English I Honors FInal Study Guide

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When Juliet finds out about Romeo's last name, she says

"my only love sprung from my only hate."

Which of the following correctly defines an "epic?"

A long narrative poem about important events in history or folklore of a nation or culture

Read the following passage: Cyclopes have no muster and no meeting, No consultation or old tribal ways, But each one dwells in his own mountain cave, Dealing out rough justice to wife and child, Indifferent to what the others do... In this description, what ancient Greek cultural value does Odysseus imply that the Cyclopes lack?

A structured life in a well-organized society

What phrase best describes the story Isaac Bashevis Singer tells in "The Washwoman?"

A true story that happened long ago

What did the one man who escaped the scene of Laius' killing do?

Asked Jocasta to free him of his service

Laus was killed shortly...

Before Oedipus arrived in thebes

What is the meaning of Polyphemus' words in the following lines?

Curse odysseus with a difficult journey home

When writing an argument based research paper, what should your thesis statement always be?

Focused on one side of an argument

Which event foreshadows the resolution of "The Cask of Amontillado?"

Fortunato asks Montresor if he is a mason

Oedipus believes that Tiresias...

Has been bribed

Why does the Friar finally agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

He believes it will bring the families together again

What does Creon insist?

He does not envy oedipus' power

Why does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about the bad air in the vaults?

He wants to make sure that fortunato does not suspect his motives

Part One of The Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus'...

Heroic deeds

William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays and sonnets in what rhyming pattern?

Iambic pentameter

What is meant by the expression "In Medias Res?"

In the middle of things

Which statement helps you predict that Annie Johnson will succeed?

In years that stall became a store where customers could buy cheese, meal, syrup...

At the end of the play, Creon...

Is undecided about what to do with oedipus

Who is the narrator of "The Washwoman?"

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Which aspect of the carnival season is most important to Montresor's plan?

It is a time of wild madness and excess

Why is "The Washwoman" called a narrative essay?

It tells a story about a real person

What style of a paper outline does an English class typically use?

M.L.A

What can you predict from the following quotation from "The Cask of Amontillado?" "At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled-but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk."

Montresor is cautious and will make his plans carefully

What is the climax, or the highest point of intensity, of "The Cask of Amontillado?"

Montresor walks fortunato in

Choose the best set of words that fit into the blanks respectively. "What's in a _____________? That which we call a ____________ by any other word would smell as ____________

Name; rose; sweet

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony in the play?

Oedipus' defeat of the sphinx

Jocasta tells Oedipus the story of her first son to persuade him that...

Prophets are false

To understand the historical and cultural context of a literary work, which of the following is most helpful?

Read the author biography, footnotes, and other textual aids

Odysseus' slaughter of the suitors shows that ancient Greece held which of the following values?

Revenge is sometimes justified even if it involves killing

When Lady Capulet tells Juliet of the plans to marry Paris, how does Juliet feel about marriage?

She refuses and says she'd rather marry Romeo

When Maya Angelou says that Annie Johnson "balanced her appearances between the two hours of activity," she means that Annie:

Sold her meat pies hot and freshly cooked to the two locations in succeeding days

The investigation of Laius' murder was interrupted by...

The threat of the sphinx

Why does the disguised Odysseus make up a story and tell Penelope that her husband will be home soon?

To gauge her reaction about the news

In the famous "balcony" scene, when Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (Act II, Sc. 2, line 33), what is she asking?

Why are you Romeo, a montague?

What does Oedipus asks the Thebans gathered before his palace?

Why they have come

What should the first sentence of a research paper contain?

a hook

What is Friar Lawrence's fears of marrying the couple?

both a and b

What is the page called where you list your sources?

both a and b

In the Prologue, the _______________ is the voice that gives us the background for the play.

chorus

The chorus calms Oedipus and convinces him to spare...

creon's life

In "New Directions," which of the following is a significant detail?

determined not to leave her sons

In "New Directions," why does Annie carry two five-gallon pails filled with stones

experimenting to see how heavy a load she can carry

Benvolio gives Romeo the "Queen Mab" speech.

false

What is the name of Romeo's spiritual advisor?

friar lawrence

What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the following day?

get married

In Singer's essay, which word BEST describes how the mother treats the washwoman?

kindly

Who is the narrator in "The Cask of the Amontillado?"

monstresor

_______________________________ asks Lord Capulet if he may marry Juliet.

paris

Because "New Directions" is a narrative essay, we know Annie Johnson is a

real person

Oedipus was first told that he was fated to kill his father and marry his mother by

the drunkard

In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is the central conflict?

the narrator vs fortunato

Which member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage, but is assisting with it?

the nurse

The Prince tells the fighters, "If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."

true

Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the party?

tybalt

This story mainly takes place in _______________________________, Italy.

verona


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