Sft All Units Review Exam 2024
Read the dialogue between the two main characters in Act I, scene v
of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Based upon this dialogue, Romeo is - CORRECT ANSWERS-
impulsive and affectionate.
Which are purposes of comic relief? Check all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-easing the tension an audience may be feeling
emphasizing the seriousness of the previous moment
balancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast
Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence: On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.
Paris: My father Capulet will have it so;
And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.
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Friar Laurence: You say you do not know the lady's mind:
Uneven is the course, I like it not.
,Paris: Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death,
And therefore have I little talk'd of love;
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
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Why does Paris's request create dramatic irony in this scene? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-because Friar Laurence has already married
Juliet to Romeo
Which best defines a sonnet? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A sonnet is a
rhyming poem of fourteen lines.
Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
What is the best way to paraphrase these lines? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Two ancient feuding Verona families shed more blood.
Which viewpoint or theme best completes the chart? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Friends share common interests.
Which lines spoken by Romeo in Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet
best support the inference that Romeo desires future peace between
the Montagues and Capulets? Check all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Romeo: Draw, Benvolio; beat down their weapons.
Gentlemen, for shame, forbear this outrage!
Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage;
Which best paraphrases "two hours' traffick"? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-performance
, ________________is the literary device that provides clues or hints to
suggest what will occur later in a story. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
foreshadowing
Read this excerpt from a short story.
The set committee had labored for weeks constructing a background
to recreate a 1950s New York City neighborhood. The students in
charge of costumes had scoured thrift shops for well-worn denim and
leather. The cast had rehearsed lines and performed their songs until
each member could recite their part forwards and backwards. But
nobody wanted to perform for an empty house. The only remaining
hurdle was the promotion of the play. As Pine Valley High's first spring
production, the student body would need to be convinced that West
Side Story should not be missed.
What complication is introduced in the excerpt? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The students must work to promote the play.
Which line is written in iambic pentameter? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Look through the lens and gaze upon the stars
A paradox is a literary device often used to - CORRECT ANSWERS-
mphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
A soliloquy is a long speech in which a character speaks one's
thoughts to the - CORRECT ANSWERS-audience
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because
he is a - CORRECT ANSWERS-sympathetic main character facing a
challenge.
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals that the play's setting is
a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS-pretty city called Verona
Fill in the blank.
Read the dialogue between the two main characters in Act I, scene v
of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Based upon this dialogue, Romeo is - CORRECT ANSWERS-
impulsive and affectionate.
Which are purposes of comic relief? Check all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-easing the tension an audience may be feeling
emphasizing the seriousness of the previous moment
balancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast
Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence: On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.
Paris: My father Capulet will have it so;
And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.
5
Friar Laurence: You say you do not know the lady's mind:
Uneven is the course, I like it not.
,Paris: Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death,
And therefore have I little talk'd of love;
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
10
Why does Paris's request create dramatic irony in this scene? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-because Friar Laurence has already married
Juliet to Romeo
Which best defines a sonnet? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A sonnet is a
rhyming poem of fourteen lines.
Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
What is the best way to paraphrase these lines? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Two ancient feuding Verona families shed more blood.
Which viewpoint or theme best completes the chart? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Friends share common interests.
Which lines spoken by Romeo in Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet
best support the inference that Romeo desires future peace between
the Montagues and Capulets? Check all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Romeo: Draw, Benvolio; beat down their weapons.
Gentlemen, for shame, forbear this outrage!
Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage;
Which best paraphrases "two hours' traffick"? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-performance
, ________________is the literary device that provides clues or hints to
suggest what will occur later in a story. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
foreshadowing
Read this excerpt from a short story.
The set committee had labored for weeks constructing a background
to recreate a 1950s New York City neighborhood. The students in
charge of costumes had scoured thrift shops for well-worn denim and
leather. The cast had rehearsed lines and performed their songs until
each member could recite their part forwards and backwards. But
nobody wanted to perform for an empty house. The only remaining
hurdle was the promotion of the play. As Pine Valley High's first spring
production, the student body would need to be convinced that West
Side Story should not be missed.
What complication is introduced in the excerpt? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The students must work to promote the play.
Which line is written in iambic pentameter? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Look through the lens and gaze upon the stars
A paradox is a literary device often used to - CORRECT ANSWERS-
mphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
A soliloquy is a long speech in which a character speaks one's
thoughts to the - CORRECT ANSWERS-audience
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because
he is a - CORRECT ANSWERS-sympathetic main character facing a
challenge.
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals that the play's setting is
a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS-pretty city called Verona
Fill in the blank.
