Spring Final Exam Review - English 1H

2022-2023 school year

Trebonius says, without Caesar’ hearing,  “so near will I be,/That your best friends shall wish I had been further.”

Aside

…“And therefore think him a serpent’s egg/Which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous/And kill him in the shell.”

Metaphor

Caesar:  “What is’t o/clock?”  Brutus:  “Caesar, ‘tis stricken eight.”

Anachronism

Cinna:  “I am Cinna the poet!”  Fourth plebeian:  “Tear him for his bad verses!”

Comic Relief

Ghost of Caesar:  “Ay, thou shalt see me at Philippi.”

Foreshadowing

After all conspirators exit, Antony says to himself:  “O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,/That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!”

Soliloquy

Marullus:  “Many a time and oft/Have you climbed up to walls and battlements,/To tow’rs and windows, yea to chimney tops…”

Anachronism

Antony:  “And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,/With Ate \[short for Hecate\] by his side come hot from hell.”

Allusion

Cobbler:  “Truly, sir, all that I live by is with the awl...a mender of bad soles.”

Pun

“Beware the ides of March.”

Foreshadowing

Caesar:  “The gods do this in shame of cowardice./Caesar should be a beast without a heart/If he should stay at home today for fear.”

Metaphor

Caesar:  “Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Hyperbole

I was the first to stab Caesar.

Casca

I am described as “gamesome” and “a masker and a reveler”.

Cassius

I planned and organized the conspiracy.

Cassius

I was torn to pieces by the mob for having the same name as a conspirator.

Cinna

I was considered by many to be the “town gossip” and disliked the common people.

Casca

Antony described me as “an honorable man.”

Brutus

My husband Brutus said to me, “Kneel not, gentle __________________.”

Portia

I convinced Caesar to go to the Senate with flattery and deceit.

Decius

I was called “the noblest Roman of them all.”

Brutus

I tried to find out how Brutus felt about Caesar’s growing power because I wanted him to join the conspiracy. 

Cassius

I was enticed to join the conspiracy because my patriotism was well-known.

Brutus

I was believed to have a “lean and hungry look” and was considered dangerous because I “think too much.”

Cassius

I will never join anything that other men begin, and I am considered one of the wisest men and greatest orators in Rome.

Brutus

I neglected to read the paper given me on the way to the Senate.

Caesar

I committed suicide by swallowing fire.

Portia

I was a called “blunt fellow” and I consider myself “no fleering tell-tale.”

Marullus

I was called a “slight, unmeritable man” although I was Caesar’s general

Antony

I told Caesar to “beware the Ides of March.”

Soothsayer

I asked Antony to touch Calpurnia because she was barren and unable to have children.

Caesar

I was worried about Brutus’ mental state and begged him to trust me with his worries.

Portia

Which are the appeals used in rhetoric?

Emotion, Logic, Ethics (NOT question - not any of these 3)

Decius’ speech to Caesar is actually a debate with…

Calphurnia

What is used by Cassius in his speech to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?

Forged letters, appeals to his honorable nature, appeals to Brutus' patriotism

T or F: In the acronym SOAPS, the “O” refers to the occasion of the speech, the reason that the author/speaker feels compelled to speak.

True

T or F: In Cassius’ speech to Casca, he uses emotional appeal; he uses logical and ethical appeal when speaking to Brutus.

True

T or F: Cassius goes beyond rhetoric to convince Brutus when he deceitfully forges letters.

True

T or F: Brutus is a more convincing speaker than Antony.

False

T or F: Antony’s purpose in the funeral oration is to prove that Brutus is an honorable man.

False

T or F: Brutus gives many concrete examples to show that Caesar was ambitious.

True

T or F: Antony uses visual aids to make his funeral speech more effective.

True

T or F: People who make effective use of rhetoric should never stoop to ingratiating themselves to the audience; instead, they should forcefully present their own views.

False

T or F: Understanding the audience is essential to good persuasive writing or speaking.

True

Scout’s young first grade teacher

Miss Caroline Fisher

Hides surprises for Scout and Jem in a tree

Boo Radley

Teaches Scout to read

Atticus Finch

Son of poor but honest, proud farmer

Walter Cunningham Jr.

Kills Bob Ewell

Boo Radley

Spits in Atticus’s face and threatens to kill him

Bob Ewell

Strongly disapproves of the manner in which Atticus is bringing up his children

Aunt Alexandra

Tells Scout never to kill a mockingbird

Atticus Finch

Defends Tom Robinson

Atticus Finch

Lost a house in a big fire

Miss Maudie

Has a crippled left arm from a cotton gin accident

Tom Robinson

Has an arm badly broken at the elbow

Jem

Is first thought by Atticus to have killed Bob Ewell

Jem

Is angry because Atticus won’t play football for the Methodists

Jem

Drinks Coca-Cola from a bag with a whiskey bottle

Mr. Dolphus Raymond

Wants to grow up to be a clown

Dill

Wants Scout to stop reading at home

Miss Caroline Fisher

Scout’s costume in the Halloween pageant is a…

Ham

Miss Maudie moves in with Miss Stephanie Crawford because…

Her house burned down

The jury finds Tom Robinson…

Guilty of rape

Scout’s mother…

Died when Scout was very young

At the end of the book Scout and Jem are…

attacked

The action of this novel covers a span of how many years?

3 years

How does Tom Robinson’s story end?

He is shot by prison guards

The setting of this novel is…

Alabama in the 1930’s

Atticus Finch is a…

lawyer

An important lesson Atticus teaches Scout is…

That you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view

A wild red-head

Miss Pross

Knitted the fate of many

Madame Defarge

Sacrificed his life to save the husband of the woman he loved

Sydney Carton

Loyal banker and trustee of Lucie

Mr. Jarvis Lorry

Nephew of Evremonde

Charles Darnay

Was recalled to life after years in the Bastille

Doctor Manette

Denounced a claim to the aristocracy

Charles Darnay

Owned a wine shop

Monsieur Defarge

Loyal governess

Miss Pross

Killed Madame Defarge

Miss Pross

Was redeemed by a sacrificial act

Sydney Carton

Was a shoemaker for a period of time

Doctor Manette

Does not want to know Darnay’s true identity

Doctor Manette

T or F: The peasants of St. Antoine are poor primarily due to high taxes

True

T or F: A “Resurrection-Man” is a dealer in human bodies.

True

T or F: Charles Darnay renounces his right to the title of Marquis St. Evremonde.

True

T or F: Dr. Manette’s years in prison change him into a bitter and vengeful man.

False

T or F: Gaspard is hanged for the murder of Monseigneur

False

T or F: Mrs. Cruncher often prays for her husband.

True

T or F: Sydney Carton becomes a drunk because he lacks talent and intelligence.

False

T or F: Jacques is a code name for the revolution workers.

True

T or F: The broken wine cask episode vividly illustrates the desperate state of the people in Saint Antoine.

True

T or F: Sydney Carton begs Lucie to help him stop drinking.

False

T or F: Darnay decides to return to France to reclaim his rightful inheritance.

False

T or F: Lucie’s son dies at an early age.

True

T or F: Madame Defarge is knitting shrouds for all of the poor that are dying from starvation.

False

T or F: The execution of Lucie and her daughter is plotted by Madame Defarge because she holds Darnay’s family responsible for the death of her family.

True

T or F: Madame Defarge’s evil life is put to an end when she is finally poisoned.

False

T or F: Darnay willingly allows Carton to die in his place because Darnay has a family and Carton does not.

False