Great Books Midterm Examination
Good day Great Books students! This is our Midterm Examination. You have 120 minutes or 2 hours to answer this 50 items quiz. Use your time wisely! -Ma'am Sophy
- 1.TRUE OR FALSE: Literature came from the Latin word which means letter.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.TRUE OR FALSE: An epic is a prose form because it tells a story.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.TRUE OR FALSE: Shakespeare's sonnets are poetry pieces.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.TRUE OR FALSE:: A eulogy should be recited and dedicated to a person on his or her birthday celebration.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.TRUE OR FALSE:: A news article is fictional literature.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.TRUE OR FALSE: Autobiographies are life stories written by another person.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.TRUE OR FALSE: The line "I will cross the oceans for you, I will go and bring you the moon" is a metaphor
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.TRUE OR FALSE: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine" is a simile.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.TRUE OR FALSE: A story's resolution is also known as the ending.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.TRUE OR FALSE: A hyperbole is a figure of speech that shows exaggeration.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Literature includes ______________ pieces
- A.
Written
- B.
Filmed
- C.
Recorded
- D.
All of the above
- 12.This pair is a prose form of literature.
- A.
Ode and epic
- B.
Novel and short stories
- C.
Essay and sonnet
- D.
News report and soliloquy
- 13.The part of the story plot where the author introduces us to the setting.
- A.
Climax
- B.
Rising action
- C.
Exposition
- D.
Resolution
- 14.Which is an example of an external conflict
- A.
A young man wanted to part of the mafia to have money for his mother's operation.
- B.
Ana cannot marry Rico because she wants a wealthy man and not a shoemaker.
- C.
On the way to rescue his beloved, a hurricane sent by the gods tried to stop Ardromides.
- D.
Sara wanted to click the trigger but she thought her father who saved her.
- 15.In the story of Mahamaya, which is the climax
- A.
She escapes the burning hut.
- B.
She wakes up seeing Rajib looking at her bare face.
- C.
She and Rajib meeting at the pavilion as he thought of eloping.
- D.
She marries the old man.
- 16.Why did the gods send Enkidu to Uruk?
- A.
To put an end to Gilgamesh cruelty.
- B.
To give Gilgamesh a friend.
- C.
To give Ishtar a partner.
- D.
They didn't, Enkidu is just an imagination.
- 17.Why did the family of Jiang Ji Li oppose her plan of being part of the dance troupe?
- A.
They didn't support the government.
- B.
They didn't want her to be a dancer.
- C.
They didn't want to be investigated.
- D.
They fear for Jiang's life.
- 18.Which of the following proves that Jacob is like his name - "a stealer"
- A.
He stole the calf of his brother Esau.
- B.
He grabbed the heel of Esau during their birth.
- C.
He received his father's blessing for Esau.
- D.
He ran away with their family's wealth.
- 19.Which is the best theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
- A.
Be kind to others?
- B.
Live to the fullest
- C.
Death is inevitable
- D.
Love should be alive.
- 20.Which one is the possible main purpose of the author in Red Scarf
- A.
To show the life of a talented dreamer.
- B.
To show the life condition in a communist country.
- C.
To show the struggle of a young person with an opposing family.
- D.
To show the family values and culture in China.
- 21.If Facebook was already used by the characters in all the literary pieces from Units 1-5, who could have posted this on their FB wall? - I WISH I WAS BORN FIRST
- A.
Esau
- B.
Jian Ji Li
- C.
Enkidu
- D.
Jacob
- 22.If Facebook was already used by the characters in all the literary pieces from Units 1-5, who could have posted this on their FB wall? - FINDING IMMORTALITY.
- A.
Jacob
- B.
Gilgamesh
- C.
Mahamaya
- D.
Rajib
- 23.If Facebook was already used by the characters in all the literary pieces from Units 1-5, who could have posted this on their FB wall? OFF TO KOREA, JUST WANTED A NEW START, A NEW FACE.
- A.
Rajib
- B.
Enkidu
- C.
Ishtar
- D.
Mahamaya
- 24.If Facebook was already used by the characters in all the literary pieces from Units 1-5, who could have posted this on their FB wall? NOW PLAYING: JUSTIN BIEBER, IS IT TOO LATE TO SAY SORRY?
- A.
Rajib
- B.
Enkidu
- C.
Gilgamesh
- D.
Esau
- 25.If Facebook was already used by the characters in all the literary pieces from Units 1-5, who could have posted this on their FB wall? MY BESTFRIEND IS THE KING, WHO CARES ABOUT TULFO?
- A.
Gilgamesh
- B.
Esau
- C.
Jacob
- D.
Enkidu
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