Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- An "allegory" is
a) the repetition of the initial sounds of the words in a line of poetry.
b) a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a line of poetry.
c) a story with a double meaning.
d) the intervention of nature or the supernatural in a story.
- A story with a double meaning is called
a) an allegory.
b) a simile.
c) a hyperbole.
d) a metaphor.
- "Alliteration" is
a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
b) the comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes.
d) the repetition of the initial (usually consonant) sound in a series of words.
- The repetition of the initial (usually consonant) sound in a series of words is
a) simile.
b) onomatopoeia.
c) alliteration.
d) internal rhyme.
- An "aside" is
a) a brief speech not heard by the other actors on stage.
b) the same as a soliloquy.
c) an opening speech which introduces the play or an act.
d) any dramatic monologue.
- A brief speech not heard by the other actors on stage is
a) an aside.
b) a soliloquy.
c) a prologue.
d) a dialogue.
- A "caesura" is a
a) traditional form of Roman literature.
b) metaphoric compound word used in Old English poetry.
c) pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a line of poetry.
d) use of gods as allegorical figures.
- A pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a line of poetry is
a) an iamb.
b) a foot.
c) a caesura.
d) a kenning.
- "Chanson de geste" refers to
a) a popular form of vernacular literature during medieval times.
b) an epic about war among Norman gods.
c) a miracle play set in Paris.
d) a troubador from France.
- A popular form of vernacular literature during medieval times was
a) an iamb.
b) a chanson de geste.
c) a caesura.
d) a kenning.
- "Dramatic irony" occurs when
a) the speaker says one thing but there is a different meaning to the statement.
b) the reader knows something which the character in the story does not know.
c) the expected result of a situation is much different than the actual result.
d) something is said but nothing is done.
- When the reader knows something which the character in the story does not know,
a) this is called "dramatic irony".
b) this is called "situational irony".
c) this is called "verbal irony".
d) this is called "internal irony".
- "Situational irony" occurs when
a) the speaker says one thing but there is a different meaning to the statement.
b) the reader knows something which the character in the story does not know.
c) the expected result of a situation is much different than the actual result.
d) something is said but nothing is done.
- When the expected result of a situation is much different than the actual result,
a) this is called "dramatic irony".
b) this is called "situational irony".
c) this is called "verbal irony".
d) this is called "internal irony".
- "Verbal irony" occurs when
a) the speaker says one thing but there is a different meaning to the statement.
b) the reader knows something which the character in the story does not know.
c) the expected result of a situation is much different than the actual result.
d) something is said but nothing is done.
- When the speaker says one thing but there is a different meaning to the statement,
a) this is called "dramatic irony".
b) this is called "situational irony".
c) this is called "verbal irony".
d) this is called "internal irony".
- "Kenning" refers to a
a) popular form of vernacular literature during medieval times.
b) metaphoric compound word used in Old English poetry.
c) pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a poem.
d) use of gods as allegorical figures.
- A metaphoric compound word used in Old English poetry is
a) an iamb.
b) a chanson de geste.
c) a caesura.
d) a kenning.
- A "metaphor" is
a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
b) the comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes.
d) the direct comparison of two unlike things.
- The direct comparision of two unlike things is
a) a simile.
b) an example of onomatopoeia.
c) alliteration.
d) a metaphor.
- "Onomatopoeia" is
a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
b) the comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes.
d) the direct comparison of two unlike things.
- The use of a word to imitate the sound it describes is
a) imagery.
b) onomatopoeia.
c) alliteration.
d) hyperbole.
- The "Prologue" is
a) an aside heard by some actors but not by the audience.
b) the same as a soliloquy.
c) an opening speech which introduces the play or an act.
d) the final or closing speech in the play.
- An opening speech which introduces the play or an act is called
a) an aside.
b) a soliloquy.
c) the prologue.
d) the denouement.
- A "simile" is
a) the rhyming of words within a line of poetry.
b) the comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
c) the use of a word to imitate the sound it describes.
d) the direct comparison of two unlike things.
- The comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as" is
a) a simile.
b) an example of onomatopoeia.
c) alliteration.
d) a metaphor.
- A "soliloquy" is
a) an aside heard by some actors but not by the audience.
b) a speech delivered by an actor alone on stage.
c) an opening speech which introduces the play or an act.
d) the final or closing speech in the play.
- A speech delivered by an actor alone on stage is called
a) an epilogue.
b) a soliloquy.
c) an aside.
d) an exposition.
- A "device" Shakespeare uses to reveal a character's innermost thoughts is the
a) prologue.
b) soliloquy.
c) intervention of nature.
d) supernatural.
- The word "vernacular" refers to
a) the use of the Latin language in church rituals.
b) a chanson de geste.
c) using the language and habits of the common man.
d) a kenning in Medieval poetry.
Answer key 1. c 9. a 17. b 25. b 33. _ 41. _ 49. _ 2. a 10. b 18. d 26. a 34. _ 42. _ 50. _ 3. d 11. b 19. d 27. b 35. _ 43. _ 51. _ 4. c 12. a 20. d 28. b 36. _ 44. _ 52. _ 5. a 13. c 21. c 29. b 37. _ 45. _ 53. _ 6. a 14. b 22. b 30. c 38. _ 46. _ 54. _ 7. c 15. a 23. c 31. _ 39. _ 47. _ 55. _ 8. c 16. c 24. c 32. _ 40. _ 48. _ 56. _
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