Honors English 4A UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
When using information obtained from a Website, it is important to consider the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - credibility of the source
Which is most likely to give you an unbiased account of a summit meeting between two world
leaders? - CORRECT ANSWER - a newspaper article summarizing the meeting
In order to picture the action of a drama in your mind while reading, it is important to _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - read the stage directions
_____ is an implied or indirect reference found in literature. - CORRECT ANSWER - an
allusion
After reading a scene in a drama, it is important to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
summarize it
What should you be wary of when you read newspapers? - CORRECT ANSWER - biased
articles
_____ is when a reader used word choice, patterns of events, and other clues to determine
meaning. - CORRECT ANSWER - drawing inferences
Which is the best primary source about the fall of the Berlin Wall? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a journal of someone who was present at the fall of the Berlin Wall
How can you determine a story's point of view when reading fiction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - by noting from whose vantage point the story is being told
,If you wanted to find up-to-the-minute information on current events in your area, you would
consult _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - a newspaper
Which of the following is an example of a tragic impulse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Macbeth shows courage when he refuses to surrender to Macduff
What role do the spirits play in the tragic downfall of Macbeth in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act
V, by William Shakespeare? - CORRECT ANSWER - Macbeth thinks that Macduff can
never harm him because he was born of a woman
What is the lamb an archetype of in Blake's poem "The Lamb"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
innocence
In "The Tyger," to what type of worker does Blake compare the tiger's creator? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a blacksmith
The tiger is an archetype of experience because it is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - an
experienced hunter
"The Lamb" and "The Tyger" come, respectively, from Blake's paired books Songs of Innocence
and Songs of Experience. What reason might Blake have had for presenting the archetypes in
pairs in "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"? - CORRECT ANSWER - to challenge conventional
views
How do Blake's poems prompt you to rethink assumptions about society? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reading about the harsh working conditions that existed for children during
that period can alter one's faith in the essential goodness and humanity of people who are in
positions of power. Unless people take responsibility and demand reforms, others may exploit
others who are weaker than they are.
In what ways do "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" represent opposite sides of human existence? -
CORRECT ANSWER - "The Lamb" urges meek acceptance, while "The Tyger" glorifies
nature and power.
,Melville uses the color white to describe both Moby-Dick and the water. What does the color
white represent in Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER - death
What does Ahab's peg leg symbolize? - CORRECT ANSWER - the psychological death of
Ahab
What does the character of Starbuck represent in Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER -
reason
Think about the way Ahab dies in Moby-Dick. In what way is his death symbolic? - CORRECT
ANSWER - he literally becomes tied up with the same whale with which he has been
obsessed
Which is a central theme of Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER - obsession is destructive
The passage from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick portrays nature as _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - powerful and mysterious
In Moby-Dick, what important idea is stressed by Ahab's drowning as a result of becoming
entangled in the harpoon line? - CORRECT ANSWER - obsession can be self-destructive
Ahab persuades his crew to hunt Moby-Dick by appealing mainly to their sense of _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - greed
Ahab's long-winded, tormented speeches show that he is ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - single-minded
Why does Starbuck object to Ahab's desire to pursue Moby-Dick? - CORRECT
ANSWER - He states that revenge does not yield profits at market.
, The men in the boat do not come up to Arsat's cabin. Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - they
believe Arsat is spiritually powerful
What were the other men in the village doing when Arsat and his brother ran off with Diamelen?
- CORRECT ANSWER - fishing at night
What happens to arsat's wife while he speaks with Tuan? - CORRECT ANSWER - she
dies
What happens to Arsat's brother? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arsat leaves him behind to be
captured and killed
What do the pauses in Arsat's story, which occur when he speaks of Diamelen, indicate about
Arsat's emotional state? - CORRECT ANSWER - he is worried and grieving
Who is the narrator of the primary story in "The Lagoon"? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
neutral third person
What is a story within a story? - CORRECT ANSWER - a tale told by a character within a
framing fictional narrative
How do the shifts in setting, from the blazing heat of day to the cold night on the lagoon, provide
a kind of commentary on Arsat's tale? - CORRECT ANSWER - the shifts reinforce the
emotional extremes in Arsat's tale
Why are the men in the boat coming to Arsat's place? - CORRECT ANSWER - to spend
the night
What is the reaction of the Malays to the plan to stay at Arsat's house? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they are disturbed because they do not like or trust Arsat
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
When using information obtained from a Website, it is important to consider the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - credibility of the source
Which is most likely to give you an unbiased account of a summit meeting between two world
leaders? - CORRECT ANSWER - a newspaper article summarizing the meeting
In order to picture the action of a drama in your mind while reading, it is important to _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - read the stage directions
_____ is an implied or indirect reference found in literature. - CORRECT ANSWER - an
allusion
After reading a scene in a drama, it is important to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
summarize it
What should you be wary of when you read newspapers? - CORRECT ANSWER - biased
articles
_____ is when a reader used word choice, patterns of events, and other clues to determine
meaning. - CORRECT ANSWER - drawing inferences
Which is the best primary source about the fall of the Berlin Wall? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a journal of someone who was present at the fall of the Berlin Wall
How can you determine a story's point of view when reading fiction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - by noting from whose vantage point the story is being told
,If you wanted to find up-to-the-minute information on current events in your area, you would
consult _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - a newspaper
Which of the following is an example of a tragic impulse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Macbeth shows courage when he refuses to surrender to Macduff
What role do the spirits play in the tragic downfall of Macbeth in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act
V, by William Shakespeare? - CORRECT ANSWER - Macbeth thinks that Macduff can
never harm him because he was born of a woman
What is the lamb an archetype of in Blake's poem "The Lamb"? - CORRECT ANSWER -
innocence
In "The Tyger," to what type of worker does Blake compare the tiger's creator? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a blacksmith
The tiger is an archetype of experience because it is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - an
experienced hunter
"The Lamb" and "The Tyger" come, respectively, from Blake's paired books Songs of Innocence
and Songs of Experience. What reason might Blake have had for presenting the archetypes in
pairs in "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"? - CORRECT ANSWER - to challenge conventional
views
How do Blake's poems prompt you to rethink assumptions about society? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reading about the harsh working conditions that existed for children during
that period can alter one's faith in the essential goodness and humanity of people who are in
positions of power. Unless people take responsibility and demand reforms, others may exploit
others who are weaker than they are.
In what ways do "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" represent opposite sides of human existence? -
CORRECT ANSWER - "The Lamb" urges meek acceptance, while "The Tyger" glorifies
nature and power.
,Melville uses the color white to describe both Moby-Dick and the water. What does the color
white represent in Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER - death
What does Ahab's peg leg symbolize? - CORRECT ANSWER - the psychological death of
Ahab
What does the character of Starbuck represent in Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER -
reason
Think about the way Ahab dies in Moby-Dick. In what way is his death symbolic? - CORRECT
ANSWER - he literally becomes tied up with the same whale with which he has been
obsessed
Which is a central theme of Moby-Dick? - CORRECT ANSWER - obsession is destructive
The passage from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick portrays nature as _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - powerful and mysterious
In Moby-Dick, what important idea is stressed by Ahab's drowning as a result of becoming
entangled in the harpoon line? - CORRECT ANSWER - obsession can be self-destructive
Ahab persuades his crew to hunt Moby-Dick by appealing mainly to their sense of _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - greed
Ahab's long-winded, tormented speeches show that he is ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - single-minded
Why does Starbuck object to Ahab's desire to pursue Moby-Dick? - CORRECT
ANSWER - He states that revenge does not yield profits at market.
, The men in the boat do not come up to Arsat's cabin. Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - they
believe Arsat is spiritually powerful
What were the other men in the village doing when Arsat and his brother ran off with Diamelen?
- CORRECT ANSWER - fishing at night
What happens to arsat's wife while he speaks with Tuan? - CORRECT ANSWER - she
dies
What happens to Arsat's brother? - CORRECT ANSWER - Arsat leaves him behind to be
captured and killed
What do the pauses in Arsat's story, which occur when he speaks of Diamelen, indicate about
Arsat's emotional state? - CORRECT ANSWER - he is worried and grieving
Who is the narrator of the primary story in "The Lagoon"? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
neutral third person
What is a story within a story? - CORRECT ANSWER - a tale told by a character within a
framing fictional narrative
How do the shifts in setting, from the blazing heat of day to the cold night on the lagoon, provide
a kind of commentary on Arsat's tale? - CORRECT ANSWER - the shifts reinforce the
emotional extremes in Arsat's tale
Why are the men in the boat coming to Arsat's place? - CORRECT ANSWER - to spend
the night
What is the reaction of the Malays to the plan to stay at Arsat's house? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they are disturbed because they do not like or trust Arsat
