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English 11–12 (Grades 11–12) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 1–3

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ELA Grades 11–12 10 multiple choice

Free printable English 11–12 midterm (Grades 11–12): 10 multiple-choice questions covering American Literary Movements, British Literary Periods, Rhetorical Analysis. Answer key included — customize it in the Midterm Maker.

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English 11–12 (Grades 11–12) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 1–3
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Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

Covers: American Literary Movements · British Literary Periods · Rhetorical Analysis

Part 1: Multiple Choice

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston are major figures of
    1. A. the Harlem Renaissance
    2. B. Transcendentalism
    3. C. the Beat Generation
    4. D. Puritan literature
  4. Compared to Neoclassical writers, British Romantic writers placed greater value on
    1. A. emotion, nature, and imagination
    2. B. reason, order, and restraint
    3. C. witty satire of city society
    4. D. classical rules of form
  5. Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," which suggests the poor sell their children as food, is an example of
    1. A. elegy
    2. B. sonnet
    3. C. satire
    4. D. epic
  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. 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
  8. In rhetoric, exigence is
    1. A. the emotional appeal a writer saves for the conclusion
    2. B. the writer's reputation and trust with the audience
    3. C. a fallacy that relies on false urgency or panic
    4. D. the issue or problem that prompts a writer to respond
  9. In rhetoric, kairos refers to
    1. A. logical reasoning based on evidence
    2. B. choosing the right moment and context for an argument
    3. C. the writer's personal character and expertise
    4. D. the emotional response of the audience
  10. 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

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