College English Midterm Review

What is the term for a reference to the Bible or mythology?

• metaphor

• assonance

• allusion

• apostrophe

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is/are true of Shakespeare?

• He was the first English playwright

• He revolutionized the sonnet

• Some historians doubt his authorship

• He wrote only tragedies

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Someone who is multi-faceted and possesses and explores talents in a wide variety of pursuits is referred to as...

• an overachiever

• William Shakespeare

• Elizabeth I

• a Renaissance man

Which church was created by Henry VIII?

• the Catholic church

• the Lutheran church

• the Church of England

• the Church of Latter Day Saints

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did Elizabeth achieve during her reign?

• establishing England as a trade superpower

• more peaceful existence between Catholics and Protestants

• balance of power between Parliament and monarchy

• acquiring Greece as a colony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This type of source tends to exceed five pages, be written to a specific, expert audience, and includes a list of citations

• website

• journal

• scholarly

• popular

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When conducting research for an assignment, what should you do?

• Use Google and Wikipedia to gather information on your topic

• Use Google and Wikipedia to generate a list of search terms

• Ask Alexa

• Search your college’s databases for scholarly articles on your topic

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which device serves best in exposing the inner thoughts of characters?

• irony

• monologue

• pun

• aside

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which work is renowned as the very first work written in English?

• Canterbury Tales

• Macbeth

• The Odyssey

• Beowulf

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which are traits commonly found in an epic poem?

• Hero is a person of high social status and often of great historical or legendary importance

• Actions of the hero often determine the fate of a nation or group of people

• Hero performs exceedingly courageous, sometimes even superhuman, deeds that reflect the ideas and values of the era.

• The plot is complicated by supernatural beings and events.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9