AnswersMO-English Language Arts 12 FullCumulative Exam

Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

0 verified answers
21
Free Preview

Which words contain an affix? Select 4 options.

A
strength
B
unhappy
C
inchworm
D
reread
E
restless
F
comfortable
22
Free Preview

In The Farewell Speech, Queen Elizabeth’s use of first-person point of view

A
helps her to appear to be impartial and objective.
B
prevents her from addressing the audience directly.
C
allows her to share her personal thoughts and ideas.
D
makes it seem as though she’s observing from the outside.
23

Read the passage from The Farewell Speech.I do assure you there is no prince that loves his subjects better, or whose love can countervail our love. There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love. For I do esteem it more than any treasure or riches; for that we know how to prize, but love and thanks I count invaluable.

A
helps the author to establish a third-person point of view.
B
creates a romantic tone right from the beginning of the speech.
C
emphasizes the speaker’s respect and affection for the audience.
D
provides organization so the speaker’s thoughts progress logically.
24

A reader using a historical lens to analyze a text will be most concerned with

A
the role of women.
B
the use of language.
C
culture and events.
D
gender stereotypes.
25

Read the sentences.The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy. It looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.

A
The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy, so that, it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
B
The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy until it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
C
The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy, and it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
D
The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy; consequently, it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
26

How does the play-within-a-play in Act III of Hamlet represent Elizabethan drama?

A
by teaching a spiritual lesson to the characters of the play
B
by imparting historical detail about Shakespeare’s England
C
by criticizing the country’s political policies of the day
D
by offering a realistic portrayal of human behavior
27

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.In 1574 the city authorities are given powers to restrict playhouses, forcing the actors to find new premises in the suburbs. This becomes a golden opportunity for John Brayne and his brother-in-law, James Burbage, who in 1576 build a new theater, simply called The Theatre, at Shoreditch, just half a mile north of Bishopsgate. The following year a second theater, the Curtain, is built just two hundred yards away. Despite some heavy opposition from Puritan preachers and moralists, both theaters are successful.

A
Puritan preachers opposed both new theaters.
B
The Theatre was built by Brayne and Burbage at Shoreditch.
C
The Curtain, a second theater in the area, was built.
D
City authorities were given powers to place restrictions on playhouses.
28

What is the overall purpose of Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury?

A
to inform the troops of their obligations
B
to entertain the troops and relieve stress
C
to provide encouragement to the troops
D
to educate the troops about fighting tactics
29

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Which dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.Hamlet: A dream itself is but a shadow.Rosencrantz: Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow’s shadow.

A
dreams and ambition by using metaphors.
B
shadows and dreams by using similes.
C
ambition and substance by using apostrophes.
D
substance and dreams by using personification.
30

Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.What saw thou there? said the king. Sir, he said, I saw nothing but waves and winds.Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere:"Hast thou perform’d my mission which I gave?What is it thou hast seen? or what hast heard?”And answer made the bold Sir Bedivere:"I heard the ripple washing in the reeds,And the wild water lapping on the crag.”

A
Tennyson adds additional sorrow to the scene by describing the water.
B
Tennyson describes King Arthur asking a question to Sir Bedivere.
C
Tennyson adds drama to the scene with additional imagery and dialogue.
D
Tennyson describes Sir Bedivere responding to King Arthur’s question.
31

Which phrases provide clues that sepulchre means "grave”? Choose three answers.

A
canoniz’d bones
B
hearsed in death
C
we saw thee
D
ponderous and marble jaws
E
the glimpses of the moon
32

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.Rich landowners do not normally sell their grain immediately after the harvest is in, when prices are low; instead they store it until the numerous small-scale producers have sold all theirs and prices go up again. Pig farmers keep their flitches of bacon back in storage until they can get a better price for them later in the winter. Such tactics are made even more profitable by the unhappy fact that harvests can fail, causing local—and sometimes national—food shortages.

A
They often ran out of food supplies before the end of winter came.
B
They were the only food suppliers for Elizabethan England all year long.
C
They cared more about making a profit than charging fair prices.
D
They made little profit from the food they supplied to their communities.
33

Which topic is suitable for the size and scope of a five-paragraph essay?

A
the history of weather science and climatology
B
the study of extreme weather events
C
the average temperature of snow
D
the biggest snowstorms of the decade
34

Elementary school students are not ____________ to talk while the teacher reads __________ after lunch.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

Question illustration
A
allowed, allowed
B
aloud, aloud
C
aloud, allowed
D
allowed, aloud
35

Read the excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.The fight between Hamlet and Gertrude reinforces gender stereotypes, as Hamlet judges Gertrude and she accepts his criticism without attempting to justify her actions.

A
Gertrude: What wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? Help, help, ho!
B
Gertrude: What have I done that thou dar’st wag thy tongue In noise so rude against me?
C
Gertrude: O gentle son! Upon the heat and flame of thy distemperSprinkle cool patience. Whereon do you look?
D
Gertrude: Be thou assur’d, if words be made of breath, And breath of life, I have no life to breathe What thou hast said to me.
36

Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Good Laertes,If you desire to know the certainty Of your dear father's death, is 't writ in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser?Laertes: None but his enemies.Claudius: Will you know them then?Laertes: To his good friends thus wide I'll ope my arms; And like the kind life-rendering pelican, Repast them with my blood.

A
The concept of revenge is introduced for the first time in the play.
B
The play’s action reaches a climax as Laertes exacts revenge.
C
The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal.
D
The play's action is resolved as Claudius and Laertes make peace.
37

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States . .

A
by establishing the source of the representatives’ authority
B
by describing the elected leaders’ levels of education
C
by explaining the upcoming election of representatives
D
by offering a prayer for the future of the colonies
38

Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.But, sirs, there’s one thing I forgot to add:I’ve got relics and pardons in my bagAs good as anybody’s in England,All given to me by the Pope’s own hand.If any here should wish, out of devotion,To make an offering, and have absolution,Let them come forward now, and kneeling downHumbly receive my blessing and pardon.

A
the Pope’s authority
B
society’s class distinctions
C
the rule of a monarch
D
new Biblical translations
39

Read the passage from Beowulf."We are retainersfrom Hygelac’s band. Beowulf is my name.If your lord and master, the most renownedson of Halfdane, will hear me outand graciously allow me to greet him in person,I am ready and willing to report my errand."

A
His punctuation copies the half-lines used in Old English poetry.
B
His capitalization style mimics Old English poetry capitalization.
C
He uses character names that were popular in Old English poetry.
D
He solely uses unstressed syllables like poets of Old English poetry.
40

Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is the best example of an intervention by a supernatural force?

A
Enkidu and Gilgamesh travel four hundred miles before they eat.
B
Gilgamesh sits with his chin on his knees and falls asleep.
C
A voice from heaven tells Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba.
D
The two men stand silently at the edge of the Cedar Forest.

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
21 verified answers

9.5: Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue

Quiz
18 verified answers

Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue

Quiz
17 verified answers

Comparing and Contrasting Two Versions of The War of the Worlds