English 12A FINAL review
Which statements are examples of characterization? Select three answers.
"I don't think your joke is funny," she huffed, glowering at her friend. The tardy bell rang, but he sauntered to class unconcerned. She waited patiently as she carefully adjusted the telescope.
The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by George Orwell. How is Winston "educated?"
Through tourture.
What does Hamlet mean when he refers to the "pangs of dispriz'd love"?
heartache
When analyzing the development of a text's central ideas, readers should consider
how central ideas connect
Satire is an author's use of
humor to criticize human folly.
Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. Thus I know how to preach against the viceWhich masters me—and that is avarice.Though I myself am guilty of the sin,I know how to make other people turnFrom avarice, and bitterly repent.Which word best characterizes the Pardoner in this passage?
hypocritical
Thomas More wrote Utopia during a period of
increased prosperity and a growing middle class.
Implicit information requires the reader to combine details from the text with background knowledge to make a(n)
inference
Which characteristics were part of the medieval code of chivalry? Select three options.
loyalty, morality, faithfulness
Read the passage.Langston Hughes was extremely versatile. He wrote poetry, published essays, and even authored a commissioned history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).In this context, what is the meaning of "versatile"?
multi-talented
In Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury, phrases such as "my faithful and loving people," "the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects," and "you have deserved rewards and crowns" are examples of a rhetorical appeal to
pathos because she is encouraging the troops by attempting to elicit their feelings of loyalty.
Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "To start with, I declare where I've come from,And then produce my certificates, one by one;My licence with the seal of our lord bishopWhich I show first—that's to protect myselfSo that nobody, whether priest or cleric,Dares interdict me from Christ's holy work." What feature of medieval life is reflected in the excerpt?
the acceptance of the Church's authority
Which of the following is the best definition of chivalry?
the behavior and conduct expected of medieval knights
Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This King was staying at Camelot at Christmastime With many fair lords and the most beautiful ladies And the whole high brotherhood of the Round Table In happy festivity and the high revels of the season. What element of medieval court culture is evident in the excerpt?
the camaraderie of nobles and knights
According to "Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement," the dangerous and violent atmosphere created by Jim Crow laws in the South contributed to
the first wave of the Great Migration.
Thomas More's fictional text about a society governed by reason and order is most likely a response to the conflict between
the king and church leaders
The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by George Orwell. What is written on the note that Julia passes to Winston and why does he destroy it?
the note said "I love you", it was destroyed to avoid detection by the Thought Police.
Which factors should be considered when evaluating whether an adaptation is a success? Choose three answers.
the particular choices made in the adaptation the effects of the choices made in the adaptation why the choices made in the adaptation are effective
Which factors should be considered when evaluating whether an adaptation is a success? Choose three answers.
the particular choices made in the adaptation the effects of the choices made in the adaptation why the choices made in the adaptation are effective
The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by George Orwell. Why is it important that the schoolbook history be changed?
As long as people don't realize the truth about history, the Party can control all facets of society, particularly its own destiny.
How does the purpose of the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury compare to the excerpt from Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry?
Both excerpts attempt to persuade Queen Elizabeth's audience that she is willing to sacrifice her life for England's well-being.
Read the excerpts from historical documents.From the Declaration of Independence:When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.From the Declaration of Sentiments:When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course. How are t
Both insist that drastic action requires a statement of rationale.
Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments. But the whole business of slavery is an evil of the first magnitude, and a most horrible iniquity to traffic with slaves and souls of men; and an evil, sorry I am, that it still subsists, and more astonishing to think, that it is an iniquity committed amongst Christians, and contrary to all the genuine principles of Christianity, and yet carried on by men denominated thereby. Read the excerpt from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African. That subject, handled in your striking manner, would ease the yoke (perhaps) of many—but if only of one—Gracious God!—what a feast to a benevolent heart!—and, sure I am, you are an epicurean in acts of charity. In these excerpts, how do both men use God and religion to achieve their purpose?
Both men invoke God and use their Christian faith to establish a common ground with their intended audiences.
How does an adaptation where the ghost and Hamlet are played by the same actor differ from an adaptation where the ghost and Hamlet are played by two separate actors?
By having the same actor play both parts, the two characters become one and Hamlet's madness is confirmed.
In Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii, which dramatic convention does Shakespeare employ most?
He introduces a major conflict.
Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "God's arms!" exclaimed one of these debauchees,"Is the fellow then so dangerous to meet?In highways and in byways, street by street,I'll seek him out, I vow it on God's bones.Now listen, fellows: let us three be one,Each of us hold his hand up to the other,And each of us become the other's brother,And we will kill this black betrayer, Death,And kill the killer, by God's holy breath,And that before the sun goes down on us!" Which statement best describes how the speaker in the excerpt is characterized?
He is impassioned and persuasive.
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England. Another familiar disease is malaria, which Elizabethans refer to as ague or fever. You might associate this with more tropical countries of the modern world but in marshy areas in sixteenth-century England, such as the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Fens, the Norfolk Broads, and Romney Marsh in Kent, it kills thousands. No one suspects that it has anything to do with mosquitoes; rather people believe it is the corrupted air arising from the low-lying dank marsh (hence the term mal-aria). As a result, you will have no chance of getting proper treatment for the disease. How does the paragraph expand on the central idea that malaria was a deadly disease in Elizabethan England?
It explains Elizabethan misconceptions about the spread of malaria.
What is nuance?
a small or subtle difference in meaning
Which statement best describes knights in the Middle Ages?
Knights were professional warriors who helped nobles protect their land.
Which best describes how the two adaptations of Hamlet differ?
Price's Hamlet appears to be in agony, emphasizing his madness, while Olivier's Hamlet appears to be calm, showing his contemplation.
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.Why does the Supreme Court conclude that the plaintiffs have been denied their rights?
Segregation is inherently unequal and unfair.
Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. When they had washed well, they went to sit at the table, The most famous knights nearest the top, as was proper, And Guenever, in high spirits, was seated in the middle of them, In the arrangement of the famous table, with them arrayed around her, Fine silk, furthermore, in a canopy over her, Of Toulouse red, and many Tharsian tapestries Embroidered and set with the finest of jewels That would have cost a great deal if someone had tried to buy them. The most beautiful there was the Queen, Flashing her gray eye. No one had ever seen Anyone lovelier in his day. Based on the excerpt, what conclusion can readers draw about Guenever?
She is held in high esteem.
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what plot event prompts Hamlet to become suspicious and resentful?
a visit from his deceased father
Which statements describe the Middle Ages? Select four options.
The Christian Church was a powerful institution. A feudal system of government ruled the land. Men of nobility, such as dukes and barons, controlled areas of land. Knights helped nobles protect their land and their subjects.
A text's central ideas are always
supported by key details.
Which statement best explains why Hamlet alludes to Pyrrhus throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?
The allusion highlights the idea of avenging a father's murder.
Which statements describe the central ideas of a text? Select three choices.
They are the most important ideas in a text. They are supported by details. They can be explicitly stated or implied.
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England. Simon Forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. However, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. He has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if." It seems the best advice is provided by Nicholas Bownd in his book Medicines for the Plague: "In these dangerous times God must be our only defense." Which lines best summarize the excerpt?
While doctors like Simon Forman tried to help, others such as Nicholas Bownd relied on their faith in God.
Read the excerpt from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. In this style, argue tyrants of every denomination, from the weak king to the weak father of a family; they are all eager to crush reason; yet always assert that they usurp its throne only to be useful. Do you not act a similar part, when you force all women, by denying them civil and political rights, to remain immured in their families groping in the dark? For surely, Sir, you will not assert, that a duty can be binding which is not founded on reason? If indeed this be their destination, arguments may be drawn from reason: and thus augustly supported, the more understanding women acquire, the more they will be attached to their duty—comprehending it—for unless they comprehend it, unless their morals be fixed on the same immutable principle as those of man, no authority can make them discharge it in a virtuous manner.What is the central idea of the exce
Women must be able to choose their roles rather than being forced into them.
In the Middle Ages, an indulgence was
a document that offered forgiveness for sin.
A performance of a play with changes in important elements, such as scenery, language, and ethnicity of characters, is called an
adaptation
Which are conjunctive adverbs? Select three options.
also unless however
The following question is based on your reading of 1984 by George Orwell. How does one's own body betray a person?
any tiny action demonstrating hatred of the party can cost the individual his or her life
Read the excerpt from The Pardoner's Tale in The Canterbury Tales. And it fell to the youngest of them all,And he set off at once towards the town.And thereupon, so soon as he was gone,One of the two who stayed said to the other:"You know, of course, that you are my sworn brother.I'll tell you something that you won't lose by.As you can see, our friend has gone away,And here is gold, and that in greatest plenty,All waiting to be split between us three.How would it be, if I can work it soThat it is only shared between us two,Wouldn't I be doing you a friendly turn?" How does Chaucer characterize the young man speaking in this passage?
as deceitful
Queen Elizabeth most likely used different rhetorical appeals in her Address to the Troops at Tilbury and her Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry due to differences in
audience and purpose.
Historical context helps readers understand a text by providing
background information.
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth.How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter?
by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent
Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. I can sting with my tongue; and when I preachI sting so hard, the fellow can't escapeSlander and defamation, if so beHe's wronged my fellow-pardoners, or me,Even if I don't give his actual name,Yet everybody knows that he's the oneFrom hints, and other circumstantialities—That's how I deal with people who annoy us;That's how I spit out venom, under guiseOf piety, and seem sincerely pious. How does the excerpt satirize the clergy?
by revealing the clergy's vindictive abuse of power
In his adaptation of Hamlet, Jonathan Price plays both Hamlet and the ghost. Which methods might Jonathan Price use to make it clear to the audience that he is playing both characters? Choose three answers.
changing his tone of voice changing his facial expression changing his posture
A______is a group of words that includes both a subject and verb
clause
In the Middle Ages, Christians were expected to visit a priest yearly to offer
confessions
To determine the precise meaning of a word, what should the reader consider? Choose three answers.
context clues tone word choice
A text that is meant to be performed is called a
drama
What does Hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"?
dying
Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry. As I have good cause, so do I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole estate of your country.
encouraging an emotional response from the audience.
Utopia reflects the time in which it was written because
exploration was important in the fifteenth century.
In Hamlet, Act I, Scene i, which character does Shakespeare use most to create suspense?
ghost
Queen Elizabeth's overall purpose in her Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry is to________ members of the parliament
persuade
The primary purpose of both Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury and Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry is to
persuade
To generate an idea means
produce an idea
Read the excerpt from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language. I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary, which, by degrees, I reduced to method, establishing to myself, in the progress of the work, such rules as experience and analogy suggested to me; experience, which practice and observation were continually increasing; and analogy, which, though in some words obscure, was evident in others. The excerpt suggests that Johnson's work is significant because it
reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.[T]here are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangible" factors.The Supreme Court is most likely interested in these findings because it hopes to determine whether
separate systems of education can be equal.
Read the excerpt from Black Boy.A quarter of a century was to elapse between the time when I saw my father sitting with the strange woman and the time when I was to see him again. . . . I stood before him, poised, my mind aching as it embraced the simple nakedness of his life, feeling how completely his soul was imprisoned by the slow flow of the seasons, by wind and rain and sun, how fastened were his memories to a crude and raw past, how chained were his actions and emotions to the direct, animalistic impulses of his withering body.Wright's purpose telling this anecdote is to illustrate his father's
shortcomings
Which terms are transition words that are used to introduce an example?
specifically, such as
When writing a critique, a reader first finds the central idea and supporting details, then
states a position on the central idea.
a ______makes clauses dependent
subordinating conjuction
In a drama, how do audiences learn about a character? Select four answers.
through the character's own words through what other characters say through the actions the character takes through the way others behave toward the character
Read the excerpt from a book written by Jacob Abbott about Queen Elizabeth. The members of the Parliament went forth immediately to proclaim the new queen. There are two principal places where it was then customary to proclaim the English sovereigns. One of these was before the royal palace at Westminster, and the other in the city of London. What is the purpose of this excerpt?
to inform readers about information relating to Queen Elizabeth
The attitude of a text toward the subject being discussed is called
tone
What is the author's attitude toward a subject called?
tone