Religion Test - Unit 5
April 2, 2009

10 multiple choice (2 points each).

10 matching (1 point each).

10 fill-in-the-blanks (1 point each).

6 short answers (10 points each).

Be able to identify the sacraments of initiation (there are three) and the sacraments of healing (there are two).

Explain the meaning of Matthew 3:2--you might want to look this up in advance.

Tell what Catholics believe about their own resurrection
AND
how we can help the souls in purgatory who are awaiting their heavenly reward.

Name the sacraments given to us through the church
AND
tell how the sacraments can help us.
(this is a general question;
you need not explain what we get from each specific sacrament)

Tell what it is that makes the saints holy
AND
tell how you can practice one of the spiritual works of mercy to make you holier.

Describe two ways of meditating
AND
give an example of a time when you or someone you know might meditate.

Literature Test - Poetry
April 8, 2009

Read and study four short poems
and answer questions about them. (3 points each).

Be very familiar with:
 musical devices, figures of speech, line types/structure of poem, poem types, and rhyme.
Be able to identify and explain!
Example:

He clasps the crag with crooked hands.
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Running with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sun beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

TYPE: This poem is a narrative poem.

LINE TYPES/STRUCTURE: It has two stanzas.
The first line is end-stopped; everything else is run-on.
There are no caesuras.

RHYME: The rhymescheme is aaa bbb.
All the rhyme is end rhyme that is masculine (one syllable).

MUSICAL DEVICES: There is alliteration in the repitition of initial “c”, “l”, and “w” sounds.

FIGURES OF SPEECH: There is antithesis in the third line of the first stanza.
There is personification in the first line of the second stanza.
There is a simile in the third line of the second stanza.

Identify the following meters (1 point each).
Example:
/ /      / /     / /     / /     / / is spondaic pentameter.

Know those patterns of accented
and unaccented syllables AND the prefixes
(mono-, do-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, . . .)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word (2 points each).
Example:
There are several types of poetry. __________________ poetry tells a story, while _____________________ poetry expresses personal feelings.

The answers would be “narrative” in the first blank
 and “lyric” in the second.

Match the figures of speech or musical devices. (1 point each).
Example:
“Tlot-tlot!  Tlot-Tlot!  Had they heard it?”

The above is an example of onomatopoeia.

Literature Test – Shakespeare and His Work
 March 20, 2009

 Although this test has a possible total of 250 points, you are required to complete only 175 points.   Thus, you can choose the questions you will answer—just make sure the total is at least 175  points.

How well do you know the characters of Much Ado . . . ? Identify the speaker, then use the space below the quote to explain the circumstance in which it was said and its meaning (5 pts each).

How much do you know about the author?  Answer in complete sentences. (3 pts each)

Be sure to know Shakespeare’s birth and death dates,

who he married and how many children they had,

what he wrote, for whom he worked,

and some facts about the Globe Theatre.

How much do you know about sonnets? Answer in complete sentences. (3 pts each)

Be sure to know the features of all sonnets,

two types of sonnets and their features,

the two groups into which Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided and to whom they are dedicated,

and dominant themes of Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Identify the statements as true (T) or false (F) and use the space below each statement to explain what made you choose your answer (2 points each).

How much do you know about Much Ado . . . ? Answer in complete sentences.(5 points each)

Be sure to know how the wedding was spoiled,

two characters who are considered foils,

the setting of the play,

an example of dramatic irony,

the play’s climax.

How much do you know about drama? Answer in complete sentences. (5 pts each)

Be sure to know the two types of drama,

the two types of longer speeches in a play (and examples),

the difference between exposition and resolution,

the difference between rising action and falling action,

what comic relief is (and an example),

what a subplot is (and an example),

what a heroic couplet is,

and more.

Match the literary term with its definition. (1 pts each)

Answer the following on loose-leaf paper in good essay form. (25 points each)

Discuss the similarities and differences between the two types of sonnets we discussed. It would be prudent to define each type and cite its characteristics.

While the poem in the play indicates that “men are deceivers ever”, it is more than merely the male characters in Much Ado About Nothing who practice deception.   Identify three deceivers, the deceptions they perpetrate, and the individual(s) deceived.

One of the remarkable things about literature is that we see the same character types cropping up in work after work, albeit in different costumes. What character here is similar to a character we have encountered in another work of literature? To whom is he/she similar? Explain the connection on at least three counts.

Short Story Test
Friday, February 13, 2009

 8 - match the story with the setting and the central characters
(2 points each)

6 - short answer questions based on literary terms
Know definitions and be able to apply:
short story, point of view, setting, conflict, theme, flashback
(4 points each)

11 - fill in the blanks based on literary terms
(2 points each)

5 - match the story with the quote
(2 points each)

Essay Questions
(15 points each)

Several of the main characters from these stories learn something by resolving their conflicts. 
Choose a character from one of the stories. 
Describe the conflict the character faces
and the way he or she resolves the conflict. 
The describe what the character learns from the experience.

Several of the characters rely on family support
to get through tough times. 
Using at least two of the selections,
show how the central characters survive
with the help and support of their families.