English Final Review

Which of the following statements best demonstrates the district commissioner's inability to recognize of African culture? (Things Fall Apart)

"He had already chosen the title of the book, after much thought: The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger."

Which of the following best summarizes the European view of the Africans? ( Things Fall Apart)

"In the many years in which he had toiled to bring civilization to different parts of Africa he had learned a number of things"

This section of the story represents the (Things Fall Apart)

Denouncement

The word "list" (line 24) is a reference to (Macbeth)

Medieval jousting tournaments

Lines 16 and 17 are ironic because (Macbeth)

This is what Macbeth has done to Duncan

In context of the passage, the word "filed" (line 18) most likely means (Macbeth)

Troubled

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? (Frankenstein)

miserable marriage

The tone of the passage can best be described as (Things Fall Apart)

ominous

The analogy between the British and Roman empires suggests that both (Heart of Darkness)

penetrated barbarian darkness in an attempt to civilize native populations

The literary term that best describes the first part of the passage is (Frankenstein)

plot exposition

Achebe includes the above line in order to (Things Fall Apart)

show the irony in the way Europeans look at the African language

The sentence, "That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams," contains an example of (Things Fall Apart)

simile

Which of the following is true of the first line of the soliloquy? (Macbeth)

It is rhythmically shorter for emphasis

Lines 5-7 compare history to (Macbeth)

a torch-bearer light to a traveler in the dark

The overall meaning of lines 8-12 is that (Macbeth)

the tale of life is noisy and exciting but ultimately meaningless

The "shackled form of a conquered monster" (line 1-2) refers to (Heart of Darkness)

the taming of nature by civilized man

The "shackled form of a conquered monster" (lines 1-2) refers to (Heart of Darkness)

the taming of nature by civilized man

The personification used in the sentence "He was its spoiled and pampered favorite" (Heart of Darkness)

the wilderness

Marlow says that the only defense people have against the destruction power of darkness is (Heart of Darkness)

their character

The pronoun "them" (lines 19, 21, 23) refers to (Macbeth)

Banquo's descendants

Which of the following is not a reason Frankenstein offers for delaying his trip? (Frankenstein)

Everything he needs is in Switzerland

According to the passage, the narrator must go to England in order to (Frankenstein)

Gather additional information

In lines 4-7 Macbeth admits that Banquo (Macbeth)

Has more discretion than Macbeth.

What sign does the narrator offer that he is recovering? (Frankenstein)

He is delaying going to England

Okonkwo's considering himself to have the "heart of a lion" suggests what character traits? (Things Fall Apart)

Hubris

In addition to fearing Banquo, Macbeth resents him because (Macbeth)

Macbeth will not establish a dynasty

The animal imagery that is used in the passage could symbolically represent (Things Fall Apart)

Okonkwo

The brief mention of the narrator's research suggests that the nature of this research is (Frankenstein)

Philosophical

This passage is an example of what literary genre? (Frankenstein)

Romantic

The above statement is ironic for all of the following reason except (Things Fall Apart)

The Europeans should no longer be considered strangers

The narrator's spending days alone on a boat are an illustration of (Frankenstein)

The Romantic notion of the healing power of solitude

The line, "He had warned Obierika that if he and his men played any monkey tricks they would be shot," could be an example of (Things Fall Apart)

a metaphor for the way the district commissioner feels about the men of the tribe

The mention of Mark Antony and Caesar (line 10) is an example if an (Macbeth)

allusion

The phrase " Exterminate all the brutes" is startling because it occurs in context with (Heart of Darkness)

altruistic sentiments

Marlow feels a certain bond with the fireman because they both (Heart of Darkness)

are concerned about the engine

As used in line 9, the word "enjoyed" most likely means

assigned

An insight into Marlow's character is provided by his suggestions that the exploitation of colonial people (Heart of Darkness)

can only be justified of there is a t least some idea that some good can be done

Macbeth states that the reason he fears Banquo are Banquo's (Macbeth)

courage and common sense

"there is none but he whose being I do fear (line 7-8) is an example of (Macbeth)

dramatic irony

The purpose of the above description is to (Things Fall Apart)

emphasize how secluded the spot was for Okonkwo's suicide

The purpose of the repetition in line 3 is to (Macbeth)

emphasize the "petty pace" of the passing time

The fact that the "tale" (line 10) is told by an "idiot" (line 11) indicates that it is (Macbeth)

especially meaningless

Marlow believes the key to Kurtz's downfall is found in the first paragraph of Kurtz's pamphlet because he (Heart of Darkness)

expects to be treated as a god

Kurtz's character is revealed by his attitude toward the Ivory they recover because he (Heart of Darkness)

has come to believe everything rightfully belongs to him

The firemen is "an improves specimen" because he (Heart of Darkness)

has learned how to operate a simple machine

"A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride" means (Things Fall Apart)

having a strong heart is a important characteristic in the Ibo tribe ad will enable the man to withstand smaller failures

Okonkwo chooses to kill himself because (Things Fall Apart)

he could not live in accordance with Europeans customs

Achebe changes the point of view in the is section in order to (Things Fall Apart)

illustrate the way in which Europeans have misinterpreted the African culture

The word "it" in line 10 refers to (Macbeth)

life

In this passage, Marlow's view of women and their role in the world is that they (Heart of Darkness)

make the world better even though they do not understand it

In this passage the use of the word "sedentary" (line 4) to describe the typical sailor's life is paradoxical because (Heart of Darkness)

most sailors do not learn much about the world

The phrase "sleepless river" (line 61) is an example of (Heart of Darkness)

personification

The narrator prepares the reader for ambiguity by suggesting that Marlow's stories (Heart of Darkness)

raise more questions than they answer

An insight into Marlow's character revealed in this passage is the he (Heart of Darkness)

senses an uneasy connection with the savages on the shore