English 11–12 (Grades 11–12) Midterm — Full-Course Review

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. In Jack London's "To Build a Fire," a man dies after ignoring warnings about extreme cold. The story best reflects which movement?
   1. A. Puritanism
   2. B. Harlem Renaissance
   3. C. Naturalism
   4. D. Transcendentalism
2. American Realism aimed to
   1. A. celebrate the imagination and the supernatural
   2. B. break stories into fragmented, experimental forms
   3. C. express religious devotion through sermons and hymns
   4. D. portray ordinary life accurately, without idealizing it
3. Jonathan Edwards's 1741 sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is a product of
   1. A. American Realism after the Civil War
   2. B. the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s
   3. C. the Puritan tradition and the Great Awakening
   4. D. Modernism after World War I
4. The "Lost Generation" writers, such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald, are associated with
   1. A. disillusionment following World War I
   2. B. optimism about westward expansion
   3. C. the belief that nature is divine
   4. D. religious devotion in colonial New England
5. American Romanticism emphasized
   1. A. emotion, imagination, and the individual
   2. B. strict obedience to religious authority
   3. C. scientific objectivity and fact
   4. D. fragmented, experimental narrative forms
6. Charles Dickens's novels, which often criticize poverty and child labor, belong to which period?
   1. A. Modernist
   2. B. Romantic
   3. C. Victorian
   4. D. Elizabethan
7. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein blends Romantic ideas with elements of
   1. A. Realism
   2. B. Modernism
   3. C. metaphysical poetry
   4. D. Gothic fiction
8. William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays during which period?
   1. A. The Anglo-Saxon period
   2. B. The Victorian period
   3. C. The Romantic period
   4. D. The English Renaissance
9. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales was written in
   1. A. Modern English
   2. B. Latin
   3. C. Old English
   4. D. Middle English
10. Beowulf was composed during which period of English literature?
    1. A. Romantic
    2. B. Old English
    3. C. Victorian
    4. D. Elizabethan
11. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln says, "we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground." Repeating words at the start of successive clauses is called
    1. A. epistrophe
    2. B. anaphora
    3. C. chiasmus
    4. D. zeugma
12. Read the sentence: "Of course, the council's plan to fix potholes by painting them bright orange is pure genius; drivers will surely love admiring them as they bounce over." The tone is best described as
    1. A. mournful
    2. B. sarcastic
    3. C. admiring
    4. D. neutral
13. In the SOAPSTone method, Occasion refers to
    1. A. the writer's main reason for writing
    2. B. the writer's attitude toward the subject
    3. C. the group the writer is addressing
    4. D. the time, place, or event that prompted the text
14. What is polysyndeton?
    1. A. Using many conjunctions in close succession
    2. B. Repeating a word at the end of clauses
    3. C. Reversing the order of repeated words
    4. D. Leaving out all conjunctions in a list
15. Julius Caesar's statement "I came, I saw, I conquered" leaves out conjunctions between its clauses. This device is
    1. A. chiasmus
    2. B. litotes
    3. C. asyndeton
    4. D. polysyndeton
16. Which is a periodic sentence?
    1. A. After hours of searching the flooded basement, we found the cat.
    2. B. We found the cat, which was hiding in the flooded basement.
    3. C. We found the cat after hours of searching the basement.
    4. D. The cat was found in the basement, and we were relieved.
17. Which sentence uses correlative conjunctions with correct parallel structure?
    1. A. She is not only talented but also hardworking.
    2. B. She is not only talented but also works hard.
    3. C. She is not only talented but also she works hard.
    4. D. Not only she is talented but also hardworking.
18. Which revision of "At this point in time, we are in the process of reviewing the applications" is most concise?
    1. A. We are reviewing the applications now.
    2. B. We are now in the process of a review of the applications.
    3. C. At this time, we are in the process of reviewing applications.
    4. D. Currently, at this point, we review the applications in process.
19. In the sentence "My neighbor, a retired pilot, tells great stories," the phrase a retired pilot is
    1. A. a participial phrase
    2. B. a dependent clause
    3. C. an absolute phrase
    4. D. an appositive
20. In the sentence "The students who finished early may leave," the clause who finished early is
    1. A. nonrestrictive, because it adds extra information
    2. B. an appositive renaming the students
    3. C. an independent clause
    4. D. restrictive, because it identifies which students may leave
21. The sentence "The White House issued a statement," where White House stands for the president's staff, is an example of
    1. A. paradox
    2. B. onomatopoeia
    3. C. simile
    4. D. metonymy
22. The command "All hands on deck," where hands stands for sailors, is an example of
    1. A. oxymoron
    2. B. apostrophe
    3. C. hyperbole
    4. D. synecdoche
23. John Donne's poem begins, "Death, be not proud." Speaking directly to Death in this way is called
    1. A. apostrophe
    2. B. synecdoche
    3. C. chiasmus
    4. D. litotes
24. A Bildungsroman is
    1. A. a coming-of-age novel tracing a character's growth
    2. B. a long poem about a hero's battles and journey
    3. C. a novel told entirely through letters
    4. D. a play that ends in the hero's downfall
25. Calling a generous stranger "a Good Samaritan" is an example of
    1. A. apostrophe
    2. B. paradox
    3. C. oxymoron
    4. D. allusion
26. What is an annotated bibliography?
    1. A. A list of sources, each with a brief summary and evaluation
    2. B. A rough draft of the paper's introduction
    3. C. A set of notes copied word for word from sources
    4. D. A list of sources with no other information
27. Which is a correctly formatted APA in-text citation for a paraphrase of a 2014 article by Nguyen?
    1. A. (Nguyen 14)
    2. B. (2014, Nguyen)
    3. C. (Nguyen, 2014)
    4. D. [Nguyen: 2014]
28. In the Toulmin model of argument, the warrant is
    1. A. the facts or data offered in support
    2. B. the main position the arguer wants to prove
    3. C. the response to an opposing point of view
    4. D. the assumption linking the evidence to the claim
29. Which evidence best supports the claim that a city's new bike lanes improved safety?
    1. A. City data showing bike injuries fell 30 percent after the lanes opened
    2. B. The mayor's statement that she enjoys biking on weekends
    3. C. A cyclist's comment that the new lanes look nice and bright
    4. D. The total number of bike lanes in several other cities
30. In research, confirmation bias means
    1. A. relying on peer-reviewed sources only
    2. B. favoring sources that agree with what you already believe
    3. C. confirming each fact with at least two sources
    4. D. citing every source you read

Part 2: Written Response

31. Analyze the rhetorical choices in a speech you studied this term. Identify the rhetorical situation and explain how two specific devices help the speaker achieve the purpose.
32. Use the Toulmin model to outline an argument on a school or community issue. Identify your claim, evidence, warrant, qualifier, and rebuttal, and explain how you would evaluate your sources.