Consider the following prompt:

You ask your language arts teacher if you can use your smartphone to look up some information for a research project you are working on in class. She says she would like to allow it but it is against school policy. The next day, she asks students in your class to address this issue by writing an essay indicating whether the use of such technology, like smartphones and tablets, should be allowed in the classroom for instructional purposes.

What would be the best tone to use when writing this essay?

	a. Informal
	b. Formal
	c. Colloquial
	d. Scientific

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Freewriting, listing, and webbing are all examples of:

	a. proofreading.
	b. brainstorming.
	c. revising.
	d. outlining.

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If you are using a hook when writing an essay, it will probably be in the:

	a. third supporting body paragraph.
	b. first supporting body paragraph.
	c. concluding paragraph.
	d. introductory paragraph.

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Read the following:

I finished my essay before the end of class.

What kind of sentence is this?

	a. Simple sentence
	b. Compound sentence
	c. Complex sentence
	d. Compound-complex sentence.

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Read the following:

My friend John flies planes in the military. He had to train a lot for his job. His job is dangerous. He likes his job and says it is not even like working. I want to find a job I like. I don’t want a dangerous job though. I do want to like my job a lot.

This paragraph might be more interesting if:

	a. it used more uniform sentences.
	b. it used more variety in sentence structure.
	c. it used more punctuation.
	d. it used fewer adjectives.

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Read the following:

My friend John flies planes in the military. He had to train a lot for his job. His job is dangerous. He likes his job and says it is not even like working. I want to find a job I like. I don’t want a dangerous job though. I do want to like my job a lot.

Which of the following is the best way to rewrite this paragraph?

	a. My friend John flies planes in the military. Although his job is dangerous, he completed a lot of training. John likes his job so much that he says it is not even like working! Even though I don’t want a dangerous job, I hope I can find a job that I enjoy as much as he does.
	b. My friend John flies planes in the military. His dangerous job had to have a lot of training. He really enjoys his job, like it’s not even work. I want a job that I like and a job that is not dangerous.
	c. My friend John flies planes in the military. He completed a lot of training and feels like his dangerous job isn’t even working. Maybe I can find a job to enjoy that is not dangerous and feels like I’m not working. His job is a job like I would like to have.
	d. My friend John flies planes in the military. Even though his job required a lot of training, it is still very dangerous. John says his job is not like working, I hope to find a job that I enjoy that much!

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What type of sentence contains two independent clauses?

	a. Simple sentence
	b. Compound sentence
	c. Complex sentence
	d. Compound-complex sentence

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When proofreading your writing, it is best to:

	a. read it yourself, since you know what you are trying to say.
	b. read it through only once so that you do not over-correct any errors.
	c. have a friend read the piece for you, checking for errors you may have overlooked.
	d. read through it right after you are finished writing the rough draft so the errors will be more obvious.

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When should you use commas?

	a. To separate words or word groups in a series of three or more
	b. Before or surrounding the name or title of a person directly addressed
	c. Any time you use a conjunction
	d. A and B

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When writing an essay, it is always important to consider who your audience will be. Read the following prompt:

You ask your language arts teacher if you can use your smartphone to look up some information for a research project you are working on in class. She says she would like to allow it but it is against school policy. The next day, she asks students in your class to address this issue by writing an essay indicating whether the use of such technology, like smartphones and tablets, should be allowed in the classroom for instructional purposes.

Who is the audience for this prompt?

	a. The language arts class
	b. Teachers at the student’s school
	c. The school’s principal
	d. Students who will be using the devices

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Which of the following is the best topic sentence if you are going to write a five-paragraph essay about what color you believe the classroom should be painted?

	a. Powder blue is the best color to paint the classroom.
	b. Powder blue is the best color to paint the classroom because it is neutral, calming, and promotes a learning environment.
	c. Powder blue is the best color to paint the classroom because it is the color of the soothing sky.
	d. Powder blue is the best color to paint the classroom because it is my favorite color and would improve the décor of the classroom.

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Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly?

	a. The casserole includes tortillas, chicken, salsa, and beans.
	b. The toddler enjoys playing in her swimming pool, and eating apple slices.
	c. After the game ended, there were many excited fans.
	d. Before you begin your assignment, you will need the following items: a pen, some paper, and a dictionary.

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

	a. Go to the library tomorrow; I will help you then.
	b. You can begin the work alone; however, it will be helpful to know the guidelines.
	c. The following items are required: paper, pen, dictionary, and thesaurus.
	d. All of these.

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Which of the following sentences shows correct comma usage?

	a. The cafeteria lunch included a meat, a vegetable and, a dessert.
	b. The cafeteria is located at school, students are not allowed to leave campus.
	c. Lunches may be brought from home, no sodas are allowed at school.
	d. Healthy lunches include a meat, a vegetable, and a dairy product.

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Which of the following sentences shows correct comma usage?

	a. He is a strong fast, athlete.
	b. The couple met on January 18, 1966, in Orlando, Florida.
	c. Randy is as you probably already know a great repairman.
	d. Susan’s birthday, December 7, 1941 is the same date that Pearl Harbor was attacked.

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Which sentence has a homophone error?

	a. Be sure to wear a jacket because it’s going to be cold tonight.
	b. They’re going to the movies with their parents tomorrow afternoon.
	c. Amelia wrote the letter on some beautiful stationary her grandmother had given her.
	d. Oscar apologized because it was the right thing to do.

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Both “2BR02B” and “The Country of the Blind” could be characterized as:

	a. Romantic literature.
	b. Gargoylan literature.
	c. Gothic literature.
	d. Dystopian literature.

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Elements of the supernatural, darkness, and psychological states of mind are all found in:

	a. Romantic literature.
	b. Gargoylan literature.
	c. Gothic literature.
	d. Dystopian/Utopian literature.

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Given the following excerpt from “The Pit and the Pendulum,” if you are annotating for imagery, which of the following passages would you NOT annotate?

Unreal! -- Even while I breathed there came to my nostrils the breath of the vapour of heated iron! A suffocating odour pervaded the prison! A deeper glow settled each moment in the eyes that glared at my agonies! A richer tint of crimson diffused itself over the pictured horrors of blood. I panted! I gasped for breath! There could be no doubt of the design of my tormentors -- oh! most unrelenting! oh! most demoniac of men! I shrank from the glowing metal to the centre of the cell. Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm. I rushed to its deadly brink. I threw my straining vision below. The glare from the enkindled roof illumined its inmost recesses. Yet, for a wild moment, did my spirit refuse to comprehend the meaning of what I saw. At length it forced -- it wrestled its way into my soul -- it burned itself in upon my shuddering reason. -- Oh! for a voice to speak! -- oh! horror! -- oh! any horror but this! With a shriek, I rushed from the margin, and buried my face in my hands -- weeping bitterly.

	a. “Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm.”
	b. “Oh! for a voice to speak! – oh! horror! – oh! any horror but this!
	c. “A suffocating odour pervaded the prison!”
	d. “A richer tint of crimson diffused itself over the pictured horrors of blood.”

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If you were using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the settings in “2BR02B” and “The Country of the Blind,” which of the following might you place in the overlapping part of the diagram?

	a. The characters in both stories are antagonists.
	b. The setting in “2BR02B” takes place in the future; the setting in “The Country of the Blind” takes place in a jungle.
	c. Both settings could be considered as dystopian.
	d. The imagery in both stories is quite similar.

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If you were writing a paper comparing the themes of Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” and Stoker’s “Dracula’s Guest,” which of the following statements might you use?

	a. Both “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “Dracula’s Guest” contain the theme of man versus nature.
	b. An overriding death theme is prevalent in both “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “Dracula’s Guest.”
	c. Symbolism and imagery are used throughout “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “Dracula’s Guest.”
	d. Situational irony is a literary element found in both “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “Dracula’s Guest.”

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If you were writing an essay about the somber tone of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” which of the following might you use as supporting evidence?

	a. “Suddenly he felt himself whirled round and round spinning like a top.”
	b. “The trees upon the bank were giant garden plants; he noted a definite order in their arrangement, inhaled the fragrance of their blooms.”
	c. “The company faced the bridge, staring stonily, motionless. The sentinels, facing the banks of the stream, might have been statues to adorn the bridge. The captain stood with folded arms, silent, observing the work of his subordinates, but making no sign.”
	d. B and C

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If your assignment is to read a novel and write a literary analysis, you should:

	a. decide what your thesis will be prior to reading the novel.
	b. make annotations as you read the novel.
	c. complete background research about the novel’s author.
	d. make notations in the margin regarding the use of punctuation and syntax used throughout the novel.

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In the following paragraph, which sentence uses parallelism?

1) Should children be taught cursive writing in school? 2) Currently, many children only learn to print the alphabet and to use a keyboard. 3) Cursive is a beautiful form of writing. 4) Cursive is prevalent in many historical documents. 5) Therefore, schools should continue to teach children to write in cursive. 6) Ignorance is bliss. 7) Children do not realize what they are missing by not learning the beauty and significance of cursive writing. 8) Often, when a child sees something written in cursive, he asks, “What does that curly writing say?” 9) To avoid the extinction of such beautiful, curly writing, all children should be given the opportunity to learn cursive writing, to appreciate cursive writing, and to read historical documents written in cursive writing.

	a. 1
	b. 4
	c. 6
	d. 9

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In the following paragraph, which sentences uses anaphora?

1) Should children be taught cursive writing in school? 2) Currently, many children only learn to print the alphabet and to use a keyboard. 3) Cursive is a beautiful form of writing. 4) Cursive is prevalent in many historical documents. 5) Therefore, schools should continue to teach children to write in cursive. 6) Ignorance is bliss. 7) Children do not realize what they are missing by not learning the beauty and significance of cursive writing. 8) Often, when a child sees something written in cursive, he asks, “What does that curly writing say?” 9) To avoid the extinction of such beautiful, curly writing, all children should be given the opportunity to learn cursive writing, to appreciate cursive writing, and to read historical documents written in cursive writing.

	a. 1 and 2
	b. 3 and 4
	c. 5 and 6
	d. 7 and 8

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Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry’s speech at the Virginia Convention:

“It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace – but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

Patrick Henry uses the questions in this passage:

	a. to show his circular reasoning.
	b. as rhetorical questions.
	c. as introspective questions.
	d. for parallelism.

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Rhetorical devices:

	a. can help writers develop an argument.
	b. can help writers emphasize important points or ideas.
	c. can help the reader or audience remember important points or ideas.
	d. All of these.

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Several rhetorical devices are used in the following paragraph. Which sentence contains an example of hyperbaton?

1) Should children be taught cursive writing in school? 2) Currently, many children only learn to print the alphabet and to use a keyboard. 3) Cursive is a beautiful form of writing. 4) Cursive is prevalent in many historical documents. 5) Therefore, schools should continue to teach children to write in cursive. 6) Bliss is ignorance. 7) Children do not realize what they are missing by not learning the beauty and significance of cursive writing. 8) Often, when a child sees something written in cursive, he asks, “What does that curly writing say?” 9) To avoid the extinction of such beautiful, curly writing, all children should be given the opportunity to learn cursive writing, to appreciate cursive writing, and to read historical documents written in cursive writing.

	a. 2
	b. 3
	c. 6
	d. 7

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What kind of society is used as the setting in “2BR02B”?

	a. Democratic
	b. Dystopian
	c. Socialist
	d. Theocratic

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When beginning a literary analysis of a particular work, you should determine all of the following except:

	a. what truth or lesson the author is trying to convey.
	b. which literary devices the author is using to convey a truth or lesson.
	c. if there is a connection between the literary devices the author is using and the message the author is trying to convey.
	d. if there is a connection between the author’s background and the choice of rhetorical and literary devices used to convey the theme.

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When thinking about characterization in a story, it is important to remember that:

	a. every description and detail are significant.
	b. the author will only use physical attributes to describe the character.
	c. the way characters react and interact helps to describe them.
	d. A and C

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Which of the following short stories does NOT contain elements of Gothic literature?

	a. “2BR02B”
	b. “The Pit and the Pendulum”
	c. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
	d. “Dracula’s Guest”

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Ayn Rand’s philosophical views include:

	a. collectivism.
	b. communism.
	c. Marxism.
	d. objectivism.

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Considering Ayn Rand’s philosophy, which of the following would not be considered a theme in Anthem?

	a. Each individual should take control of his life, not conforming to the standards of others.
	b. Each individual should be the center of her own universe, living solely for her own happiness.
	c. Each individual should strive to make society a place where everyone is treated equally.
	d. Individual freedom is always threatened by people who serve society.

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If you are writing a character analysis of Equality 7-2521 from Anthem, which of the following best represents Equality 7-2521 in the beginning of the novella?

	a. A bright elementary student who questions his teachers and is encouraged to think “outside the box” in his class
	b. A bright elementary student who questions his teachers and is never quite satisfied with their answers
	c. A bright elementary student who questions his teachers and then disobeys their requests to sit down and color like his classmates
	d. A bright elementary student who questions his teachers and does not have the ability to express his ideas

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If you were comparing the society model in Anthem to a totalitarian state, which of the following statements would be most correct?

	a. The society in Anthem has many similarities to a Marxist society.
	b. The society in Anthem has many similarities to a Democratic society.
	c. The society in Anthem is a form of anarchy.
	d. The society in Anthem is similar to a theocracy.

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If you were writing a persuasive essay to disagree with Rand’s message in Anthem, which of the following statements might you use?

	a. Going against what is considered normal is not always the popular thing to do, and in Equality 7-2521’s situation, he almost loses his life.
	b. Following the rules of one’s society is the most important contribution one can make.
	c. Going against what is considered normal is not always the popular thing to do, and in Equality 7-2521’s situation, he risks his life to be an independent thinker.
	d. Promoting the good of society is the main reason Equality 7-2521 wanted to share his secret knowledge.

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If you were writing a persuasive essay to support Rand’s message in Anthem, which of the following statements might you use?

	a. Going against what is considered normal is not always the popular thing to do, and in Equality 7-2521’s situation, he almost loses his life.
	b. Following the rules of one’s society is the most important contribution one can make.
	c. Going against what is considered normal is not always the popular thing to do, and in Equality 7-2521’s situation, he risks his life to be an independent thinker.
	d. Promoting the good of society is the main reason Equality 7-2521 wanted to share his secret knowledge.

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In a character analysis of Equality 7-2521, which of the following would provide textual support to show how his character changes at the end of the novella?

	a. “I do not surrender my treasures, nor do I share them. The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit. I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom.”
	b. “I understood the blessed thing which I had called my curse. I understood why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins. I understood that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him.”
	c. “These are the things before me. And as I stand here at the door of glory, I look behind me for the last time. I look upon the history of men, which I have learned from the books, and I wonder. It was a long story, and the spirit which moved it was the spirit of man’s freedom. But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man’s freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.”
	d. All of the these.

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Rand may have used the pastoral setting for the Uncharted Forest for all of the following, except:

	a. to symbolize peace and serenity.
	b. as an allusion to the biblical Garden of Eden.
	c. to symbolize new knowledge and explorations.
	d. as an allusion to “The Country of the Blind” by H. G. Wells

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Rand’s use of light throughout Anthem is an example of:

	a. irony.
	b. motif.
	c. satire.
	d. theme.

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The third-person “we” rather than the first-person “I” in Anthem could be symbolic of which philosophy?

	a. Collectivism
	b. Communism
	c. Marxism
	d. Objectivism

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The tone of Anthem can best be described as:

	a. sarcastic.
	b. solemn.
	c. simple.
	d. bitter.

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What is the significance of the names chosen by Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5- 3000, Prometheus and Gaea?

	a. Prometheus and Gaea were both names that Equality 7-2521 read in a book.
	b. Prometheus was approved by Liberty 5-3000 as a name for Equality 7-2521, and Gaea was approved by Equality 7-2521 as a name for Liberty 5-3000.
	c. Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to the mortals; Gaea was the mother of the Earth and of all gods.
	d. Prometheus is interpreted as an individualist; Gaea is interpreted as the golden one.

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Which of the following best represents collectivism?

	a. I know everyone is wearing jeans to the event, but I'm going to wear a skirt.
	b. I know everyone is wearing jeans to the event, and, even though I would rather wear a skirt, I am wearing jeans to the event.
	c. I would like to order a hamburger, but all of my friends are ordering salads. I don't care for salad, so I'm ordering a hamburger.
	d. My friends all want to try drinking alcohol at the party tonight. There won't be any adults there so it will be easy to try it. I really don't think drinking alcohol, especially illegally, is something I want to do. No matter what my friends choose to do, I am not going to drink alcohol at the party.

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Which of the following best shows how the theme of individualism in Anthem can be applied to today's world?

	a. We can all strive to be our best and to share our success with those who do not try to be their best at anything.
	b. We can all strive to be our best and to use our success to help others who are also striving to be their best.
	c. If our friends are wearing something that is in style, we can wear the same thing so that everyone is uniform in dress and nobody feels different.
	d. When our government is making laws that we do not agree with, we should go along with them anyway by continuing to vote the same politicians into office.

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Which of the following excerpts from Anthem could be used to support the theme of the importance of individualism?

	a. “We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike.”
	b. “It was when I read the first of the books I found in my house that I saw the word ‘I.’ And when I understood this word, the book fell from my hands, and I wept, I who had never known tears. I wept in deliverance and in pity for all mankind.”
	c. “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone.”
	d. “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen.”

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Which of the following excerpts from the text could be used as evidence to support a literary analysis about the dystopian setting in Ayn Rand's Anthem?

	a. “It is dark here. The flame of the candle stands still in the air. Nothing moves in this tunnel save our hand on the paper. We are alone here under the earth. It is a fearful word, alone. The laws say that none among men may be alone, ever and at any time, for this is the great transgression and the root of all evil. But we have broken many laws. And now there is nothing here save our one body, and it is strange to see only two legs stretched on the ground, and on the wall before us the shadow of our one head.”
	b. “Then we knew suddenly that we were lying on a soft earth and that we had stopped. Trees taller than we had ever seen before stood over us in great silence.”
	c. “We fell, but we never let the box fall from our hands. Then we ran. We ran blindly, and men and houses streaked past us in a torrent without shape. And the road seemed not to be flat before us, but as if it were leaping up to meet us, and we waited for the earth to rise and strike us in the face. But we ran. We knew not where we were going. We knew only that we must run, run to the end of the world, to the end of our days.”
	d. “Then we took our glass box, and we went on into the forest. We went on, cutting through the branches, and it was as if we were swimming through a sea of leaves, with the bushes as waves rising and falling and rising around us, and flinging their green sprays high to the treetops. The trees parted before us, calling us forward. The forest seemed to welcome us. We went on, without thought, without care, with nothing to feel save the song of our body.”

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Which of the following statements taken from Anthem is an example of collectivism?

	a. “My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.”
	b. “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever."
	c. “I shall live here, in my own house. I shall take my food from the earth by the toil of my own hands. I shall learn many secrets from my books.”
	d. “What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?”

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A fellow classmate gives a speech stating that students in your school are tired of being served the same menu every day for lunch. The classmate goes on to say that if the menus do not improve, all students should walk out of school and not return until their lunch menu demands are met. Given the demanding tone of his speech, which of the following speeches was the speaking classmate probably influenced by?

	a. Alexander the Great
	b. John F. Kennedy
	c. Malcolm X
	d. Patrick Henry

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Antithesis, metaphor, and paradox are all examples of:

	a. allusions.
	b. labels found on the rhetorical triangle.
	c. rhetoric.
	d. allegory.

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Elie Wiesel’s use of the word “indifference” over and over throughout his speech is an example of which rhetorical device?

	a. Alliteration
	b. Parallelism
	c. Antithesis
	d. Repetition

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How might Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet” be different if he had changed the tone of his speech to one similar to the tone of Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address”?

	a. The speech might be interpreted as more of a request to help change the situation.
	b. The speech might be interpreted as more of a demand to come to action.
	c. The speech might be interpreted as more of a tribute to those who want to change.
	d. The speech might be interpreted as more of a demand for leaders to change.

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If you were completing a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” and Alexander the Great’s speech to his troops, one of the characteristics that would not overlap might be:

	a. the use of rhetorical devices in each speech.
	b. the use of imagery in each speech.
	c. the tone of each speech.
	d. the persuasive techniques used in each speech.

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In an essay comparing and contrasting Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet” to John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address,” which of the following would be the best thesis statement?

	a. Although both Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy’s speeches use persuasive rhetoric techniques, each speech offers its own unique tone.
	b. Both Malcolm X’s speech and John F. Kennedy’s speech are a plea for help from the people in the community.
	c. Although Malcolm X’s speech is full of eloquent writing, Kennedy’s speech contains the use of metaphors and persuasive techniques.
	d. Malcolm X’s speech contains allegorical elements, while John F. Kennedy’s speech uses irony and satire.

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In the speech by Alexander the Great, he persuades his men to carry on with his pursuit by making them believe all of the following except:

	a. their army has the skills to win the next battle.
	b. the people of the conquered village will mark them as heroes, building statues in their honor.
	c. historically, they will live forever if they go on to win the next battle.
	d. they are as noble as he is.

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Read the following excerpt from Red Jacket’s “We Never Quarrel about Religion.”

“But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their request, and they sat down amongst us. We gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison in return.”

Based on this excerpt, which of the following best describes the tone of Red Jacket’s speech?

	a. Hopeful
	b. Trusting
	c. Bitter
	d. Remorseful

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Read the following quote from Patrick Henry’s speech:

“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?”

Which of the following best shows how this quote can be applied to today’s world?

	a. Your mom asks you to clean your room because you are having company this weekend. You plan to do the cleaning but decide to wait until closer to the weekend so that there will be less chance that your room will get messy again. By Thursday afternoon, your room is twice as messy as it was when your mom made the original request.
	b. You and a friend are stuck in a traffic jam on a major roadway. There are three opportunities for you to exit and take another route. Your friend says to wait, that the traffic will subside, and you will make it to your meeting on time. You decide to exit at the first opportunity, even though you know the route will add some time to your trip.
	c. On Saturday, a lot of people are going to the premier of a show. You are about to purchase your tickets online when a friend calls and says to wait until you get to the venue so you can be sure to sit together. You really don’t want to miss the show, but since your friend asked, you decide to wait and purchase the ticket there.
	d. Some of your friends are going camping next weekend and you would really like to join them. You have a research paper due in two weeks and you had planned to get started next weekend. Some of the camping friends have the same paper due and assure you that the camping trip won’t interfere with getting your research started on Sunday. You know these camping trips often last well into Sunday evening, but you decide to go camping with the idea that one week is plenty of time to work on your paper.

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When discussing his past experiences in “The Perils of Indifference,” Elie Wiesel uses an angry tone. He probably uses this tone:

	a. to gain sympathy from the audience about his past experiences and injustices.
	b. so his audience can better understand his past experiences and empathize with his ideas about indifference.
	c. so he will never forget how horrible his experiences were.
	d. to persuade the audience that war is never the answer.

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Which of the following best summarizes the intent of JFK’s “Inaugural Address”?

	a. The speech asks for the support of all Americans in giving other nations handouts and asking nothing in return.
	b. The speech calls for citizens everywhere to look to America as the country that can solve all of the world’s problems.
	c. The speech asks for all Americans to commit to paying more taxes to make America and the world a better place.
	d. The speech asks that Americans pledge service to create a better America and that citizens worldwide commit to making the world a better place.

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Which of the following excerpts from Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet” would not help you determine the tone of his speech?

	a. “It's time for you and me to stop sitting in this country, letting some cracker senators, Northern crackers and Southern crackers, sit there in Washington, D.C., and come to a conclusion in their mind that you and I are supposed to have civil rights.”
	b. “We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man. He just happens to be a white man. All of us have suffered here, in this country, political oppression at the hands of the white man, economic exploitation at the hands of the white man, and social degradation at the hands of the white man.”
	c. “And what a good president we have. If he wasn't good in Texas, he sure can’t be good in Washington, D.C. Because Texas is a lynch state. It is in the same breath as Mississippi, no different; only they lynch you in Texas with a Texas accent and lynch you in Mississippi with a Mississippi accent. And these Negro leaders have the audacity to go and have some coffee in the White House with a Texan, a Southern cracker – that's all he is – and then come out and tell you and me that he’s going to be better for us because, since he’s from the South, he knows how to deal with the Southerners. What kind of logic is that? Let Eastland be president, he’s from the South too. He should be better able to deal with them than Johnson.”
	d. “So, where do we go from here? First, we need some friends. We need some new allies. The entire civil-rights struggle needs a new interpretation, a broader interpretation. We need to look at this civil-rights thing from another angle -- from the inside as well as from the outside.”

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Which of the following is not a possible theme of Elie Wiesel’s speech?

	a. Indifference is only acceptable during times of war.
	b. Being indifferent takes value away from those who care.
	c. Indifference is the same as saying something is okay.
	d. Being indifferent is like being inhumane.

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Which of the following taken from John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” is an example of antithesis?

	a. “And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.”
	b. “For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”
	c. “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
	d. “…we shall pay any price, bear any burden….”

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Which of the following taken from John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” is an example of metaphor?

	a. “And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.”
	b. “For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”
	c. “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
	d. “…we shall pay any price, bear any burden….”

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Which of the following taken from John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” is an example of paradox?

	a. “And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.”
	b. “For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”
	c. “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
	d. “…we shall pay any price, bear any burden….”

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Which reaction to the following scenario would show how Elie Wiesel’s speech could positively influence people today?

A student is being picked on in the cafeteria by other students who consider themselves “cool.” After sitting down and realizing what is happening, you:

	a. walk over to the student being picked on and quietly suggest that he get up and leave the cafeteria.
	b. tell the “cool” students that bullying is wrong and demand that they stop immediately.
	c. eat your lunch, silently hoping the bullying will stop.
	d. decide to eat your lunch outside so that you won’t be bothered with the commotion.

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Booker T. Washington’s social and political views were mostly formed by his:

	a. time spent in school.
	b. relationship with his brothers and sisters.
	c. life experiences.
	d. relationship with his third wife.

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Consider the following definition of affirmative action:

“Affirmative action is a law in the United States that gives special rights of hiring or advancement to ethnic minorities to make up for past discrimination against that minority.”

If he were still alive, Booker T. Washington would probably:

	a. agree with affirmative action.
	b. disagree with affirmative action.
	c. not allow affirmative action at the Tuskegee Institute.
	d. agree with the concept of affirmative action but want reforms to be made to the plan before he implemented it at the Tuskegee Institute.

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Consider the following statement from Up from Slavery:

“I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery.”

Which of the following best explains Booker T. Washington’s “net of slavery” metaphor?

	a. Being a slave is compared to being an insect in a spider’s web.
	b. Slavery, and all it encompasses, is compared to the handle of a fishing net.
	c. Being a member of a society that includes slavery—whether as a slave or a master—is compared to being stuck in an inescapable net.
	d. Being a society with slavery is like only receiving the net of one’s income.

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If society were to live by Booker T. Washington’s hand metaphor, which of the following would be one negative outcome?

	a. The individual “fingers” might independently thrive, remaining independent of each other, causing a segregated society.
	b. One cultural part of society may “break down,” leading to the downfall of the entire society.
	c. The individual “fingers” might independently thrive until one society overtakes the others, leading to a dictatorial government.
	d. There would be no negative outcomes.

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If society were to live by Booker T. Washington’s hand metaphor, which of the following would be one positive outcome?

	a. The individual “fingers” might independently thrive, remaining independent of each other, causing a utopian society to emerge.
	b. All technical schools and universities would work independently, using affirmative action to single out all the individual aspects of society.
	c. The individual “fingers” might independently thrive and complement each other, causing a rich multicultural society.
	d. The combination of different cultures could serve as a model for the rest of the world to follow, eventually leading to one complete world “hand.”

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If you were going to write an essay about how Booker T. Washington provided an example of leadership to other African Americans, which of the following would be the best thesis statement?

	a. By attaining his goals, being honest, helping others, and becoming one of the most prominent African American speakers of his time, Booker T. Washington provided a good example of leadership for others.
	b. By doing so many important things for the African American community, Booker T. Washington was a great leader.
	c. Booker T. Washington provided an excellent example of how to be a leader by accomplishing all of his lifelong goals.
	d. Booker T. Washington was a good example of leadership for the African American community.

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In an essay about Booker T. Washington’s use of metaphors in Up from Slavery, which of the following might be useful as supporting evidence?

	a. “There is no defence or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.”
	b. “‘Cast down your bucket where you are’—cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded.”
	c. “My experience is that there is something in human nature which always makes an individual recognize and reward merit, no matter under what colour of skin merit is found.”

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Overall, the tone of Washington’s Up from Slavery could be considered:

	a. bitter.
	b. discouraging.
	c. encouraging.
	d. sarcastic.

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Read the following excerpt from the address Booker T. Washington gave at the Atlanta Exposition:

“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.”

Which of the following best explains this metaphor?

	a. It suggests that the hand is in control of the movement of each individual finger, just as society must control all of the individual races.
	b. It suggests that the hand moves in unison with each individual finger, just like all of the individual races must work side by side to become one.
	c. It suggests that the hand is in indebted to the fingers and must care for each finger individually, just as society is indebted to the care of the individual races.
	d. It suggests that the hand is the society in which we live; the fingers are the individual races. Just as fingers can function productively alone, so can the individual races. Just as it takes all of the fingers working together to complete a fully functioning hand, so it takes all of the individual races to complete a functioning society.

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Read the following excerpt from Up from Slavery:

“The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of race. One man may go into a community prepared to supply the people there with an analysis of Greek sentences. The community may not at the time be prepared for, or feel the need of, Greek analysis, but it may feel its need of bricks and houses and wagons. If the man can supply the need for those, then, it will lead eventually to a demand for the first product, and with the demand will come the ability to appreciate it and to profit by it.”

Which of the following statements is the best application of this excerpt?

	a. A young man who has just graduated from a technical school with a certification in sound production goes to a recording studio to apply for a job. The owner tells the man he doesn’t currently need any sound technicians but has an opening for a janitor. The young man hesitantly accepts the janitorial position but leaves after only a few weeks because he believes he is wasting his time cleaning toilets when he should be producing sound in the studio.
	b. A young man who has just graduated from a technical school with a certification in sound production goes to a recording studio to apply for a job. The owner tells the young man he doesn’t currently need any sound technicians, but he is in desperate need of a janitor. The young man really needs a job, so he takes the janitor position. Two months later, one of the sound technicians leaves the company and the owner moves the young man into the vacant position.
	c. A young man who has just graduated from a technical school with a certification in sound production goes to a recording studio to apply for a job. The owner tells the man he doesn’t currently need any sound technicians but has an opening for a janitor. The young man accepts the position, working hard to be the best janitor he can be. When one of the sound technicians retires from the studio, the young man is hopeful that the owner will ask him to fill the position. The owner hires another young man as a sound technician.
	d. A young man who has just graduated from a technical school with a certification in sound production goes to a recording studio to apply for a job. The owner tells the young man he doesn’t currently need any sound technicians but has an opening for a janitor. The young man is insulted that the owner would ask him to take such a demeaning job. He leaves the studio and continues his search for employment, feeling confident that he will find a job where he can use his certified skills.

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Read the following phrase from Up from Slavery:

“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.”

What is this phrase an example of?

	a. An allusion
	b. A rhetorical device
	c. An extended metaphor
	d. Dramatic irony

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The Common Core State Standards, some of which you saw listed throughout this course, let parents and students know what knowledge and skills they should acquire from kindergarten through grade 12. Schools apply these standards to give their students a better chance at being successful when they go to college or when they are being trained for whatever job they choose. Booker T. Washington would probably:

	a. believe the Common Core State Standards should only be applied to the lower grades.
	b. disapprove of the concept of the Common Core State Standards.
	c. want the Common Core State Standards applied with individual levels of achievement.
	d. show great support for the Common Core State Standards.

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The works of Maya Angelou and Booker T. Washington are similar in all of the following, except:

	a. theme.
	b. tone.
	c. use of metaphors.
	d. genre.

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Unlike Washington, Maya Angelou often uses which literary form?

	a. Autobiography
	b. Poetry
	c. Short story
	d. Novella

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Up from Slavery is:

	a. a biography.
	b. an autobiography.
	c. fiction.
	d. historical fiction.

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Which of the following could be one major theme in Up from Slavery?

	a. Education is a major key to success.
	b. There is no point in learning a trade without higher education.
	c. Success is more important than what you overcome to gain it.
	d. Gaining social recognition is a key component for success.

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Which of the following criticized some of Booker T. Washington’s views?

	a. Frederick Douglass
	b. W. E. B. Dubois
	c. Benjamin Franklin
	d. Theodore Roosevelt

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The following is an aside spoken by Macbeth in Act I, Scene 4:

“The Prince of Cumberland! – That is a step, On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand! yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”

This would be a good supporting quotation for a literary analysis about which of the following themes?

	a. Ambition
	b. Prophecy
	c. Blood and guilt
	d. Fate

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Recurring imagery in Macbeth includes all of the following except:

	a. night.
	b. blood.
	c. death.
	d. decay

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Shakespeare opens Macbeth with the witches conversing on the heath. The tone that is created by using this short opening scene could best be described as:

	a. playful and unrealistic.
	b. haunting and ironic.
	c. supernatural and sinister.
	d. charismatic and peaceful.

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Shakespeare’s plays, and the drama genre in general, are written to be:

	a. studied in a classroom setting before watching.
	b. read for enjoyment.
	c. be performed and entertain an audience.
	d. A and B

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The following is an aside spoken by Macbeth in Act I, Scene 4:

“The Prince of Cumberland! – That is a step, On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand! yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”

This would be a good supporting quotation for a literary analysis about which of the following themes?

	a. Ambition
	b. Prophecy
	c. Blood and guilt.
	d. Fate

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What is it called when a character gives a long speech alone on stage?

	a. Monologue
	b. Intermission
	c. Soliloquy
	d. Aside

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What is it called when a character speaks directly to the audience?

	a. Monologue
	b. Intermission
	c. Soliloquy
	d. Aside

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What is one strategy for better understanding Shakespeare’s plays?

	a. Have someone read difficult passages to you and tell you what they mean.
	b. Translate difficult passages into modern language, making annotations as you read.
	c. Skip over the parts that don’t make sense and come back to them later.
	d. Watch a television sitcom where the characters are in a community play.

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When Macbeth says,

“Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas in incarnadine,
Making the green one red,”

he is feeling guilty and wondering if he will ever be able to get over killing:

	a. Duncan.
	b. Banquo.
	c. Macduff.
	d. Lady Macbeth.

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When stage directions are written in a play, they:

	a. must be followed as written or the play will not be successfully performed.
	b. may be changed only as recommended by the author of the play.
	c. may be changed to accommodate the interpretation of a play’s director.
	d. cannot be altered.

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Which of the following best shows how Macbeth is like a modern-day teenager?

	a. Like a teen, Macbeth is focused on long-term effects of his actions.
	b. Like many teenagers today, Macbeth succumbs to peer pressure.
	c. Like most teenagers today, Macbeth is an independent thinker.
	d. Like a teen, Macbeth is tempted by peer pressure but remembers that his reputation is on the line.

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Which of the following is evidence of Macbeth’s moral decline?

	a. The fact that he listens to the three witches
	b. The lack of guilt he feels after the murder of Banquo
	c. The senseless murders of Lady Macduff and her children
	d. The plotting of Duncan’s death.

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Which of the following is not a lesson we can learn from Macbeth?

	a. Ambition can be a good thing, but if used to lead your decisions, it can send you down a road to disaster.
	b. The choices we make not only affect us, but they also affect those around us.
	c. Things are not always what they seem to be.
	d. Integrity and honor should be held above all things.

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Which of the following is not a theme found in Macbeth?

	a. Ambition
	b. Integrity
	c. Blood and guilt
	d. Prophecy

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Which of the following quotes best shows how Macbeth felt after having Banquo and the Macduffs murdered?

	a. “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir.”
	b. “Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock, As broad and general as the casing air: But now I am cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. But Banquo’s safe?”
	c. “The service and the loyalty I owe, In doing it, pays itself. Your highness’ part Is to receive our duties; and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants, Which do but what they should, by doing every thing Safe toward your love and honour.”
	d. “I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other.”

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Which of the following quotes from Lady Macbeth best shows her hunger for power?

	a. “I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Did not you speak?”
	b. “These deeds must not be thought After these ways; so, it will make us mad.”
	c. “He that’s coming Must be provided for: and you shall put This night’s great business into my dispatch; Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.”
	d. “Here’s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!”

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“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is a good supportive example that shows:

	a. symbolism.
	b. foreshadowing.
	c. irony.
	d. imagery.

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