Literary Analysis and Quotation Techniques, Exams of English Literature

Download Literary Analysis and Quotation Techniques and more Exams English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! AP English Literature and Composition Semester 1 Exam Review Which of the following statements is true about plagiarism? (2pts) - Answer>> It is cheating Which of the following does NOT need to be cited? (2pts) - Answer>> Common knowledge If I use a word or term that an author has "coined", it is okay to use it without giving credit to that author. (2pts) - Answer>> False In MLA format if I quote from an author, that author must be credited at the end of the quote by his or her last name enclosed in parenthesis. (2pts) - Answer>> True It is acceptable to quote or paraphrase if you give proper credit to the original source. (2pts) - Answer>> True Allegory: (4pts) - Answer>> A tale in which the characters represent abstract ideas or moral qualities Point of view: (4pts) - Answer>> Refers to who tells a story and how it is told. Tone: (4pts) - Answer>> Attitude a writer takes toward his subject, characters, and readers Soliloquy: (4pts) - Answer>> When a character is alone on the stage and speaks his thoughts aloud. Alliteration: (4pts) - Answer>> Repetition of initial consonant sounds Diction: (4pts) - Answer>> Author's choice of words Personification: (4pts) - Answer>> Giving human characteristics to inhuman or inanimate things. Metaphor: (4pts) - Answer>> A suggested comparison between two unlike things Protagonist: (4pts) - Answer>> The central character in a literary work Imagery: (4pts) - Answer>> The making of pictures with words; appeals to the senses Good Samaritan: (4pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: A parable about a son who returns home after wasting his fortune. Possible Answers: 1- A para le illustrating that fulfilling the spirit of the law is just as important as fulfilling the letter of the law. 2- Vain, ambitions son of David who caused great turmoil and warfare. On the writing portion of the exam you will be expected to incorporate extensive vocabulary. (10pts) - Answer>> True The writing section of the exam is worth 55 % of the total exam. (10pts) - Answer>> True Grade reports are sent in June to each candidate. (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Amswer: True Correct Answer: False The multiple choice section is worth 55 % of the total exam. (10pts) - Answer>> False The total time of the exam is two hours. (10pts) - Answer>> False Which of the following is NOT true about Mr. Das? (10pts) - Answer>> He forcefully fights against monkeys in the story How does Mrs. Das show interest in Mr. Kapasi? (10pts) - Answer>> ALL OF THE ABOVE (She asks him to sit with the family at the table, She calls his job "romantic" and asks for details, She asks for his address, She confesses a significant secret to him) Readers have omniscient knowledge of which character? (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Bobby Das Possible Answers: 1-Mr. Das 2-Bobby Kapasi 3-Mr.Kapasi 4-Ronny Das Where does Mr. Kapasi take the Das family? (10pts) - Answer>> The sun temple What is the secret which Mrs. Das keeps for eight years? (10pts) - Answer>> One of her children was not fathered by Mr. Das. At the end of the story, where does Mr. Das direct Mr. Kapasi to take the family? (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: None of the above Possible Answers: 1-To the hotel 2-To Mr. Kapasi's home 3-To the airport 4-To a local train station Mr. Kapasi notices that Mr. Das looks "exactly like a magnified version of ————". (10pts) - Answer>> Ronny Das Which set of adjetives best describes the manner in which Mrs. Das treats her daughter Tina in the story? (10pts) - Answer>> Distant and irritable Who assists Bobby near the end of the story, by shooing away the monkeys? (10pts) - Answer>> Mr. Kapasi Which of the following properly chronicles the reaction of Mr. Kapasi to Mrs. Das? (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Complacent the disillusioned then disgusted. Possible Answers: 1-Critical then intrigued then disillusioned 2-Mesmerized then frustrated then loving 3-Hostile the complacent then affectionate 4-Annoyed then hostile then violent The Creature was influenced by (4pts) - Answer>> ALL OF THE ABOVE (Paradise Lost, Sorrows of Young Werther, Plutarch's Lives) Who is Robert's sister? (4pts) - Answer>> Margaret Seville Who is a murderer? (4pts) - Answer>> The Monster Who placed the picture of Madame Frankenstein in the folds of Justine's dress? (4pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Victor Frankenstein Possible Answers: 1-Uncle Thomas 2-The Creature 3-William Frankenstein Walton's crew much later noticed a sledge carrying a huge man (4pts) - Answer>> False The Creature determines to destroy home self by (4pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: None of the above Possible Answers: 1-Shooting himself 2-Drowning himself 3-Jumping off a cliff 4-Burning himself on a funeral pyre Elizabeth caught scarlet fever (4pts) - Answer>> True The Creature helps the family at the cottage by (4pts) - Answer>> Gathering wood The Creature describes the cottages as his protectors. This statement is an example of (4pts) - Answer>> Irony Victor's mother died as a result of: (4pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Scarlet fever Possible Answers: 1-Caring for Justine 2-Caring for Elizabeth 3-Both A and C 4-Both B and C Sentences containing a direct quotation being used as evidence: (10pts) - Answer>> Are always punctuated the way they would be without the quotation Punctuating quotations properly requires (10pts) - Answer>> ALL OF THE ABOVE (Using an ellipsis to indicate omitted words, Placing periods inside the quotation marks, Using the exact punctuation of the source material, Using double quotation marks at the beginning and the end) When using a long quotation (4 or more lines) of verse or prose (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: A period is placed at the end of the page number outside of the parentheses. Possible Answers: 1-Appropriate end punctuation mark is placed at the end of the quotation 2-A period is placed at the end of the page number inside of the parentheses 3-No period is used 4-None of the above Over-quoting (10pts) - Answer>> Risks weakening the originality of your analysis A short quotation of 3 or fewer lines of verse of prose should be (10pts) - Answer>> Put in quotation marks and introduced directly into the text of the essay Direct quotations should be used (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: All of the above Possible Answers: 1-When the quotation strengthens your writing 2- Only when paraphrasing is difficult 3- In place of a long explanation by the writer 4-None of the above The easiest way to give proper credit is to (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Use names in parentheses at the end of the paragraph Possible Answers: 1-Allow it to stand alone 2-Involve contextual citations 3-Paraphrase the quote in your own words 4-Directly write who should receive it Which is NOT true of quotations? (10pts) - Answer>> They do not have to combine with an introduction to make a complete sentence. All of the following are true EXCPET: (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: It is permissible to insert words into a quotation Possible Answer: 1-It is permissible to omit words from a quotation 2-Use brackets to insert words A long quotation of more than 4 lines of verse or prose should be (10pts) - Answer>> Indented 10 spaces without quotation marks around the writer's words. In line 15 of Dickinson's poem, the word "gossamer" most likely means ———-. "The Dees drew quivering and chill- / For only Gossamer, my Gown" (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: A fine flint cobweb Possible Answers: 1-A soft sheer gauzy fabric 4-All of the above Which literary device is used in line 10 of Dickinson's poem? "At Recess-in the Ring" (10pts) - Answer>> Alliteration Which of the following is true about an outline? (10pts) - Answer>> ALL OF THE ABOVE (An outline cannot have an A without a B, a 1 without a 2, etc. ; The form of an outline can be in sentence form; The form of an outline can be in topic form) To begin constructing an outline, what order should the following actions be carried out? I. Group related ideas together II. Create main and sub headings beginning with general material and moving to more specific material III. Brainstorm ideas to include in the paper (10pts) - Answer>> III, I, II When create an outline, it should be balanced. Coordination of items of equal significance keeps an outline balanced. Which of the following does not coordinate with the others? (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Melgar Evers Possible Answers: 1-Rosa Parks 2-Civil Rights Leaders 3-Malcolm X 4-Martin Luther King, Jr Subordination or using major and minor headings helps balance and outline. Which of the following is true of subordination? (10pts) - Answer>> Wrong Answer: Material should be arranged from specific to general. Possible Answers: 1-Material should be arranged from abstract to concrete 2-Material should be arranged from concrete to abstract 3-Both A and B 4-None of the above Before beginning an outline one should: (10pts) - Answer>> ALL OF THE ABOVE (Take notes on the subject of the paper; Establish the purpose of the paper; Formulate the thesis of the paper, Determine the audience of the paper). In line 42 the word meet most closely means (10pts) - Answer>> Suitable Lines 1-32 represent the first section of "Ulysses". The purpose of this section is (10pts) - Answer>> To establish Ulysses's desire to travel once more Lines 63-64 read, "It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, / And see the great Achilles, whom we knew". By alluding to seeing Achilles in line 64, Ulysses implies (10pts) - Answer>> The journey may bring death The westward direction of Ulysses's journey symbolizes (10pts) - Answer>> Both A and B (Sailing towards death; Sailing towards new enlightenment and intellect) Lines 47-48 read, "That ever with a frolic welcome took/ The thunder and the sunshine..." In line 48, thunder and sunshine are symbolic of: (10pts) - Answer>> The adversity and good fortune Ulysses has had Line 45-46 state, "My Mariners, /Souls that have roles, and wrought, and thought with me..." The "Mariners" of line 46 are (10pts) - Answer>> Past friends who have experienced past voyages with Ulysses Ulysses feels he is (10pts) - Answer>> Dissimilar to the people he rules The metaphor in line 23, "To rust unburnished, not to shine in use," serves to further the idea of: (10pts) - Answer>> Ulysses as hero Lines 33-43 represent the second section of "Ulysses". The purpose of this section is (10ts) - Answer>> To show Ulysses is leaving his kingdom well attended during his absence. The dilemmas faced by the protagonist is this story advanced the plot by: (10pts) - Answer>> A and B (Creating suspense; Utilizing coincidence) "I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see...I am General Zaroff". When General Zaroff says love" to possibly refer to the fact of vegetable decaying. In the poem he refers to the winged chariot of time putting their lives to a halt, the dead not embracing. By using the term "vegetable love" the poet says that their love won't last forever. Why is she being "coy" ? (3pts) - Answer>> She is being coy because they aren't married, and being sexually involved with him would stain her honor as a woman. For what is sun a metonymy? (3pts) - Answer>> The sun stands for time. Time will pass and they will die; they have no control over that. This is expressed by "we cannot make our sun stand still". Outline the author's argument in the form of a syllogism or a logical argument where the conclusion is inferred from the two previous truths. Use if, but, therefore to form your syllogism. (3pts) - Answer>> If they lived for eons, it would be right/okay for her to put him off. He would use the eons to love her from a distance. But their lives are short, therefore, she should enjoy physical love with him. What is the speaker trying to conviene his mistress to do? (3pts) - Answer>> The speaker pleads with his mistress to let him be the one she loses her virginity with. What might acting on physical desire symbolize for the author. (3pts) - Answer>> Acting on physical desire means being truly alive for him. Explain what the poet means by line 24 "Deserts of vast eternity". (3pts) - Answer>> "Deserts of vast eternity" don't contain any physical satisfaction. What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet? (3pts) - Answer>> The rhyme scheme of "My Mistress's Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun" is abab cdcd efef gg. This alternating rhyme scheme marks out the three quatrains and then the ending couplet. What is your initial reaction to this poem upon reading it? Is this a typical love sonnet? Why or why not? (3pts) - Answer>> My initial reaction to "My Mistress's Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun" is that his description/poem is harsh love. This can be described as non-typical of sonnet, since most love sunsets are romantic and full of beautiful descriptions. Although his descriptions are very detailed, yes and it sounds like harsh love because he's not expressing his love for her, but rather comparing his left common objects and not in a good way. List each of the comparisons presented by the speaker; how does his beloved compare with the summer's day? (3pts) - Answer>> Summer is too short, The sun goes behind the clouds, or it is too hot. His beloved youth will never fade, her beauty might go away, and she will never die because his sonnet will keep her alive. In the opening lines, what is the speaker asking? How is the question answered? (3pts) - Answer>> In the opening lines, the speaker is asking if he should compare the woman he loves to a summer day. In other words, he's asking if he should do the typical poetic comparison toone he loves to something lovely from nature. His conclusions is that he should not be comparing her to a summer day because she is much nicer than some summer day. In fact, she will live forever because of his poetry, therefore, this is a contrast to a summer day or even to a whole summer since summers don't last very long. What is the speaker saying about the qualities of true love? (3pts) - Answer>> The heart notes that beautiful days and seasons do not last, but the Claire's that his love's "eternal summer shall not fade" because his poem makes his love immortal. Therefore, we as readers can interpret, that true love is immortal/forever. What is the "this" in the last line of the poem? What is the poet suggesting about the place of literature in the real world? (3pts) - Answer>> "This" in the last line of the poem suggests that the poem is written in a different era (old literature) making his final description that this poe will last forever and more. What lines in the poem give the reader a clue as to how the speaker regards his beloved? (3pts) - Answer>> Line two, "Thou Art more lovely and more temperate" shows that the speaker regards his beloved as more beautiful than a summer's day. Also in lines nine and ten, "But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession o LC that fair thou ow'st", show that his beloved's beauty and youth will never fade.