Summer 1 English revision quiz 2

Which would be the best critical adverb to insert into the following sentence?

Shakespeare has ... crafted Lady Macbeth into the villain of the play.

• Obviously

• Successfully

• Significantly

• Indefinitely

Which would be the best adjectives to use in the following sentence?

Shakespeare has skilfully presented Macbeth as...

• hubristic and stupis

• arrogant and stupid

• cocky and dangerous

• hubristic and dangerous

Which would be the best word to put into the following sentence?

Priestley has presented Inspector Goole as ... to Mr Birling

• the foil

• the opposite

• the oxymoron

• different

Which would be the best words to put into the following sentence?

Henry Jekyll is ... and ... in his attempt to enact his twisted fantasies.

• duplicitous and self-serving

• lying and scheming

• pathetic and vulnerable

• cruel and naive

Macbeth makes an important discovery during his conversation with Macduff - that he was 'untimely ripped' from his mother.

Which element of Greek tragedy is this?

• Catharsis

• Peripeteia

• Nemesis

• Anagnorisis

In language paper 1, question 3 asks you to analyse structure. Which of the below is NOT a structural technique?

• flashback

• cycle

• simile

• repetition

In language paper 2, Q5, you can be asked to write one of a number of text types. Which of the following will you NOT be asked to write?

• A story

• A letter

• A speech

• An article

'An Inspector Calls' could be criticised for being

• boring and simplistic

• unrealistic and cruel

• simplistic and unrealistic

• cruel and self-indulgent

'Jekyll and Hyde' could be criticised for

• attempting to justify the unjustifiable

• creating an unrealistic portrayal of friendship

• creating an unrealistic portrayal of London

• attempting to convince the audience of pseudo-science

When is Literature paper 2?

• Wednesday 17th May

• Wednesday 24th May

• Monday 5th June

• Monday 12th June