English 4 exam review
What new title does Macbeth receive early in Act one?
Thane of Cawdor
Lady Macbeth calls on supernatural powers to
Unsex me here
What does lady Macbeth say she would do with her child if she had to?
Dash its brains out
What is going on at Macbeth's Castle while the murders are killing Banquo?
A feast
What does the first apparition tell Macbeth?
Beware Macduff
What does the second apparition tell Macbeth?
None of women born shall harm Macbeth
What does the third apparition tell Macbeth?
That he will fall when Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane
What is the best vision that the witches show Macbeth?
Procession of eight kings
What happens to lady Macduff?
She is killed
What does Lady Macbeth's gentlewomen tell the doctor she see's every night?
Lady Macbeth sleep walking
What motion does Lady Macbeth go through as the doctor and the gentlewomen watch?
Washing her hands
Who becomes the kind of scotland at the end of the play?
Malcolm
"stars hide your fires/let hot light see my black and deep desires."
-Imagery
-Macbeth
"This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air/nimbly and sweetly recommends itself..."
-Irony
-Duncan
"...why do you dress me/in borrowed robes?"
-Imagery
-Macbeth
"will all great Neptune's Ocean wash this blood/clean from my hand? NO, this my hand will rather/the multitudinous seas incarnadine./ making the green one red."
-Allusion
-Macbeth
"Here's the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes/of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand..."
-Imagery
-Lady Macbeth
"Now does he feel his title/hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/upon a dwarfish theif."
-Imagery
-Macduff
"Fair is foul and foul is fair"
-Paradox
-Witches
"Come, seeking night/scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,/and with thy bloody and invisible hand i cancel and tear to pieces that great bond/which keeps me pale."
-Imagery
-Macbeth
"Double, double toil and trouble/fire burn and cauldron bubble."
-Witches
"Tis safer to be that which we destroy/than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy."
-Lady Macbeth
"It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood."
-Macbeth
I smeared the faces of Duncan's guards with blood
Lady Macbeth
I killed Duncan
Macbeth
At the beginning of the drama, i am king of Scotland
Duncan
The tragic flaw in my character is ambition
Macbeth
I killed the bloody grooms.
Macbeth
In order to conceal their number's, i ordered my soldiers to bear before them boughs.
Malcolm
I went to England to join forces with Malcolm
Macduff
I convinced the 2 murderers that Banquo was their enemy as well as mine.
Macbeth
My father named me prince of cumberland.
Malcolm
I commit suicide
Lady Macbeth
I killed Macbeth
Macduff
According to Utopia, a king can lose his majesty by
Treating his subjects badly
Which idea does Utopia communicate with the rhetorical question "where will you find more quarreling than among beggars."
Making people poor destroys peace in a kingdom
From Elizabeth's speech, you can draw the conclusion that she believes she owes her life and honor first to
God
Elizabeth goes among her soldiers as they prepare for battle to
Show her desire to protect her realm
In her speech, Elizabeth says she does not appear, "for my recreation". This author of Utopia would agree with this statement because he believes that
Rulers should avoid pleasures when people suffer
In the Prince, the author believes that when rulers ignore reality, what ought to be done, they
Bring about their own ruin
In the Prince, what perspective does the author reveal about people when he describes the qualities and vices found in a prince?
No one has only good qualities so vice must be accepted.
In the Prince, the author argues that fear of punishment controls people better than love. The author is using this statement to support the claim that
It is safer for a prince to be feared than loved.
In the Prince, what does the author say a prince should always avoid doing to his people?
Taking away their property
The scriptural writing in Ecclesiastes follows the rulers of a maxim by
Describing truths about life
What guidance is the maxim in Ecclesiastes most likely trying to give?
Experiencing both good and bad in life is natural
The descriptions of green pastures and still waters in psalm 23 help you make the inference that
The lord will take care of the speaker
The rod and the staff mentioned in Psalm 23 most likely brings comfort to the speaker because they are
tools a shepherd uses to herd his sheep
Ecclesiastes is different from Psalm 23 because
Psalm 23 describes the Lord
Which message can you infer that the Parable of the Prodigal son is communicating when the younger son is hungry enough to eat the swine's food?
Doing wrong results in pain and misery
The father runs to embrace his sinful son at the end of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This allegorical event stands for the abstract idea of
Forgiveness
The older son in the Parable of the Prodigal Son argues that he deserves a feast by
Saying he has always obeyed his father
What does the father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son say is the proper emotional response when someone who was lost is found?
Gladness
From the feast in the Parable of the Prodigal Son you can make the inference that you should
Accept sinners who are sorry
The message in Eccclesiates and the Parable of the Prodigal Son are similar because each
Describes changes that people go through during their lifetimes.
In "How Soon Hath Time", Milton feels time has stolen his opportunity to
Achieve much during his youth
What truth does Milton's youthful appearance hide in "How Soon Hath Time?"
He is close to full manhood
What stage of life has the speaker reached in "How Soon Hath Time?"
Young Adulthood
Clarify lines 3-4 of "How Soon Hath Time" in modern words. "My hasting days...blossom snow'h"
I age quickly but do not look old
Milton uses figurative language in line 1 of "When I Consider How My Light is Spent" too convey his sad emotions about
Being blind
What does Milton compare to day-labor in the figurative language in line 7 of "When I Consider How my Light is Spent?"
Using his writing talent
What belief does Milton convey in "When I Consider How my Light is Spent" by using figurative language that compares his blindness to a yoke that farm animals wear when they pull loads?
His new purpose is to bear blindness
"When I Consider How my Light is Spent" what do the thousands of angels do and why?
Rush around the world at God's command
What is a way to serve God that Milton can fulfill in "When I Consider How my Light is Spent?"
Standing still and waiting
What aspect of Milton's life do both poems address?
Talent
In Paradise Lost, Reread 25-26. "I may assert...of God to men." The speaker is saying that this poem will
Explain the workings of God to humans
What does the speaker say motivates Satan to go to war with God to conquer Heaven?
Pride
Satan suggests that he and Beelzebub travel to the "dreamy plain" so they can
Bring all the rebels angels together
The speaker argues that God allows Satan to exist in order to
Show how God will change evil into good
What allusion most helps the author describes the fiery conditions in hell?
Mount Etna
Which excerpt shows Satan's arrogance and confidence in himself?
"A mind not to be changed by place or time"
Satan claims the one benefit of being in Hell is to be sure of
Ruling instead of serving
In Pilgrim's Progress, who are the creators of the first Vanity Fair
Beelzebub and other demons
The author emphasizes that the town of Vanity is an allegory that stands for the real world by naming its streets after
Nationalities
The author's purpose in describing the blessed one's leaving the fair without buying anything is most likely to
Give an example of how to avoid temptation
What moral message does Bunyan convey when a chariot takes the allegorical character Faithful to the celestial city?
Faithful people are rewarded and valued in the celestial city
According to Of Studies, where do studies serve as an ornament
Conversation
What does the author call those men who use their studies
Wise
In his essay Of Studies, Bacon uses the aphorism about how to read books to explain the
Way to approach books of differing importance
In the aphorism about the ways to read books in the essay Of Studies, the author caopares reading to
Eating food
You can tell that Bacon believes that reading is an important part of self development when he directs you to
read to weight and consider
Why might people today disagree with Bacons opinion in Of Studies that reading make the a full man?"
People today have many sources of information other than books
Bacon says in Of Studies that mathematic can help someone whose mind wanders because
Solving mathematic problems requires a focused mind
Of Marriage and Single Life, which type of people should have the greatest interest in the future?
People with children
Shows the selfishness of single men when he explains that
Most are fugitives
What skill does marriage teach a man, according to Of Marriage and Single Life?
Tenderness
Of Studies and Of Marriage and Single Life are similar because each
Emphasizes the importance of education
Bacon's aphorism charity in Of Marriage and Single Life
Give away money rather than supporting a family
Of Studies and Of Marriage and Single Life are similar because each focuses on
How a man may understand himself
The Rape of the Lock, The beginning of Canto 3 describes Hampton as the scene of
Nasty gossip
According to the narrator, what is Hampton Court?
A social gathering place for high society
The rhyme in the heroic couplet in lines 13-14("one speaks the...Indian Screen") is humorous because it
Makes the queen as important as a screen
"Belinda now, whom thirst...with conquests yet to com..." These lines explain that Belinda longs to
Beat two men at cards
Reread the elevated language in lines 59-60 " for lo!...and the mill turns round" What does the description of the items help you visualize?
The table set with cups and spoons
Belinda shouts in lines 53-54 because she is
Excited that she has won the card game
What other than desire causes the Baron to cut the lock?
Coffee vapors
Why does Ariel retire?
He sees the Belinda loves a human
Supernatural beings interfere in human activities in the mock epic when
Sprites blow back Belinda's hair
Reread lines 101-102, the peer now...;to divide." which statement best paraphrases the elevated language?
The Baron opens and closes scissors on the hair
Which phrase best describes Belinda's reaction to the Baron's action?
Vengeful fury
The poem uses exaggeration for comic effect when Belinda threatens the Baron with
A hairpin
What does the speaker compare the lock of hair to in line 185-188?
A sudden star
How can you tell that the Baron has romantic feelings for Belinda?
He hopes to burn olive in cupid's flame
A modest proposal, what does the author say is the occupation most Irish mothers?
Begging
One way that the author supports his proposition is by noting that using poor Irish children in this manner will result in an increase in
Married couplets
The author tries to persuade the rich to accept his idea by describing the
Money the landlords will make
Why does Swift refuse to consider young boys as a replacement for version?
Their meat is too tough
How does Swift explain that his plan will help landlords?
Tenants will now have something valuable
Swift's refusal to listen to other, rational ideas shows that
Other ideas have been ignored and the problem is now of vital importance
Candide, you can tell that Candide likes Miss Cunegune because he
Falters when talking to her
Why does Candida consider Pangloss the greatest philosopher in the whole world?
The province is Candide's world and pangloss is the greatest philosopher of the province
Which conclusion can you draw about the Baron based on his treatment of Candide?
He is authoritarian and can be cruel
The men in blue ask Candide to join them for a drink to
Trick him into becoming a soldier
The first indication of the soldier's plan for Candide is their
Question about his size
You can draw the conclusion that Candide is innocent of the world when he
Accepts money and drinks from soldiers
What does his Bulgarian Majesty do when he meets Candide
He rescues Candide from his fate
Voltaire exaggerates the military's use of force when
The regiment of two thousand men line up to form the gauntlet