Question

Can someone help check my answers? English isn't my strong suit..

Answer 1

1. What Anglo-Saxon value motivates the Geats to build a statue of Beowulf at the end of the poem? (1 point)
a pride in loyalty
a taste for boasting
a desire for vengeance
a respect for Christian religion
2. What theme does Chaucer convey in “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales? (1 point)
the conflicts inherent in society
the basic evil of mankind
the infinite variety of human nature
the pitfalls of sensual pleasure
3. What is ironic about the pledge the rioters make in these lines of “The Pardoner's Tale”?

They made their bargain, swore with appetite. / There three, to live and die for one another / As brother-born might swear to his born brother.

(1 point)
They really are brothers but have forgotten.
They have only just met.
They do not realize that Death is listening.
They later plot to kill one another to get a larger share of the gold.
4. On the symbolic level of the allegory of “The Pardoner's Tale,” which of these qualities might the rioters represent? (1 point)
old age and death
courage and greed
greed and treachery
fame and fortune
5. What question does the queen ask the knight in “The Wife of Bath's Tale”? (1 point)
Why do men and women not agree on their roles?
What do all women desire above everything?
What kind of husband do most women want?
What must a man do to earn a woman's love?
6. Which of these elements of the medieval romance are missing from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? (1 point)
adventures and excitement
damsels in distress
knights and kings
tests of courage
7. One way to identify the form of a Spenserian sonnet is by its _______. (1 point)
unrhymed iambic pentameter
four beat line and aabb rhyme scheme
abab bcbc cdcd ee rhyme scheme
thematic division into opening octave and final sestet
8. Which of the following best describes the setting in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”? (1 point)
imperfect
primitive
imposing
idealized
9. Unlike the Petrarchan sonnet form, the Shakespearean sonnet form _______. (1 point)
contains three quatrains and a couplet
is written in iambic pentameter
contains an initial octave and a final sestet
concludes with a four-line stanza
10. “Holy Sonnet 10” by John Donne can be considered a metaphysical conceit because _______. (1 point)
the poem is a self-contradiction that reveals a kind of truth
philosophical and religious issues are set up in opposition to one another
it uses the image of death to make a point about life
an idea is debated by means of far-fetched comparisons
11. Which of the following lines referring to Satan best expresses the conflict between Satan and God? (1 point)
“…the thought / Both of lost happiness and lasting pain / Torments him…”
“He trusted to have equaled the Most High…”
“…he views / The dismal situation waste and wild…”
“He soon discerns… / One next himself in power, and next in crime…”
12. Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost expresses values of 17-century Christian England in that it reflects a prevalent belief in ________. (1 point)
Greek and Roman classical gods
earthly angels
Heaven and Hell
the authority of the king on the Church
13. Why does Swift use terms, such as breeders, males, and females, when referring to the poor of Ireland in “A Modest Proposal”? (1 point)
to show that he is a scientist
to imply that they are less than human
to be as exact as possible
to show respect for them
14. What is Swift's main purpose in including so many statistics and in numbering his reasons to support “A Modest Proposal”? (1 point)
to make his proposal seem objective
to appeal to his reader’s ethical sense
to make the tone of the essay urgent
to show he is sincere about his proposal
15. In the following statement from “A Modest Proposal,” Swift responds to the suggestion that children between 12 and 14 should also be used as food. Which term best describes the statement?

". . . some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty . . ."
(1 point)
hyperbole
metaphysical conceit
verbal irony
situational irony
Vocabulary

Choose the best answer for questions 21–30.

16. When a dying Beowulf spoke haltingly upon looking at the treasure brought by Wiglaf, he showed his _______. (1 point)
rage
scorn
weakness
despondency
17. The speaker of “The Wanderer” says a wise man should not be too craven, meaning that he should not ________. (1 point)
show cowardice
boast about his success
be too eager to please
be disloyal to his lord
18. The speaker of “The Wife’s Lament” would say that a blithe fate would be ________. (1 point)
being exiled forever in a strange land
being reconciled with her community
being able to take revenge
being punished for the faults she committed
19. In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” the three young men hold an informal discussion, or a ________. (1 point)
oath
parley
pique
decree
20. Which word best defines sovereignty as it is used in these lines from “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”?

A woman wants the same sovereignty / Over her husband as over her lover, / And master him; he must not be above her. (1 point)
respect
affection
rights
authority
21. In “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd,” the wanton fields are _______. (1 point)
luxuriant
vast
dry
idealized
22. In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” the speaker does not want to tell the laity about his love. What is an antonym for laity? (1 point)
commoners
experts
envious people
self-righteous people
23. In Paradise Lost, Satan considers the possibility of losing all of his power and glory as an ignominy, or _______. (1 point)
reason for revenge
impossibility
disgrace
threat
24. In “A Modest Proposal,” the speaker suggests that poor Irish children be considered as a saleable ______. (1 point)
grievance
deference
expedient
commodity
25. Which word best defines ignoble as it is used in these lines from “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, / Their sober wishes never learn’d to stray… (1 point)
immoral
extreme
frustrating
dignified
Grammar

Identify the term that best describes the underlined word(s) for questions 31–43.

26. Although the woman was chased by a swarm of bees, she managed to escape completely unharmed. (1 point)
concrete noun
proper noun
compound noun
collective noun
27. Please, ask yourself what you can do to help this association. (1 point)
reflexive pronoun
intensive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
28. The teacher asked her pupils to stay put during the screening of the documentary. (1 point)
linking verb
action verb
auxiliary verb
transitive verb
29. Keith wondered what qualifications it would take to get the job. (1 point)
demonstrative adjective
interrogative adjective
indefinite adjective
proper adjective
30. Both the whale and the dolphin are mammals. (1 point)
demonstrative pronouns
indefinite adjectives
correlative conjunctions
coordinating conjunctions
31. The committee judged the logo the most appropriate symbol for the association’s mission. (1 point)
predicate nominative
objective complement
predicate adjective
direct object
32. Rashid’s speech was both an analysis and a satire of the school system today. (1 point)
compound subject
compound verb
compound direct object
compound predicate nominative
33. Most of the passengers were issued new plane tickets for the same day. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
complete subject
complete predicate
34. Transporting pollen is the worker bees’ job. (1 point)
prepositional phrase
appositive phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
35. Meteors, known as shooting stars, may be seen on almost any clear night. (1 point)
participial phrase
appositive phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
36. The microphone that he used had a cord attached to it. (1 point)
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
37. If you take a trip to Mount Vernon, you will be taken back two centuries into the past. (1 point)
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
38. My mother reported that she had found a new apartment for us. (1 point)
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
Identify the sentence structure of the sentences in questions 44–45.
39. Although he was drafted, Muhammad Ali refused to fight. (1 point)
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
40. Today he is frail, but he still commands respect. (1 point)
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Choose the verb that belongs in each blank space for questions 46–50.
41. _______ that you can’t go to college without a high school diploma. (1 point)
Do not assume
Have not assumed
Assuming
Not assuming
42. Many colleges admit men and women who _______ high school. (1 point)
were not completing
has been completing
will not have completed
have not completed
43. ________ such prospective students, they can decide whether the candidates possess knowledge equivalent to that of average high school graduates. (1 point)
Having been tested
Having tested
Tested
To test
44. Nothing _______ in the way of candidates who have acquired life education. (1 point)
lay
lies
laid
lays
45. Many such students _______ on to become accomplished professionals. (1 point)
went
gone
will have gone
have gone

Answer 2

wat grade r u in

Answer 3

12th.

Answer 4

And it's English 12 A, Unit 6 Lesson 2, the semester exam.

Answer 5

Did you ever get the answers?