English Honors Grade 9 2023 Scully
Which of the following was used as a repeating symbol in "Romeo and Juliet?"
Mice
Stars
Diamonds
Water
"Romeo and Juliet" is which type of play?
Comedy
History Play
Tragegy
Absurdist
Which character serves as a dramatic foil for Lady Capulet?
Juliet
Romeo
The Nurse
Friar Lawrence
What was Capulet's response to Paris asking for Juliet's hand in marriage?
No
Yes
Wait two years
Wait four years
Which character killed Paris?
Tybalt
Romeo
Mercutio
Benvolio
When Friar Lawrence said both people and plants have two camps inside them: "grace and rude will," and when the bad part outweights the good part, "full soon the canker death eats up that plant," he means:
All people and plants are both good and bad and when they are more bad than good, death soom follows.
Plants die when not tended
Grace leads to death
Not everyone is bad
At the start of Act 1, Romeo is in love with a girl named:
Juliet
Roseline
Agnes
Gertrude
Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?
He sat down softly.
If you think you are all that,
Under the table
Turn left.
Which is the best way to merge two independent clauses?
She baked bread: It rose in the oven on cue.
She sang in the choir. She was cut from the choir.
She folded the laundry, she fled down the stairwell.
She dispersed the funds: she cancelled the checks.
Which of the following is the correct way to create an MLA-citation?
(Jones, page 2)
(Jones 1990)
.(Jones 2)
(Jones 2).
Which is the right way to write the title of an essay?
Argumentative Essay
Argumentative essay
Argumentative Essay
Argumentative essay
What is the list of references cited in an essay called using MLA?
References
Works Cited
Bibliography
Works Consulted
Select the correct subject/verb agreement below:
She doesn't play bridge.
She don't play bridge.
She do not play bridge.
She do not even play bridge.
Which of the following below contains a gerund?
To dance is to live.
Dancing is my favorite activity.
Which of the following contains a RUN ON?
Tom left the arena and headed home thinking he was going to be OK.
Last fall the shipment came in he lost it and was blamed for the incident.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
I know.
If you like bad weather.
Turn them around if you.
When it rains.
What kind of story is "Night" by Elie Wiesel?
Historical play
First person narrative
Memoir
Novel
Why were the people of Sighet slow to believe the information they were hearing from Moishe the Beadle?
He was thought to be crazy.
The information was to gruesome.
Both of the other responses.
Neither of the other responses.
What was the name for the Greek attitude of hospitality?
Xenophobia
Xenia
Xenox
Xeniastymia
Which god or goddess was the main muse throughout "The Odyssey"?
Calypso
Athena
Circe
Aphrodite
"The Odyssey"by Homer is a
Novel
Play
Epic poem
Tragic poem
What type of poem contains the values of an entire civilization?
Lyric poetry
Epic poetry
What type of poetry tells a story containing a full exposition, body, rising action, and conclusion?
Concrete poetry
Narrative poetry
What genre of poetry exists to showcase or spotlight one strong emototion or idea?
Lyric poetry
Epic poetry
An Elizabethan sonnet contains__________lines?
16
17
18
14
Which of the following upset Poseidon most about Odysseus?
His ingratitude
His intellect
His strategy
His inate ability
What act finally destroyed all of Odysseus' men?
Opening the bag of wind from the Wind King
Disobeyig Circe
Listening to the Sirens
Eating the immortal cattle of Helios
What did the behavior and attitudes displayed by Polyphemos teach the Greeks about what it meant to be civilized?
To care and consult with one's fellow citizen
Two not store animals inside where you sleep
To not drink to access
To not make noise while the other group members are sleeping
To be caught between Scylla and Charybdis is now a saying meaning:
To be between a rock and a hard place
To have to die twice
To go ahead at full speed
To not know where to turn
Which character left Juliet alone in the tomb after Romeo's death?
Friar Lawrence
Lady Capulet
In Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet, what did the Prince say would happen to anyone who disturbed the peace by fghting?
They would be executed
They would be put in jail
Which is the best description as to how Elie Wiesel brought his story to life?
Sensory language
Documentation
Citation of historical records
Direct quotes from survirors
Where did the people of Sighet think they were being moved and why?
Away from the front for their own protection
Into the woods to hide from the war
Where were the people of Sighet being taken?
To concentration camps
To Germany
What are the two archetypes contained within The Odyssey?
Coming of age
Homecoming
Losing the self
Soul searching
Which character was Odysseus' mother?
Penelope
Anticlea
Anticloaus
Helen
How did Odysseus' mother wind up in the underworld?
She took her own life from grief for waiting for Odysseus
Hades wanted her there half the year
Which of the following served as a symbol of loyalty in The Odyssey?
Calypso
Circe
Argos
Antinoos
Which character was the main antagonist in The Odyssey?
Antinoos
Menelaus
Pisistratus
Alcinous
Which of the following is a lesson imparted in The Odyssey?
To be angry is easy but to be angry for the right reason at the right time is diffiult
Never leave home and hearth
Which of the following is NOT a soure commonly cited in academic essays?
Social media posts
Government documents
Books, e-books
Magazines and newspapers
Interpret the following direct quote from Romeo and Juliet: "I'll look to like, if looking liking move. But no more will I endart my eye than your consent give it strength to fly."
The Nurse saying she will marry Peter
Juliet telling her mother she will check out Paris
Juliet telling Caputlet she will marry Paris
Roseline saying she will check out Romeo
Identify the rhyme scheme of an Elizabethan sonnet.
Abba cddc effe gg
Abab cdcd efef gg
Abab cdcd abab cded gg
Abcd abcd abcd ef
Why was Shakespeare dissatisfied with Italian sonnets or the genre of sonnet writing?
It was too challenging
The content of the sonnets that had come before were overly simplistic and the rhyme made them sing-songy.
They were outdated
They were too easy for poets to write.
Interpret a central theme of the following line from a famous sonnet: But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight thatn in the breath that from my mistress reeks."
My love is better than perfect because she is real
My love is fading fast lie time does
My love is hard to endure like life.
My love is lost due to the death of poetry.
Classify this class poem into genre: "So much depends on a red wheelbarrow; glazed with rainwater, beside the white chickens. "
Lyric
Narrative
Imagist
Haiku
Which classic poem is an example of a narrative poem?
Sonnet 129 The Expense of Spirit
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
The Raven
Fire and Ice
What is a common theme of haiku poetry?
Love
Death
Nature
Shame
How many lines are there total in an English translation of a haiku poem?
12
10
17
20
A concrete poem is a blend of art and poetry.
True
False
Students often encounter which type of poem on standardized tests?
Lyric
Epic
Haiku
Narrative
Poems that contain an entire culture or civilization's values embodied by a larger than life hero.
Lyric
Haiku
Epic
Narrative
Five steps you can use to analyze poetry include:
Read, judge, label, fact check
Author, themes, literary devices, genre, your opinion
Guessing what the author meant; looking up unknown vocabulary
Listen to summaries online
What did the expression "all in spleen" mean in "Romeo and Juliet"
Capulet yelling at Juliet
Tybalt could not control his emotions
Lady Capulet crying uncontrollably
Friar Lawrence mixing potions
Which of the following is the subject of the sentence: Leaving town is the last thing I wanted to do.
Leaving town
I
Town
Is
Locate the main verb of the following sentence: I contemplated leaving town.
Town
Leaving
Contemplated
I
Locate the subject of the following sentence: "Yesterday's mail came."
Mail
Yesterday's
Which is the appositve phrase: Tom, a blacksmith, welded the shoe.
Tom
A blacksmith
Where does an in-text citation belong?
Right after the borrowed or referenced information
At the end of each paragraph
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
Mondern Linguistic Application
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