English 11 Final Review
64. What is a proposition? (The Great Debaters )
An statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion
95. "S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hundred and fifty bucks I'd put in. It ain't much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some." Who is speaking in this quotation?
Candy
90. Who kills Candy's dog?
Carlson
51. Which group of people did Senator Joseph McCarthy prosecute in the 1950s?
Communists
93. Who "got his hand caught in machine"?
Curley
32. According to Clarisse in Fahrenheit 451, how can you tell if you are in love?
Dandelion pollen comes off when you rub it under your chin
27. In Fahrenheit 451 What is the name of the toothpaste advertised on the subway?
Denham's Dentrifice
86. Poe is credited with creating the story.
Detective
6. What genre did Poe invent?
Detective Stories
54. Who is the author of The Tell Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
45. Who is John's wife in The Crucible??
Elizabeth
2. In The Crucible Who said, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"
Elizabeth Proctor
15. In Cask of Amontillado Why did Montresor decide to kill Fortunato?
For revenge because he insulted him.
87. Who kills Lennie?
George
40. Who died by being "pressed to death" in The Crucible?
Giles Corey
20. In Fahrenheit 451 Montag's first name is
Guy
11. In Cask of Amontillado How did Montresor kill Fortunato?
He bricked up the recess so he could not escape.
12. In Cask of Amontillado What did Montresor do to Fortunato when they reached the recess where the Amontillado was supposed to be?
He chained him to the granite wall.
10. In Cask of Amontillado What is ironic about Fortunato's name?
He is not fortunate.
31. What made Montag become agitated following the exposition of the novel Fahrenheit 451?
He just realized he's not really happy
13. In Cask of Amontillado What was Fortunato's weak point, and how did Montresor capitalize on it?
He was prideful in his knowledge of wine so Montresor tempts his pride by saying he will get someone else.
9. Who's heartbeat was the man hearing In Tell Tale Heart ?
His own
26. In Fahrenheit 451 How does Mildred claim Clarisse is killed?
Hit by a car
80. What is the tone of the I, too, sing America poem?
Hopeful
34. In Fahrenheit 451 What Greek Myth does Beatty reference right before Montag fires that flamethrower at him?
Icarus
66. Who is the debate coach and professor at Wiley College? (The Great Debaters)
Melvin Tolson
79. In ,1, too, sing America When the speaker says, "Tomorrow, I'll be at the table. "he means:
One day he will have the same rights as everyone else.
57. What was the speaker in The Speech at the Virginia Convention?
Patrick Henry
56. Who was the speaker in The Challenger Disaster
Ronald Reagan
25. What are the earplug radios in the novel Fahrenheit 451 called?
Seashells
30. In Fahrenheit 451 How does Mildred react when Montag confronts her about her suicide attempt?
She denies it and starts discussing television
94. Who is the only person to understand the bond between Lennie and George, andtherefore, understands why George kills Lennie?
Slim
4. In Tell Tale Heart, why do the police come to the house?
Someone heard a scream and called them.
74. Space Cat
Speaker, Purpose, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, Tone
59. Who was the author of the novel Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck
69. The Golden Thread
Texts we looked at that have the same central idea dealing with the American Dream
89. What event is going on in the United States during the time this novel takes place?
The Great Depression
81. 1, too, sing America - "They send me to eat in the kitchen..." The[word "they" means:
The people who discriminate the speaker.
23. In Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse and Montag are
friends/neighbors
82. Poe lost many women he loved to
Tuberculosis
5. In Tell Tale Heart Where did the caretaker hide the body?
Under the planks on the floor
77. Author of "I Hear America Singing"
Walt Whitman
84. Poe died of
mysterious causes
8. In Tell Tale Heart what time of day did he kill the old man?
night time
22. Faber and Montag plot to do what In Fahrenheit 451
plant books in firemen's houses
19. In Fahrenheit 451 what does Montag read to Millie and her friends
poetry
83. Which of the following women died during Edgar's life?
all of them
29. Which poem does Montag read to Mildred and her friends In Fahrenheit 451?
"Dover Beach"
3. In Cask of Amontillado, What is Montresor's motto?
"Nemo me impune lacessit"
85. Which of Poe's writings shot him to fame?
"The Raven"
78. Which line best supports the tone of the poem I, too, sing America?
"Tomorrow, / I'll be at the table"
21. In Fahrenheit 451 How many children do Montag and Millie have?
0
17. In Fahrenheit 451 How long has Montag been a fireman?
10 years
18. Clarisse is how many years old In Fahrenheit 451
17
33. In Fahrenheit 451 What does Montag take from the old lady's burning house?
A book
42. Who is to blame for beginning the whole witch trial situation in The Crucible?
Abigail
49. She is the antagonist in The Crucible.
Abigail Williams
58. Who was the speaker of The Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln
71. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Abraham Lincoln
37. Who wrote the play The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
75. This person is example of a person who overcame difficult circumstances with hard work and ended up a success story. He is a brain surgeon.
Ben Carson
70. ICE stands for.
Introduce, Cite, Explain
16. What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns
7. In Tell Tale Heart After murdering the old man, the narrator becomes convinced that he can still the hear the old man's heart beating. What does this symbolize or represent?
It represents the narrator's conscience.
36. In Fahrenheit 451 What is the significance of Montag putting out the campfire before beginning his journey to rebuild knowledge to the world
It symbolizes the end of his period of destruction and a chance to reinventhimself as a Phoenix rising from the ashes
14. What is ironic about the time of the murder In Cask of Amontillado?
It was during a carnival so everyone was having fun.
91. What is Curley's wife's name?
It's never mentioned
67. The Debate team's primary researcher. (The Great Debaters)
James Farmer Jr.
65. Who is the professor of Theology at Wiley College? (The Great Debaters)
James Farmer Sr.
72. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Jefferson
38. The Crucible -"She thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave!"
John Proctor
43. Who cheated on his/her spouse in The Crucible?
John Proctor
50. He is the protagonist of the story The Crucible.
John Proctor
73. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
King, Jr
76. Author of "I, Too, Sing America"
Langston Hughes
92. The death of Candy's dog foreshadows
Lennie's death
35. What do the police ask everyone to do at the count of ten In Fahrenheit 451?
Look out their houses for Montag
60. Who was the speaker of I Have a Dream?
Martin Luther King Jr
28. In Fahrenheit 451 What position did Faber hold before he retired?
Professor of English
55. Who was the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
39. The Crucible - who is minister in Salem
Rev Parris
1. In The Crucible, He is the reverend who is an expert in witches
Rev. Hale
53. He is the controversial, insecure minister in Salem in The Crucible.
Rev. Parris
88. What is a similarity between Candy and his dog?
They are old and past their prime
68. Who was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
46. in The Crucible?. Which of the Ten Commandments does John Proctor neglect to recitewhen Hale is testing him?
Thou shall not commit adultery.
44. in The Crucible, Who is the slave from Barbados?
Tituba
61. Ethos appeals...
To Credibility
62. Pathos appeals...
To emotion
48. True/False: Before the action of the play The Crucible, Betty Parris and her friends were caught dancing in the woods.
True
24. In Fahrenheit 451 What does Montag suddenly remember after the city is bombed in the war?
Where he and Mildred actually met
52. What does Mary Warren give to Goody Proctor in Act Il in The Crucible?
a poppet
41. What does Proctor do after he signed his confession in The Crucible?
tears it up
47. How does a witch hunt begin in The Crucible??
wrongful accusation
