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Form 5 MC Test
Form 5 MC Test
JULIUS CAESAR
1. Why do Flavius and Marullus demand that the decorations be removed from the
statues in the opening scene?
3. After Caesar refuses to accept the crown offered by Antony, what physical weakness
of Caesar's is revealed to both the crowd and the readers?
o A. Blindness
o B. Diabetes
o C. Epilepsy
o D. Chronic Fevers
4. Which of the following unusual scenes was NOT witnessed by Casca in scene III of
Act I?
o A. A man whose left hand was on fire but did not burn
o B. A lion at the Capitol that looked at him but did not attack
o C. One-hundred frightened women who saw men on fire walking the streets
o C. To convince Brutus that the Roman people needed him to join the conspiracy
6. Which character describes Caesar as "a serpent's egg," which should be "killed in the
shell"?
o A. Brutus
o B. Casca
o C. Cassius
o D. Flavius
7. Choose the letter beside the words that correctly fill in the blanks. "__________ die
many times before their deaths; the __________ never taste of death but once."
o A. Peasants, wealthy
o C. Cowards, wise
o D. Cowards, valiant
8. Calphurnia has a terrible nightmare in Act II, Scene II. What happens in the
nightmare?
o A. Calphurnia enters the Capitol and finds Caesar lying in his own blood.
o B. Caesar's statue spouts blood, and Romans smile as they bathe their hands in it.
o C. Senators sit around a coffin laughing jubilantly. Inside the coffin is the body of Caesar.
o B. Brutus
o C. Decius
o D. Antony
11. Which character has "a man's mind, but a woman's might"?
o A. Portia
o B. Caesar
o C. Cassius
o D. Calphurnia
o A. Casca
o B. Cinna
o C. Cassius
o D. Cicero
13. In Caesar's final speech before the assassination, he compares himself to which of
the following?
o A. A mighty lion
o B. A golden scepter
o C. The northern star
14. Which words were used to alert the conspirators that the time had come to strike?
o A. Lucilius
o B. Pindarus
o C. Lucius
o D. Portia
16. Which of the following scenarios is used by Cassius to convince Brutus that Caesar
is not as great as everyone seems to think he is.
o A. Caesar's "falling sickness" might result in an episode at a critical time for the Roman
people.
17. At the Feast of Lupercal, Caesar says, "Forget not, in your speed, Antonius, to touch
Calphurnia." Why does he say this?
o A. Antony is in love with Calphurnia, and Caesar is trying to play matchmaker between the two
of them.
o B. Calphurnia is a part of the game, and Antony cannot possibly win the race unless he
touches her.
o C. It is believed that a barren woman touched in the race will become fertile, and Calphurnia
has not yet given birth to an heir.
o D. Calphurnia is believed to bring good luck to the racers, and Caesar wants Antony to do
well.
o A. Portia
o B. Money
o C. Caesar
o D. Honor
19. How many times was the crown offered to Caesar by Antony?
o A. 2 times
o B. 3 times
o C. 5 times
o D. 1 time
o A. Cassius
o B. Portia
o C. Casca
o D. Antony
a. Brutus
b. Antony
c. both
d. neither
a. Calpurnia
b. Soothsayer
c. Artemidorus
d. Brutus
a. to play a trick
b. he misses Brutus
c. to help Antony
d. to scare Brutus
24. Why didnt Caesar stay home with Calpurnia on the ides of March?
a. Brutus
b. Cinna the poet
c. Casca
d. Cassius
a. Brutus
b. Portia
c. Decius
d. Publius
a. Cassius
b. Decius
c. Pompey
d. Titinius
28. Who did NOT try to stop Caesar from going to the Capitol?
a. Soothsayer
b. Artemidorus
c. Calpurnia
d. Antony
29. Which was not seen in the storm that took place before the ides of March?
a. fire
b. lions
c. dark, grey sky
d. dragons
a. Marcus Brutus
b. Caesar salad
c. Julius Caesar
d. Octavius Caesar
a. Pompey
b. Brutus
c. Caesar
d. Portia
34. What does Portia say she is when Brutus doesnt tell her about the conspiracy?
a. friend
b. harlot
c. enemy
d. slave
a. 1 b. 9 c. 2 d. 7
c. a song d. a poem
11. Why does Okonkwo almost shoot his second wife, Ekwefi?
13. How does Okonkwo break the rules of the Week of Peace?
a. he yells at Nwoye
b. he beats one of his wives
values?
a. killing Ikemefuna
a. she is brave
c. she is strong
c. recruited to spy
a. the potato
b. the yam
c. palms
d. cassava
a. imaginary spirits
b. oracles
24. Chielo is a
d. is a worthless man
EXCEPT
drums
31. All of the following can be called a tragic flaw of Okonkwos except
a. Nwoyes mother
b. Ekwefie
c. Nneka
d. Ojiugo
SECTION C
POETRY
2. "I guess you learn from me although youre olderand white and
somewhat more free." Langston Hughes is probably saying...
a) that he has many things to teach his teacher.
b) that his teacher can't really ever understand what his life is really like.
c) that older people are sometimes wrong.
d) None of the above.
e) All of the above.
3. "I am the only colored student in my class. The steps from the hill lead down
into Harlem, through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas, Eighth Avenue, Seventh,
and then I come to the Y, the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevator up to
my room, sit down and write this page:" He makes a big deal about how he gets
home to do this paper because...
a) he lives in a dangerous neighborhood.
b) he's trying to show how far he has to walk.
c) he's making the point that he lives in a world very different than that of
teacher.
d) he's trying to show how poor he is.
4. "Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of youThen,
it will be true." The word "true" in line #5 most likely means:
a) factually correct,
b) believable ,
c) told straight, without any extra details
d) truly personal and important.
5. "Theme for English B" The word theme, as it is used here, most likely means:
a) what the poem is really about,
b) another name for a piece of writing,
c) what the poem relates to,
d) none of the above.
o The narrator
o A cellar
o The grave
o A church
3. 'And I had put away / My labor and my leisure too' - What is meant by
these lines?
o The narrator will never again work or participate in any other activity
o 'We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-- / We passed the Setting Sun--'
o 'Or rather--He passed us-- / The Dews drew quivering and chill--'
5. In the third and fourth stanzas, the word 'passed' is repeated four times.
Which of the following is NOT true of the effect produced by this repetition?
o The repetition creates a contrast between the activity of life and the narrator's passivity
o The repetition gives the impression that the narrator is taking farewell of the world
To Da-duh, in Memoriam
1. The title of this story suggests that the author is writing about -
Da-duh's mother
the narrator
5. The BEST describe the narrator's first impression of Da-duh, you might say that Da-duh is a -
7. On the grounds and in the gully, Da-duh and the narrator MOSTLY -
talk about how they will one day grow sugar cane
try to learn the names of the trees and plants they find
8. The narrator promises to send Da-duh a postcard of the Empire State Building because she wants -
9. When the British fly planes over Barbados as a show of force, Da-duh -
10. Which statement BEST expresses the theme of "To Da-duh, in Memoriam"?
Heredity is destiny.
part of speech
shades of meaning
dialect
traditions
12. The story says, "The dim little limestone shops and offices along the way marched with us, at the same
mournful pace, toward the same grave ceremony." Which three words in the story sentence convey the
narrator's attitude?
"I longed then for the familiar: for the street in Brooklyn where I lived."
"Yes, God is good," Da-duh said with a nod that was like a tic."
"You would think New York is the only place in the world to hear wunna."