English Exam 3

Who wrote Hap?

Thomas Hardy

Who wrote The Darkling Thrush?

Thomas Hardy

What does ‘Winter’s dregs’ mean?

What’s left of winter

What is the Darkling Thrush about?

A bird singing amidst dreary conditions

What is coppice?

Material the gate is made of

What is Hap about?

Chance/Lot in life

What is AE Houseman?

Whimsical and humorous

Who wrote Terence, This is Stupid Stuff?

AE Houseman

What does Terence do?

Eat too fast and drink too much beer

AE Houseman begins writing ____

in media res

What did Terence’s poetry kill?

A cow

Who does AE Housman quote?

Milton

What does AE Houseman quote?

Paradise Lost

What quote from Paradise Lost does AE Houseman use?

“To justify God’s ways to man”

What famous poet wrote his most popular work while blind?

John Milton

What does Ps and Qs refer to?

Pints and quarts of beer

Whats one of the most famous quotes from Terence, this is Stupid Stuff?

“Oh, I have been to Ludlow fair and left my necktie God knows where”

Who was Mithridates?

King

Why did Mithridates die old?

Because he made himself immune to poison

Did Wilfred Owen live a short or long life?

Short

How did Wilfred Owen die?

In WWI

What does Dulce Et Decorum Est mean?

Sweet and proper it is

Who wrote Dulce Et Decorum Est?

Wilfred Owen

Dulce Et Decorum Est is a _______

Tribute to suffering/anti-war

What are five-nines?

Bombs

What is the message of Dulce Et Decorum Est?

People say that it is good to go and die for your country but if you’ve been in war, you know that it’s horrible

What was Ireland during WB Yeats life?

A British Colony

Which poet was Irish?

WB Yeats

Who wrote Leda and the Swan?

WB Yeats

What is Leda and the Swan literally about?

Zeus raping Leda in the form of a swan

What is Leda and the Swan overall talking about?

How Rome came to be

Who is Leda’s daughter?

Helen

Who does Helen marry?

King Menelaus

Who was not invited to the wedding?

Pluto

Who sends the Golden Apple to the wedding?

Pluto

Who does Zeus task with finding the most beautiful woman to give the Golden Apple?

Paris

What does Hera promise Paris in exchange for the Apple?

All of Europe and Asia

Who is Hera?

Zeus’s wife

Hera is the goddess of ______

Marriage, Family, Childbirth

What does Athena promise Paris in exchange for the Apple?

Victory in battle

Athena is the goddess of ______

War

What does Aphrodite promise Paris in exchange for the Apple?

To give him the most beautiful woman in the world

Aphrodite is the goddess of ____

Love

Where does Paris take Helen?

Troy

Who escapes Troy?

Aeneas

What did Aeneas found?

Rome

Who wrote Sailing to Byzantium?

WB Yeats

What year is Sailing to Byzantium set in?

320

Who moves the capital of Rome?

Constantine

Where is the capital of Rome moved?

Byzantium

Byzantium is a place to Honor ______ and ______

The old and art

What does sailor to byzantium want to be in the artifice of eternity?

A golden bird that sings

TS Eliot was an _______

American

Where did TS Eliot move to?

England

Who wrote The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock?

TS Eliot

What line does TS Eliot repeat?

“In the room the women come and go

talking of Michelangelo”

What is the Eternal Footman?

Death

What is a magic lantern?

Predecessor to movie projectors

What is The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock about?

Growing old/going along with life

Who wrote The Unknown Citizen?

WH Auden

What is the right number of children to have according to Eugenists?

5

What is a scab?

Someone who takes a job from someone striking

Why was the Unkown Citizen a modern hero?

He just did what was expected of him

Who wrote Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night?

Dylan Thomas

What does ‘night’ refer to?

Death

Who is Dylan Thomas speaking to?

His father

What is the main message of Dylan Thomas’ poem?

Never just give up on life

Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

Joseph Conrad

Who is Heart of Darkness about?

Charles Marlow

Where does Marlow travel?

Up the Congo river

What job does Marlow take up?

Riverboat captain

Who is Marlow working for?

The Company

Which station does Marlow come to first?

Central Station

What does Marlow find out when he reaches the Central Station?

His steamboat sunk

Who is Marlow trying to meet?

Kurtz

Who fears Kurtz as a threat to their positions?

The general manager and the brickmaker

Who does Marlow take with him once his steamboat is fixed?

The manager, pilgrims, and cannibals

Who attacks the steamboat with arrows?

Natives

Which station is Kurtz at?

Inner Station

Who meets Marlow at the Inner Station?

The Russian Trader

What had Kurtz done with the Natives?

Established himself as a god

What did Kurtz have on the fence posts?

Severed heads

Who ordered the attack on Marlow’s steamer?

Kurtz

What does Kurtz give Marlow?

A packet of personal documents

What did the pamphlet Kurtz gave Marlow say?

Exterminate all the brutes!

What were Kurtz’s last words?

“The horror! The horror!”

Marlow told Kurtz’s Intended that his last words were ____

Her name

Marlow found out that Kurtz went _____

Crazy

Who gets Marlow his position with the Company?

His Aunt

What ship was Marlow aboard in the beginning of the story?

The Nellie

Who was killed over a dispute over some chickens?

Fresleven

Who was Fresleven?

Marlow’s predecessor