ENGLISH Final
Which of the following adjectives best describes Volpone's speech?
Idolatrous
In lines 16-17, "that she had heard aright" refers to Louisa's belief hat
Joe has an intimate relationship with Lily
The images in lines 50-59 suggests that
Louisa had been quite troubled by the prospect of matrimony
Vivian's view of nature might best be described as
antiromantic
All of the following contrasts are integral to the poem EXCEPT
happiness and sorrow
Throughout the passage, Volpone is addressing
his gold
In line 24, " to boot" means
in addition
Which of the following best describes Joe Dagget's speech
informal and straightforward
The primary rhetorical function of the sentence "Fortunately, in England, at any rate, thought is not catching" (lines 51-53) is to
introduce a digression from the central topic
The most conventional, least idiosyncratic aspect of the poem is its
meter
From the passage, we can infer that the art Vivian would most vaule would be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
moral purpose
In line 21, "failed" is best understood to mean
was absent
The sentiments expressed in the poems are closest to those expressed in which of the following quotations from other poets?
"April is the cruellest month" (T.S. Eliot)
Which of the following best paraphrases line 26-27 ("Who can get thee,/ He shall be noble valiant, honest, wise")?
A rich person will be esteemed noble, valiant, honest, and wise
In the passage, Vivian ridicules all of the following commonly accepted ideas about nature EXCEPT
Nature is indifferent to human life
Which of the following is a subject treated in the poem?
The relationship between nature and human
In the similes in line 8, "night" is used to stand for
Volpone's possessions that are not made of gold
From the context, the reader can infer that "Morris' poorest workman" (Line 31) is
a furniture craftsman
The narrator provides the clause "that was as much a matter of course as breathing" (Lines 9-10) most probably as
a parenthetical observation that characterizes Louisa
The poem is best described as
a series of interrelated impressions
At the end of the excerpt, Louisa probably belives that Joe Dagget had been
a threat to her personal freedom
The chief effect of the imagery and figures of speech in lines 65-75 is to
affirm an atmosphere of reclusive peace and transquility
In line 7, "Pianos" most probably refers metaphorically to
birds
In line 22-23, " He was as afraid of betraying himself as she" is best interpreted to mean that
both Louisa and Joe hesitated to express their true desires
In line 2, "her birthright" is best interpreted to mean Louisa's
change for marriage
Vivian's first words ("Enjoy nature! I am glad to say that I have entirely lost that faculty") are surprising because Vivian
claims to enjoy having lost a capacity to enjoy
Vivian probably calls the quotation in lines 33-34 "vilely phrased" (Line 35) because he
considers it a pretentious and roundabout way of saying something
Mosca's comment "Riches are in fortune/ A greater good than wisdom is in nature" (Line 28-29) does which of the following?
contrasts a sift conffered by fortune with a gift conferred by nature
Lines 15-23 chiefly serve to show that Louisa was capable of
directly a conversation with discretion and sublety
Which of the following does Vivian explicitly endorse?
egotism
Lines 22-23 are based on which of the following?
paradoxical hyperbole
The comedy of the passage derives chiefly from
paradoxical inversions of conventional viewpoints
In lines 49-53 ("thinking.... stupidity"), the speaker makes use of all of the following EXCEPT
pathos
Line 9 presents an example of
personification
Which of the following is used most extensively in the passage?
religious language
The mirror-like quality of the granite walls allows the speaker to experience all of the following in the poem EXCEPT
self-respect
Lines 20-21 most strongly convey the speaker's
sense of how permanent is the fate of those named
The speakers perceives the coming of spring chiefly in terms of
sounds and colors
In line 55, the "great historic bulwark of our happiness" refers to English
stupidity
The dominant element of Joe and Louisa's meeting (line 11-44) is
tactfulness on both of their parts
The phrase "that age which they would have the best" (Line 15) refers to
the Golden age
By comparing Louisa to "an uncloistered nun" (Line 75), the narrator invites a further comparison between
the conditions of Louisa's life and life in the convent
Grammatically, the word" Plumes" (Line 26) functions as
the direct object of "Lift" (line 27)
For the speaker, the robin and the daffodils have which of the following in common?
the power to wound
The imagery of the poem is characterized by
transformation and duality
Line 5 suggest which of the following? 1.The speaker's attempt to resist emotion 2. The speaker's sense of onenesss with the memorial 3.The speakers philosophical conflict with the government
1 and 2 only
The title suggests which of the follow? 1.Affirming one's innocence 2. Viewing an evocative object 3. Acknowledging one's identity
2 and 3 only
What does the speaker convey in lines 29-31?
an uncertainty about the meaning of a gesture
One effect of "They're here, though" (line 21) is to emphasize the speaker's feeling of
powerlessness
The excerpt is chiefly concerned with a
decision and its effect
The speaker views the coming of the robin, the daffodils, and the bees as
painful experiences
The second of Vivian's two speeches repeats the argument of the first that
the failures of nature inspire people to create
Which of the following is the primary meaning of the word "nature" as it is used in the passage?
the physical landscape
The "first Shout" (line 6) most probably refers to
the robin's song
The central opposition in the poem is between
the speaker and spring
