Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Reg. Exam Review

____1. He accuses Mama of butchering his dreams.                              

                                                                                              

____2. She calls Mama a tyrant for refusing to allow                 

         anyone to express beliefs that Mama considers                 

         sacrilegious.                                                              

____3. His dream is to open a liquor store.                                   

____4. She buys a house with her husband’s insurance

Money.                                                                                                         

                                                                                

____5. Twenty years old, she wants to go to medical

         school.

____6. Walter’s wife, she is pregnant with their second

         child.

____7. Beneatha’s date, he makes fun of her native African

         dress.

____8. He sleeps on the couch.

____9. He went to school in Canada.

____10. She considers George a good catch because he’s rich.

 

 

Mark A for true and B for false

 

11.    Before the play begins, Walter Lee, Bobo and Willy discuss buying a liquor store.

12.   Mama slaps Beneatha for calling Walter a “flip”.

13.   George Murchison encourages the Youngers to take a greater interest in African History and culture.

14.   Mama uses part of the money from Big Walter’s insurance policy  to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood.

15.   The remainder of the money is lost when Willy swindles Walter.

16.   Lindner returns to the Younger’s apartment because he wants to offer them more money not to move.

17.   At the end of the play, Beneatha argues  with Walter  about her plans for the future.

 

 

Multiple Choice

 

18.   A conflict takes place in Act One when

19.   Walter would like to see his family’s life change in many ways.  More than anything else, though, he wants to

20.  Joseph Asagai does not give Beneatha,

 

21.   In a private moment, Walter admits to Ruth that he

 

22.  When Mama finally decides what to do with the insurance money, she

 

23.   ,Juror #2         

24.   Juror # 3         

25.   Juror #5         

26.   Juror #7         

 

 

 

27.   Juror #8     

28.    Juror #9          

29.   Juror #10             

30.   Juror #11          

 

 

 

 

31.   The jury in Twelve Angry Men is composed of all of the following EXCEPT

32.   Because the jurors are not identified  by name, the speaker identifies them by

 

33.   According to the charge by the judge, the jury may find the defendant guilty only if it

 

34.   In the first ballot, juror Eight votes “not guilty” because

 

35.   In the discussion, juror Eight points out that in American justice, there is an assumption of

36.   When juror Eight points out that the defendant was beaten regularly by his father, juror Three reveals by his outburst that he can be

37.   When juror Four observes that the slum children “are potential menaces to society,” juror Five says that

38.   Juror Eight insists that the knife identified as the murder weapon be brought to the jury room because he wants to show that

 

39.   Juror Three thinks juror Five voted not guilty probably because Five is

 

              

            40.       Juror Nine was motivated to vote not guilty on the second ballot because

          

               41.         Juror Eight points out that if the el train was passing at the time of the murder, the old man     

       

42. Juror Nine had observed the old man closely during his testimony and believes he would lie because

 

 

n  What happens to a dream deferred?

n  Does it dry up

n  like a raisin in the sun?

n  Or fester like a sore-

n  And then run?

n  Does it stink like rotten meat?

n  Or crust and sugar over-

n  like a syrupy sweet?

n  Maybe it just sags

n  like a heavy load.

n  Or does it explode?

n                          -Langston Hughes

 

 

43,  Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?  This is an example of :

                       

44.   And then run?  Is an example of :

         

 

45.   The overall theme of the poem is:

             

Mark “A” for true and “B” for false

 

46.  A thesis statement is proven throughout the entire paper.

47.  According to MLA, the margins for a paper should be set at 2.

48.  The font of your paper should be bold, Times New Roman, 12.

49.  The Works Cited page should include an alphabetical list of all sources for the project, those used and not.

50.  The period is placed after the paraphrase or quote and before the parenthetical documentation.

51.  Long quotes are indented like a new paragraph.

52.  Parenthetical documentation should contain, when available, the author’s last name and the page number.

 

53. What does Montag’s fire hose spray?     

 

  1. For what crimes has Clarisse’s uncle been arrested?

 

  1. What question does Clarisse ask Montag after their first encounter?

 

  1. How does Mildred pass the time?

 

 

  1. What type of conflict was Bradbury describing when he wrote that Montag “felt his body divide”?

 

  1. In Part 1, how does the Hound react to Montag?

 

  1. Which of the following is NOT a rule book for the Firemen of America?

 

  1. Which of the descriptive words does Bradbury choose to give his readers a concise image of the firemen?
  2. What does Beatty’s treatment of the old woman tell you about his character?
  3. What made Montag sick to his stomach?
  4. How did Mildred react when Montag told her about the old woman burning alive with her books?

 

  1. As society began to speed up, what became the most important thing to people?

 

 

  1. Which of the following is NOT a publication left for the people to read?

 

  1. What was Montag looking for in the books?
    1. Different laws that could show book burning was wrong
    2. A manual to teach him how to be a better person
    3. An answer to all of the problems with his life
    4. To see what all of the controversy was about

 

  1. Why does Montag begin to think of the old man in the park?

 

 

  1. Which is the best summary of the plan that Montag and Faber devise?

 

  1. What device does Faber give Montag so they can communicate?

 

  1. Why was Montag unable to read the bible successfully on the train?
  2. Why did Faber say that Beatty “might be one of us”?

 

  1. What did Mrs. Phelps say about her husband going off to war?
    1. She thought he was brave for fighting for his country

 

  1. On what did Mildred and her friends base the presidential votes?

 

  1. After Beatty’s speech in the firehouse, what did Faber tell Montag?

 

 

 

  1. What did Mildred regret losing in the fire?

 

  1. What two announcements did Montag hear on the Seashell radio?

 

  1. What happened when Montag crossed the ten-lane highway?

 

  1. What did Beatty mean when he spoke the line below (from Shakespeare) to Montag when he had the flame thrower aimed at him?

 

“There is no such terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm’d so strong in honesty that they pass me as an idle wind, which I respect not!”

 

  1. What did Granger give Montag to deter the hound?

 

  1. What had Montag expected to find in Granger and the other men’s faces?

 

  1. Why did Granger tell Montag the story about his grandfather?

 

  1. How is the legend of the phoenix related to the story?

 

Matching.  Match the characters below with the descriptions that best represent them.

 

 

  1. Hated the idea of having children

 

  1. Wondered why books were so controversial

 

  1. Home was planted with books and set on fire

 

  1. Didn’t care that spouse was heading to war

 

  1. Was considered an anti-social outcast

 

  1. Often quoted lines from different books

 

  1. Tried to commit suicide with sleeping pills

 

  1. A retired English professor

 

 

 

 

Identifying Literary Devices- Select the appropriate literary device for each sentence.

 

  1. "Somewhere the saving and putting away had to begin again and someone had to do the saving and the keeping, one way or another, in books, in records, in people's heads, any way at all so long as it was safe, free from moths, silverfish, rust and dry-rot, and men with matches."

 

  1. …time was busy burning the years and the people anyway…”

 

  1. "What traitors books can be! You think they're backing you up, and they turn on you.”

 

  1. “Monday, we burn Miller; Tuesday, Tolstoy; Wednesday, Walt Whitman; Friday, Faulkner; and Saturday and Sunday, Schopenhauer and Sartre.”

 

 

  1. “These books are my family.”

 

  1. A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it.”

 

  1. She was only standing, weaving from side to side, her eyes fixed upon a nothingness in the wall as if they had struck her a terrible blow upon the head.”

 

True or False- Mark “A” for true and “B” for false. Determine if the statements about the story are true or false. 

 

 

  1. Montag was able to memorize the entire book of Ecclesiastes.

 

  1. Montag and Mildred first met in Chicago.

 

100.                 Granger had been on the run since striking a fireman for trying to burn down his library.

 

  1. Montag carries a copy of the book Civil Disobedience with him on the train.

 

  1. Mildred, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles surprised Montag with their knowledge and understanding of politics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131,  Alliteration                       

132.  Allegory                                   

133.  Allusion                                   

134.  Conflict                                   

135.  Foreshadowing                       

 

136.  Imagery                                   

137.  Plot                                   

138.  Irony                                   

139.  Metaphor                       

140.  Onomatopoeia                       

 

 

 

 

Types of Sentences

 

141.  Compound-Complex

142.  Complex

143.  Compound

144. Simple

 

 

145.  Dependent Clause

146.  Independent Clause

147-160  Grammar Terms

 

           


 

PAP Exam Review

Julius Caesar 
                  Describe the significance of each of these characters

1.      Julius Caesar                          

2.      Cassius                          

3.      Antony                          

4.      Octavius                          

5.      Brutus                          

6.      Calpurnia                          

7.      Portia        

                 

8.      Why does Cassius fear Caesar will become a tyrant?

9.      How do the conspirators plan to win Brutus to their cause by

10.    What were Brutus’ personal feelings toward Caesar?

11.    What reasons does Brutus give for not wanting to kill Mark Antony?

12.    Describe the relationship between Portia and Brutus.

13.    Why does Brutus want Mark Antony to speak at Cesar’s funeral?

14.    Describe all parts of Antony’s funeral oration.

15.    What does Cassius accuse Brutus of?

16.    What was the major cause of Brutus’ failure?

Know the speaker and significance of the following quotes:

17.    Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a colossus                                   

18.    “This was the noblest Roman of them all”                                                                                

19.    “Let us be sacrificers. . . Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods”

20.    “Et tu Brutue”        

William Shakespeare

21.    Who reigned during Shakespeare’s early life and work?

22.    What was the first play to be performed at the Globe Theater?

23.    From what text did Shakespeare take ideas from throughout his working life?

24.    With whom were the last sections of Shakespeare’s sonnets concerned?

25.    Who said of Shakespeare, “He was not of an age, but for all time”?

 “Allegory of the Cave” from Plato’s Republic

26.    Who are the two speakers?

27.    What will a liberated prisoner’s first reaction be?

28.    Know the archetypes within this reading!!!!!!!!

29.    What does the journey up the steep ascent symbolize?

LITERARY GENRE, CARL JUNG, & ARCHETYPES

30.    Definition and qualities of lyric

31.    Definition and qualities of tragedy

32.    Definition and qualities of comedy

33.    Definition and qualities of epic

34.    What are the qualities of an epic hero?

35.    What is the collective unconscious?

36.    How is an archetype tied to your unconscious?

37.    What is Individuation?

38.    What is an archetype?

COMIC QUALITIES

39.    What is the difference between tragic and comic time?

40.    What are the three stages of comedy based on Dante’s Inferno?

TRAGIC AND EPIC QUALITIES

41.    Who is Thespis?

42.    Who is Aeschylus?

43.    Who is Euripides?

44.    What is Aristotle’s definition of tragedy?

45.    How are tragedies complex?

46.    Tragedy begins in a place burdened by the …?

47.    What is rhe epic penetration of the veil?

48.    What is the “Epic Cut”?

Antigone by Sophocles

49.    How does Ismene react to Antigone’s desire and attempt to bury their brother?

50.    How does Creon feel about the authority of the state?

51.    The turning point of the play occurs at what point?

52.    Antigone is the daughter of whom?

53.    The audience learns the most about Antigone’s character through what kind of characterization?

54.    Creon demonstrates what conflict types?

55.    How does Antigone’s death lead to the final stage of tragedy?

56.    According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, what needs could Antigone not address when trapped in the tomb?

57.    What character describes the animal sacrifices gone awry?

58.    Who is the Flat Character / Brings Antigone to Creon?

59.    What character completes bridal rites in death?

60.    Who is the Antagonist / Dynamic Character?

61.    Who is Antigone’s Foil / Represents an alternate personality to her sibling?

62.    Who is the Protagonist?

63.    Who commits suicide after cursing her husband?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

64.    How does Montag describe the emotions of being a fireman?

65.    What are the symbols that are used to present the fireman?

66.    What does Montag do that upsets Faber?

67.    What object does the woman possess that sends the firemen rushing out of the house?

68.    Where does Montag hide his book?

69.    What book does Montag try to read and memorize on the subway?

70.    What projects from the Hound’s single angry tooth?

71.    Describe the tension of the scene when Montag returns to the firehouse after making plans with Faber.

72.    What are the details of Beatty’s dream?

73.    What causes Montag to consider killing Beatty?

74.    What landmark does Montag encounter as he makes his way through the wilderness?

75.    What will the book people say when asked what they’re doing?

Anthem by Ayn Rand

76.    There is no transgression blacker than to do what?

77.    What was Equality 7-2521 doing when he first discovered the powers of electricity?

78.    Why was Equality sent to the Palace of Corrective Detention to be lashed?

79.    What would Equality’s light box bring ruin to?

80.    What word will be cut in stone to serve as Equality’s “beacon” and “banner”?

81.    What is Equality’s reaction to being named a street sweeper?

82.    What are the different homes that people stay at throughout the different stages of their life?

83.    What do Liberty and Equality name each other initially? At the end of the book?

Gilgamesh

                  Describe the significance of each of these characters

84.    Enkidu

85.    Gilgamesh

86.    Utanapishtim

87.    Shamash

88.    Ishtar

89.    Shamhat

90.    Ninsun

91.    Describe Gilgamesh’s kingdom.

92.    How did Ishtar try to get revenge on Gilgamesh?

93.    Explain Gilgamesh’s journey to see Utanapishtim.

Harrison Bergeron

94.    What handicaps are assigned to the major characters?

95.    For what crime has Harrison been arrested?

96.    How does Harrison claim authority when he arrives at the television studio?

97.    How does the handicapper General regain control?

Myth of Icarus

98.    Why does Daedalus make wings?

99.    What is the consequence of Daedalus’ warnings?

100.  How does Icarus end up in prison?

101.  What instructions did Daedalus give Icarus before they flew away?

PYSCHOLOGY

102.  According to Sigmund Freud, define the functions of the ID, Ego & Superego

103.  How is anxiety caused?

104.  Define and explain psychoanalytic theory

Psychology Terms Applied to Literature

105.   How does Jack’s desire to hunt affect the other boys?

106.   How does Enkidu’s attempt to persuade from attacking Humbaba.

107.   What characters in Antigone suffer from anxiety and why? 

108.   Determine what Jurors are ruled by their id, ego, or superego?

109.   In Antony’s struggle to seek revenge on the conspirators, how does he make his choices?

110.   How does Okonkwo psychology deal when he must kill Ikemefuna?

111.  How would analyze The Littluns in Lord of the Flies?

112.   How does Arnold Friend deal with society’s expectations?

113.   How does Montag suffer from denial?

Grammar

114.  Independent Clauses

115.  Relative Pronoun --- Adjective and Noun clauses

116.  Infinitives

117.  Prepositional phrases

118.  Gerunds

119.  Appositives

120.  Simple Sentences

121.  Compound Sentences

122.  Complex Sentences

123.  Compound-Complex Sentences

124.  Parts of Speech

125.  more grammar

126.  more grammar

Lord of the Flies

127.  Why is Ralph elected chief?

128.  Why is Jack’s triumph in hunting marred?

129.  What was the beast on top of the mountain?

130.  How did the boys start a fire?

131.  Why did the boys need to start a fire?

132.  What is the nationality of the boys?

133.  What is the lord of the flies?

134.  How does Jack become leader?

135.  Who finally gets to see the beast in the daylight?

136.  What happens during the beach party?

137.  Why does Piggy want to go see Jack?

138.  How does Piggy die?

139.  What will happen to Ralph if he is caught?

140.  What are examples of irony in the novel?

141.  Who is the author of the novel?

142.  What happened to the littlun with the mulberry birthmark?

143.  Describe the shape and layout of the island.

144.  Look at Memorable quotes by Jack. Ralph and Piggy

145.  Look at Memorable quotes by Jack. Ralph and Piggy

146.  Look at Memorable quotes by Jack. Ralph and Piggy

Things Fall Apart

147.  In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?

148.  What is the main crop for the Igbo tribe?

149.  What does Okonkwo fear most?

150.  How does Okonkwo reveal the fears of weakness?

151.  What does Okonkwo constantly wish Ezinma had been?

152.  What is an ogbanje?

153.  Why was Okonkwo exiled?

154.  Explain the relationship between Okonkwo and Ikemefuna?

155.  How does Nwoye struggle between the Igbo cultural customs and the newly arrived Christianity?

156.  What does Okonkwo want for his future with the Igbo tribe?

157.  What are the egwugwu?

Character Types – Define and be able to identify examples of the following

158.  Protagonist                  

159.  Antagonist                  

160.  Foil                                             

161.  Dynamic Character                                                                

Literary Devices - Define and be able to identify examples of the following

162.  Allusion                                   

163.  Foreshadowing                                   

164.  Dramatic irony                                    

165.  Situational irony         

166.  Tropes:  Simile                                    

167.  Onomatopoeia                                    

168.  Metaphor        

169.  Hyperbole                                                                                  

170.  Personification                           

171.  Paradox        

172.  Schemes:  Alliteration                  

173.  Polysyndeton

174.  Epanalepsis

175.  Anaphora        

Writing Concepts

176.  Reflective                 

177.  Argumentative        

178.  Persuasive        

179.  Literary Analysis        

180.  Narration                                   

181.  Cause and Effect                          

 

THE RESEARCH PROCESS, MLA FORMAT, and ARGUMENTATION  - - -are the following statements true or false?

182.  Parenthetical documentation should contain, when available, the author’s last name and the page number.

183.  The period is placed after the paraphrase or quote and before the parenthetical documentation.

184.  Long quotes are indented separately.

185.  Argumentation is a logical way of asserting the soundness of a position, belief, or conclusion.

186.  Evidence for arguments should be relevant, representative, and sufficient.

187.  Using someone else’s work in your own paper without a citation is called plagarism.

188.  The Works Cited page should include an alphabetical list of all sources researched for the project; both those used and not.

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

189.  Juror # 3

190.  Juror # 5

191.  Juror #8

192.  Juror #9

193.  Juror #10

194.  Juror #11

195.  Explain how the jury was determine “reasonable doubt”.

196.  What elements of our legal system were explained in the play?

197.  In what ways does #8 cast doubt on the murder weapon?

198.  How do the jurors cast doubt on the old woman’s testimony?