth Night, the one stable character is

a. Orsino

b. Viola

c. Malvoliod. No characters are stable

27. What has Cersario said to Orsino a thousand times?

a. That Cesario loves Orsino

b. That Cesario is Viola

c. That Olivia does not love Orsino

d. None of the above28. According to Orsino, what is stronger in males?

a. Strength in duels and fighting

b. Knowledge and love poetry

c. Loving another person

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d. Feelings and expression

29. What was ironic about the clown character?

a. he knew Viola was really Cesario the whole timeb. he didn't speak the entire play

c. he was also secretly in love with Cesario

d. he was intended as a minor character, but brought the most insight30. Why did Shakespeare include the clown in Twelfth Night?

a. for comic relief

b. to relate to the poor

c. because he was obsessed with clowns

d. all of the above

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