Final Review Smackdown!Eng H10A

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

Turbulent

a. Silently

b. Tranquil

c. Quietly

d. Solitude

TRANQUIL

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

Ominous

1. Unlucky

2. Doomed

3. Auspicious

4. Infallible

Auspicious

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

altruistic

A. mean

B. audacious

C. self-centered

D. sincere

Self-centered

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

cogent

A. compelling

B. irrelevant

C. connected

D. merge

Irrelevant

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

fallow

A. Barren

B. llano

C. inactive

D. fertile

Fertile

Vocabulary!

This is the antonym of which word?

Cursory

A. careful

B. quick

C. clever

D. Negligent

Negligent

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

belligerent

A. superficial

B. pugnacious

C. maliciously

D. cordial

Pugnacious

 

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

urbane

A. elegant

B. lucrative

C. wealthy

D. lavish

Elegant

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

cogent

A. compelling

B. irrelevant

C. connected

D. merge

Compelling

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

chivalrous

A. strong

B. bold

C. knight

D. valiant

Valiant

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

Supple

A. soft

B. rigid

C. flexible

D. elasticity

Flexible

Vocabulary!

• This is the synonym of which word?

discern

A. overlook

B. distinguish

C. understand

D. obviate

Distinguish

Vocabulary

• Which word best completes this sentence?

David was shocked at the ________the kids had in his neighborhood on Halloween. Not only did they smash his pumpkin into pieces, they took the bowl that held the candy.

A.  Assent

B. Temerity

C. Plodding

D. Clemency

Temerity

Vocabulary

• Which word best completes the sentence?

The tricky English class tried to persuade their teacher to give many more ______about correct answers as they reviewed for the quiz.

A. guise

B. ambidextrous

C. adulterate

D. Gibe

guise

Vocabulary

• Which word best completes the sentence?

Next summer I hope to have a _____________ in the South and take a tour of all the famous cities of the civil rights movement.

A. delete

B. adversary

C. repose

D. Culinary

Repose

Vocabulary

• Which word best completes the sentence?

As a member of the grand jury, it was Rico’s duty to be ________ in weighing every bit of evidence presented by the lawyers.

A. Venial

B. Nonchalant

C. Skulk

D. Scrupulous

Scrupulous

Vocabulary

• Which word best completes the sentence?

There certainly will not be a _________ of canned food once the drive starts.

A. Dearth

B. Bequeath

C. Plod

D. Indomitable

Dearth

Poetry

• What poetry term is the italicized phrase?

A senior at lunch at Purdue

Found quite a large mouse in his stew

Said the waiter, “Don’t shout,

And wave it about,

Or the profs will be wanting one, too.”

LIMERICK

Poetry

• What poetry term is the italicized phrase?

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

Metaphor

Poetry

• What poetry term is the italicized phrase?

Because I could not stop for Death,

He kindly stopped for me;

The carriage held but just ourselves

And Immortality.

End Rhyme

Poetry

• What poetry term is the italicized phrase?

Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.

Shovel them under and let me work -

I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg

And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.

Shovel them under and let me work.

Allusion

Poetry

• What poetry term is the italicized phrase?

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought

I summon up remembrance of things past

Alliteration

CRITICLA LENSES

• A Political/Advocacy critic is most concerned with which of the following?

A. The representations of racial minorities and the poor

B. The representation of a character’s psyche

C. The representation of archetypes

D. The representation of history

The representation of racial minorities and the poor

CRITICLA LENSES

• A Historical critic is most concerned with which of the following?

A. The representations of racial minorities and the poor

B. The representation of a character’s psyche

C. The representation of archetypes

D. The representation of the author’s historical era in a text about another historical era

The representation of the author’s historical era in a text about another historical era

CRITICAL LENSES

• Which of the following best represents what a Feminist Critic would say about Great Expectations?

A. Even though they fill traditional gender roles, the women in the novel largely control the men by manipulating their emotions and upbringing.

B. The men in the novel are dominant over the men.

C. Dickens seems to argue that the court system is corrupt, favoring the wealthy over the poor.

D. Pip’s morals in the novel reflect the values of Victorian England.

Even though they fill traditional gender roles, the women in the novel largely control the men by manipulating their emotions and upbringing.

CRITICAL LENSES

• Which of the following best represents what a Psychological critic would say about Bless Me, Ultima?

A. The men in the novel are dominant over the women

B. The portrayal of Tenorio as cruel and violent is an unlflattering portrayal of Chicanos that contributes to stereotypes about them.

C. Antonio’s dreams represent his conflicts in choosing an identity; his dreams exaggerate the conflict between his family, but help him to see the similarities between his identities.

D. Ultima helps Antonio because she sees him as her only connection to the future.

Antonio’s dreams represent his conflicts in choosing an identity; his dreams exaggerate the conflict between his family, but help him to see the similarities between his identities.

CRITICAL LENSES

• Which of the following best represents what a Historical critic would say about Inherit the Wind?

A. Because Lawrence and Lee wrote the play in the 1950s, 30 years after the Scopes trial, the play may best be interpreted not as history, but rather, as a means of confirming the values of progressive liberals during the Cold War Era.

B. Lawrence and Lee wrote the play to accurately portray history.

C. The women in the play are portrayed as subservient to men, furthering gender stereotypes.

D. The play portrays Fundamentalist Christians in an unflattering light, reviewing the biases of Lawrence and Lee.

Antonio’s dreams represent his conflicts in choosing an identity; his dreams exaggerate the conflict between his family, but help him to see the similarities between his identities.

Bless Me, Ultima

What are the elements that define the genre of Magical Realism?

1. The unusual in the usual

2. The distortion of time

3. Vagueness or uncertainty of events

4. Binary opposites juxtaposed

Bless Me, Ultima

An example of the distortion of time in the novel is:

a. When Antonio feels like mass takes a really long time

b. When Antonio feels like summer vacation isn’t long enough

c. When Antonio ends the novel by saying that Ultima died “Tonight.”

When Antonio ends the novel by saying that Ultima died “Tonight.”

Bless Me, Ultima

Water is a significant motif in the novel for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A. The Lunas, as farmers, are associated with the water of the moon

B. Antonio sees Lupito’s blood and imagines Narciso’s blood mingling with the water of the river

C. The town is poised above water, into which it will collapse due to the towns’ sins

D. Utlima cleanses Tony with water

D. Ultima cleanses Tony with water

Bless Me, Ultima

Ultimately, Antonio accepts _________________________’s view of evil in the world.

A. Florence’s, who believes that because there is evil, God cannot exist.

B. His father’s, who believes that evil is only what we do not understand and fear.

C. The church’s, which views evil as the work of the devil.

D. His mother’s, which views evil as anything that cannot be explained.

 His father’s, who believes that evil is only what we do not understand and fear.

Inherit the Wind

• Which rhetorical device is best represented in the italicized phrase?

Gentlemen, progress has never been a bargain. You’ve got to pay for it. Sometime I think there’s a man behind a counter who says, “All right, you can have a telephone; but you’l have to give up privacy, the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote; but at a price; you lose the right to retreat behind a powder-puff or a petticoat.

Logos

Inherit the Wind

• Which rhetorical device is best represented in the italicized phrase?

The individual human mind. In a child’s power to master the multiplication table there is more sanctity than in all your shouted “Amens!”, “Holy, Holies!” and “Hosannahs!”

Pathos

Inherit the Wind

• The purpose of Drummond’s “Golden Dancer” speech may best be described as:

A. To convince Brady that evolution is real.

B. To convince Rachel to side with Cates against her father’s wishes.

C. To recall his first long shot and to encourage Cates and himself that their work of shattering the beliefs of many is ultimately good for society.

To recall his first long shot and to encourage Cates and himself that their work of shattering the beliefs of many is ultimately good for society.

Inherit the Wind

• Brady’s death at the end of the play may best be interpreted as representing ________________.

A. His way of acknowledging that Drummond has won.

B. Brady’s realization that he is no longer relevant as a leader

C. His lack of health

B. Brady’s realization that he is no longer relevant as a leader