English 10 - Cumulative Exam Review 100%
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar. CASSIUS. I know where I will wear this dagger then:Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius. Given Cassius's statement about himself here, which is an example of situational irony? Select two options. The audience knows Cassius will be the one to crown Caesar as king. Cassius says he is going to arrest Caesar. Cassius flees Rome rather than facing bondage or death. Cassius is afraid of pain and can never turn his dagger on himself. Cassius says he is going to let Caesar live.
Cassius flees Rome rather than facing bondage or death. Cassius is afraid of pain and can never turn his dagger on himself.
Read the introductory paragraph from a literary analysis essay. In "A Life with Books," Julian Barnes writes, "When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it." Barnes believes that literature allows readers to connect more deeply with their lives by reading about people whose experiences mirror their own. We can learn from literature how to approach difficulties in our own lives and face them head on, finding redemption. Conflict leading to reconciliation can provide important lessons to the reader, as shown in "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan and The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. Which quotations from Amy Tan's story "Two Kinds" best serve as evidence for the thesis on reconciliation? Select two options. "'Of course you can be prodigy, too,' my mother told me when I was nine." "And after seeing my mother's disappointed face once again, something inside of me began to die." "'You want me to be someone that I'm not!' I sobbed. 'I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!'" "A few years ago, she offered to give me the piano, for my thirtieth birthday." "And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song."
"A few years ago, she offered to give me the piano, for my thirtieth birthday." "And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song."
Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll's House. Helmer: You have loved me as a wife ought to love her husband. Only you had not sufficient knowledge to judge of the means you used. But do you suppose you are any the less dear to me, because you don't understand how to act on your own responsibility? No, no; only lean on me; I will advise you and direct you. I should not be a man if this womanly helplessness did not just give you a double attractiveness in my eyes. You must not think anymore about the hard things I said in my first moment of consternation, when I thought everything was going to overwhelm me. I have forgiven you, Nora; I swear to you I have forgiven you. What evidence from the text best supports the theme that the roles of women are defined by society? "You have loved me as a wife ought to love her husband. Only you had not sufficient knowledge to judge of the means you used." "But do you suppose you are any the less dear to me, because you don't understand how to act on your own responsibility?" "I will advise you and direct you. I should not be a man if this womanly helplessness did not just give you a double attractiveness in my eyes." "You must not think anymore about the hard things I said in my first moment of consternation, when I thought everything was going to overwhelm me."
"I will advise you and direct you. I should not be a man if this womanly helplessness did not just give you a double attractiveness in my eyes."
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. CASCA. I know not what you mean by that, but I am sure265Caesar fell down. If the tag-rag people did notclap him and hiss him, according as he pleased anddispleased them, as they use to do the players inthe theatre, I am no true man. BRUTUS. What said he when he came unto himself?270 CASCA. Marry, before he fell down, when he perceived thecommon herd was glad he refused the crown, heplucked me open his doublet and offered them histhroat to cut. An I had been a man of anyoccupation, if I would not have taken him at a word,275I would I might go to hell among the rogues. And sohe fell. Which prediction about the plot does this passage most support? Caesar will turn over his power to the people. Caesar will assassinate Casca. Caesar will die of a horrible illness. Caesar will be killed by his people.
Caesar will be killed by his people.
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. CASSIUS. 'Tis just;And it is very much lamented, Brutus,60That you have no such mirrors as will turnYour hidden worthiness into your eye,That you might see your shadow. I have heardWhere many of the best respect in Rome—Except immortal Caesar—speaking of Brutus,65And groaning underneath this age's yoke,Have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes. Which summary of the passage is the most accurate? Cassius says it is a shame Brutus does not look in the mirror often enough to see how handsome he is. Cassius explains that he laments that Brutus does not have "such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye," for if Brutus did, "you might see your shadow." Cassius says that it is too bad Brutus cannot see his hidden greatness. People are tired and grumbling about the government under Caesar's rule, and while Caesar doesn't see that the greatness in Brutus, Cassius has heard others wishing that Brutus could be their leader. Cassius tells Brutus that he should take Caesar's job once he becomes confident enough.
Cassius says that it is too bad Brutus cannot see his hidden greatness. People are tired and grumbling about the government under Caesar's rule, and while Caesar doesn't see that the greatness in Brutus, Cassius has heard others wishing that Brutus could be their leader.
Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Rank: [leaning towards her] Nora—do you think he is the only one—? Nora: [with a slight start] The only one—? Rank: The only one who would gladly give his life for your sake. Nora: [sadly] Is that it? Rank: I was determined you should know it before I went away, and there will never be a better opportunity than this. Now you know it, Nora. And now you know, too, that you can trust me as you would trust no one else. Nora: [rises, deliberately and quietly] Let me pass. Rank: [makes room for her to pass him, but sits still] Nora! Nora: [at the hall door] Helen, bring in the lamp. [Goes over to the stove.] Dear Doctor Rank, that was really horrid of you. Rank: To have loved you as much as anyone else does? Was that horrid? Nora: No, but to go and tell me so. There was really no need— Rank: What do you mean? Did you know—? [MAID enters with lamp, puts it down on the table, and goes out.] Nora—Mrs. Helmer—tell me, had you any idea of this? Nora: Oh, how do I know whether I had or whether I hadn't? I really can't tell you—To think you could be so clumsy, Doctor Rank! We were getting on so nicely. Rank: Well, at all events you know now that you can command me, body and soul. So won't you speak out? Nora: [looking at him] After what happened? Rank: I beg you to let me know what it is. Nora: I can't tell you anything now. Rank: Yes, yes. You mustn't punish me in that way. Let me have permission to do for you whatever a man may do. Nora: You can do nothing for me now. Besides, I really don't need any help at all. You will find that the whole thing is merely fancy on my part. It really is so—of course it is! [Sits down in the rocking-chair, and looks at him with a smile.] You are a nice sort of man, Doctor Rank! Don't you feel ashamed of yourself, now the lamp has come? Which statement best describes the way this interaction affects the plot? Nora and Doctor Rank have to find a way to hide their love for each other from Helmer. Doctor Rank's admission of love prolongs the suspense because now Nora cannot ask him for help. Nora and Doctor Rank have to keep the extent of his illness a secret from Helmer later. Now that Doctor Rank has expressed his love for Nora, he can no longer come to the house.
Doctor Rank's admission of love prolongs the suspense because now Nora cannot ask him for help.
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. My mother must have been intrigued. She knew nothing of the horrid crimes of the dictatorship, for her parents were afraid to say anything—even to their own children—against the regime. So, as a young girl, my mother must have thought of El Jefe as a kind of movie star. She must have wanted to meet the great man. What is the central idea in this paragraph? Her mother's image of the great man did not match reality. Her mother loved movie stars when she was a young girl. Her mother and her family kept secrets from one another. Her family talked about the horrid crimes of the dictatorship.
Her mother's image of the great man did not match reality.
Read the passage from A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Helmer: To desert your home, your husband and your children! And you don't consider what people will say! Nora: I cannot consider that at all. I only know that it is necessary for me. Helmer: It's shocking. This is how you would neglect your most sacred duties. Read the passage from A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. That refuge she would have sought certainly. It was the relic of the sense of chastity that dictated anonymity to women even so late as the nineteenth century. Currer Bell, George Eliot, George Sand, all the victims of inner strife as their writings prove, sought ineffectively to veil themselves by using the name of a man. Thus they did homage to the convention, which if not implanted by the other sex was liberally encouraged by them (the chief glory of a woman is not to be talked of, said Pericles, himself a much-talked-of man), that publicity in women is detestable. What literary elements do the authors use to support and develop the central idea of women's autonomy? Woolf uses emotionally charged language to emphasize her viewpoint, while Ibsen uses language that is factual and direct. Ibsen uses dialogue to build conflict between characters, while Woolf alludes to historical figures to make her point. Both passages follow a cause-effect structure to show that a lack of privacy is the result of society's pressure on women to conform. Both passages follow a problem-solution structure in which the problem is revealed in a central conflict or theme.
Ibsen uses dialogue to build conflict between characters, while Woolf alludes to historical figures to make her point.
Read the two excerpts from act 2, scene 1, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Excerpt 1: [BRUTUS.] Since Cassius first did whet me against CaesarI have not slept.Between the acting of a dreadful thingAnd the first motion, all the interim isLike a phantasma or a hideous dream.The genius and the mortal instrumentsAre then in council, and the state of man,Like to a little kingdom, suffers thenThe nature of an insurrection. Excerpt 2: BRUTUS. Kneel not, gentle Portia. . . . You are my true and honourable wife,As dear to me as are the ruddy dropsThat visit my sad heart. PORTIA. If this were true, then should I know this secret. . . .Tell me your counsels; I will not disclose 'em.I have made strong proof of my constancy,Giving myself a voluntary woundHere in the thigh. Can I bear that with patience,And not my husband's secrets? How do Brutus's moral dilemmas in each excerpt compare? In both excerpts, Brutus detests lying to someone he loves. In both excerpts, Brutus is trying to stop someone from taking too much power for himself. In both excerpts, Brutus is deciding whether or not to end the relationship rather than reveal the truth. In both excerpts, Brutus is convinced by the person he loves that he is doing the right thing.
In both excerpts, Brutus detests lying to someone he loves.
Read the poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove. How does this poem resemble an Elizabethan sonnet? It contains exactly 14 lines. It has no set rhyme pattern. It has a pattern of repeating lines. It has a set number of syllables per line.
It contains exactly 14 lines.
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. [BRUTUS.] Messala, I have here receivèd letters,That young Octavius and Mark AntonyCome down upon us with a mighty power,Bending their expedition toward Philippi. MESSALA. Myself have letters of the selfsame tenor. BRUTUS. With what addition? MESSALA. That by proscription and bills of outlawry,Octavius, Antony, and LepidusHave put to death an hundred senators. BRUTUS. Therein our letters do not well agree.Mine speak of seventy senators that diedBy their proscriptions, Cicero being one. CASSIUS. Cicero one! MESSALA. Ay, Cicero is dead,And by that order of proscription. How does this interaction affect the plot? It clarifies the relationship between Brutus and Mark Antony. It informs the audience about events that took place off stage. It provides background information about Brutus's relationship with Messala. It demonstrates the lack of power that Octavius, Antony, and Lepidus hold in Rome.
It informs the audience about events that took place off stage.
Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. MESSENGER. Prepare you, generals.The enemy comes on in gallant show.Their bloody sign of battle is hung out,And something to be done immediately. ANTONY. Octavius, lead your battle softly on,Upon the left hand of the even field. OCTAVIUS. Upon the right hand, I; keep thou the left. How does the use of the word gallant add to the meaning of the sentence? It suggests the enemy is planning a stealthy surprise attack on the enemy. It shows that the enemy is in a weakened state and tired from the long trek. It reveals that the enemy is distracted by the series of dark omens during their march to battle. It suggests that the enemy is well-decorated and showy in their confident approach.
It suggests that the enemy is well-decorated and showy in their confident approach.
Read the passage from act 5, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. [TITINIUS.] Why didst thou send me forth, brave Cassius?Did I not meet thy friends, and did not theyPut on my brows this wreath of victory,And bid me give it thee? Didst thou not hear their shouts?Alas, thou hast misconstrued everything!But hold thee, take this garland on thy brow.Thy Brutus bid me give it thee, and IWill do his bidding. Brutus, come apace,And see how I regarded Caius Cassius.By your leave, gods,—this is a Roman's part:Come, Cassius' sword, and find Titinius' heart. Which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? Power corrupts those who achieve it. Victory is worth the price. Loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. People in power cannot recognize success.
Loyalty to one's superior is more important than life.
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. [CASSIUS.] For once, upon a raw and gusty day,The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,Said Caesar to me "Darest thou, Cassius, nowLeap in with me into this angry flood,110And swim to yonder point?" Upon the word,Accoutred as I was, I plungèd inAnd bade him follow. So indeed he did.The torrent roared, and we did buffet itWith lusty sinews, throwing it aside,115And stemming it with hearts of controversy.But ere we could arrive the point proposed,Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!' Which details should be included in a paraphrase of the passage? Select three options. Cassius retells the story of the river to show that Caesar was stronger than Cassius and other ordinary men. On a cold and windy day while the waves of the river beat upon the shores. Even though I was still dressed in armor, I jumped in on his dare and asked him to follow me. Caesar and Cassius argued about the river. Before we could reach our determined point, Caesar started to sink, and cried out to me for help.
On a cold and windy day while the waves of the river beat upon the shores. Even though I was still dressed in armor, I jumped in on his dare and asked him to follow me. Before we could reach our determined point, Caesar started to sink, and cried out to me for help.
Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. BRUTUS. Kneel not, gentle Portia. PORTIA. I should not need if you were gentle Brutus.Within the bond of marriage, tell me, Brutus,Is it excepted I should know no secretsThat appertain to you? Am I your selfBut as it were in sort or limitation?To keep with you at meals, comfort your bed,And talk to you sometimes? Dwell I but in the suburbsOf your good pleasure? If it be no more,Portia is Brutus' harlot, not his wife. BRUTUS. You are my true and honourable wife,As dear to me as are the ruddy dropsThat visit my sad heart. PORTIA. If this were true, then should I know this secret.I grant I am a woman, but withalA woman that Lord Brutus took to wife.I grant I am a woman, but withalA woman well reputed, Cato's daughter.Think you I am no stronger than my sex,Being so fathered and so husbanded?Tell me your counsels; I will not disclose 'em.I have made strong proof of my constancy,Giving myself a voluntary woundHere in the thigh. Can I bear that with patience,And not my husband's secrets? BRUTUS. O ye gods,Render me worthy of this noble wife! What effect does Brutus's secrecy have on his wife, Portia? Select three options. She feels like she is not really Brutus's wife if he cannot be honest with her. She thinks that Brutus is unfairly keeping her in the dark because she is a woman. She forces Brutus to tell her about the conspiracy to kill Caesar. She harms herself to prove to Brutus that she is strong enough to keep his secret. She joins the conspiracy to go after Caesar and says she will wound him.
She feels like she is not really Brutus's wife if he cannot be honest with her. She thinks that Brutus is unfairly keeping her in the dark because she is a woman. She harms herself to prove to Brutus that she is strong enough to keep his secret.
Read the passage from A Room of One's Own. Her mind must have been strained and her vitality lowered by the need of opposing this, of disproving that. For here again we come within range of that very interesting and obscure masculine complex which has had so much influence upon the woman's movement; that deep-seated desire, not so much that SHE shall be inferior as that HE shall be superior, which plants him wherever one looks, not only in front of the arts, but barring the way to politics too, even when the risk to himself seems infinitesimal and the suppliant humble and devoted. How does the rhetorical technique used in the underlined text best develop the author's ideas? The author's use of overstatement exaggerates a well-known fact to emphasize men's perceived superiority. The author's use of irony emphasizes that men's desire to be superior is not an obscure or particularly interesting fact. The author's use of metaphor makes a creative and colorful comparison to emphasize the idea that men want to be superior. The author's use of allusion emphasizes that men's desire to be superior is similar to women's desire to be part of the women's movement.
The author's use of irony emphasizes that men's desire to be superior is not an obscure or particularly interesting fact.
Read the passage from A Doll's House. Nora: Hide the Christmas Tree carefully, Helen. Be sure the children do not see it until this evening, when it is dressed. [To the porter, taking out her purse.] How much? Porter: Sixpence. Nora: There is a shilling. No, keep the change. [The porter thanks her, and goes out. Nora shuts the door. She is laughing to herself, as she takes off her hat and coat. She takes a packet of macaroons from her pocket and eats one or two; then goes cautiously to her husband's door and listens.] Yes, he is in. [Still humming, she goes to the table on the right.] What do the stage directions tell the reader about Nora? They show how much money Nora gives to the porter. They give important background details about Nora's life. They show Nora's mood and her approach to her husband. They show how Nora wants to hide the Christmas tree.
They show Nora's mood and her approach to her husband.
Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell. Almost immediately after the Arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the imminent overthrow of [Egyptian president Hosni] Mubarak. In covering what some deemed the Facebook or Twitter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in political opposition, smartphones in hand. And since then, the violent and sectarian unrest in Syria has brought increased attention to the role of citizen journalism. Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings. What evidence could the authors use to support their claim in the last sentence of this excerpt? Select three options. a blog post from someone who attended an Arab Spring demonstration a firsthand account from someone involved in a previous uprising statistics on Twitter use in Tunisia both before and during the uprisings data about Facebook use from a research study on the Arab Spring a short story about citizen journalism during uprisings in the Middle East
a blog post from someone who attended an Arab Spring demonstration statistics on Twitter use in Tunisia both before and during the uprisings data about Facebook use from a research study on the Arab Spring
Read the passage from "Two Kinds." In spite of these warning signs, I wasn't worried. Our family had no piano and we couldn't afford to buy one, let alone reams of sheet music and piano lessons. So I could be generous in my comments when my mother bad-mouthed the little girl on TV. "Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother. "What are you picking on her for?" I said carelessly. "She's pretty good. Maybe she's not the best, but she's trying hard." I knew almost immediately I would be sorry I said that. "Just like you," she said. "Not the best. Because you not trying." She gave a little huff as she let go of the sound dial and sat down on the sofa. The little Chinese girl sat down also to play an encore of "Anitra's Dance" by Grieg. I remember the song, because later on I had to learn how to play it. What conflict occurs in the passage? an internal conflict within the mother, who wishes she could buy more things for her family an internal conflict within the narrator, who wants to perform better than the little girl on the talent show an external conflict between the narrator and her mother over whether the girl on television is playing well an external conflict between the narrator, who wants to play piano, and her mother, who cannot afford to buy one
an external conflict between the narrator and her mother over whether the girl on television is playing well
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 1. FLAVIUS. It is no matter; let no imagesBe hung with Caesar's trophies. I'll about,And drive away the vulgar from the streets:So do you too where you perceive them thick.70These growing feathers plucked from Caesar's wingWill make him fly an ordinary pitch,Who else would soar above the view of menAnd keep us all in servile fearfulness. [Exeunt] What does the symbol of growing feathers represent in this excerpt? joy loyalty arrogance dedication
arrogance
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. CASCA. Why, there was a crown offered him: and beingoffered him, he put it by with the back of his hand,thus; and then the people fell a-shouting.230 BRUTUS. What was the second noise for? CASCA. Why, for that too. CASSIUS. They shouted thrice. What was the last cry for? CASCA. Why, for that too. BRUTUS. Was the crown offered him thrice?235 CASCA. Ay, marry, was't; and he put it by thrice, everytime gentler than other; and at every putting by,mine honest neighbours shouted. What conflict does Casca's explanation of the crowd's cries in the passage best illustrate? character vs. society character vs. character character vs. nature character vs. self
character vs. society
Examine the public service ad. 8703-12-04-08.jpg Who is the target audience for this public service advertisement? parents children government officials car manufacturers
parents
Read the passage from A Room of One's Own. For surely it is time that the effect of discouragement upon the mind of the artist should be measured, as I have seen a dairy company measure the effect of ordinary milk and Grade A milk upon the body of the rat. They set two rats in cages side by side, and of the two one was furtive, timid and small, and the other was glossy, bold and big. Now what food do we feed women as artists upon? I asked, remembering, I suppose, that dinner of prunes and custard. What perspective is supported by Woolf's word choices in the underlined sentence? that women artists are treated like caged rats that women artists become fearful in captivity that women artists are often held back by their own creative instincts that women artists do not receive the encouragement they need to succeed
that women artists do not receive the encouragement they need to succeed
In a play, which element related to theme is introduced in act 1, built up in act 2, and resolved in act 3? the main characters the setting the central conflict the main topics
the central conflict
Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell. In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace. . . . . . . The study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. . . . Data from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet. When looking specifically at those with a college education, use of social media for obtaining political information is more prevalent than in other segments of the population. Though most of the country is disconnected from the internet, 84% of those who are online say they visit social networking sites for news about Egypt's political situation. These findings point to social media's important role in spreading information, but do not necessarily indicate that social media was a mobilizing force in the uprisings. How do the authors use statistics to support their claim? to include ideas about how social media can help authoritarian regimes remain in power to emphasize that Egyptians, even those who are highly educated, mistrust social media to illustrate that social media motivated average Egyptians to take part in the uprisings to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics
to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics
