Latest ENGLISH Reviewer 9

Read this stanza, then answer questions no. 1 and 2

Twilight

Is a young bird

Seeking refuge

Under the soft wings

Of its mother Night

By Epifanio T . Ramos

1. Which figure of speech is exemplified in the first three lines?

A. Personification

B. Metaphor

C. Apostrophe

D.  Allusion

ANS:  B. Metaphor

-Metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike terms: twilight and bird.

2. The short poem describes the _________.

A. onset of night

B. rising of sun

C. high noon

D. spread of moonlight

ANS: A. onset of night

-Night time begins with twilight time begins which gradually deepens to become “the mother night “ there is no mention of moonlight in the stanza.

3. A word that means “a shelter or protection from danger or distress” is____________.

A. night

B. refuge

C. wings

D. plumes

ANS: B. refuge

-plumes means feathers.

4. In mythology, Zeus, the ruler of Olympus had two brothers: one of the ruled the sea and the other who ruled the underworld. The two were ____________.

A. Apollo and Artimes

B. Poseidon and Hades

C. Hermes and Ares

D. Archilles and Aeschylus

ANS: Poseidon and Hades

- the twins Apollo and Artemis (Diana) deities associated respectively with sun and the moon. Hermes (Mercury) is the messenger of the gods while Ares (Mars)is the god of war. Achilles was the  greatest of the Greek heroes in the Trojan War while Aeschylus was the first of the great Athenian writers of tragedy.

5. Three monstrous sisters with snakes for hair, teeth like tusks of a wild boar, hands of brass and bodies covered with impenetrable scales. They turned t stone all who looked on them. The most famous of the three was Medusa. Which is described?

A. Gigantes

B. Furies

C. Gorgons

D. Fates

ANS: C. Gorgons

-Gigantes (giants) rebelled against the Olypians and tried to scale the heavens by piling Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa – hence the phrase “to heap Pelion on Ossa. “Meaning to add difficulty to difficulty, trouble to trouble, etc. Furies- Allecto, Megaera and Tisiphone. They were the ministers of vengeance of the gods , visiting War and pestilence on the Greeks as the “Erinyes” or, in euphemistic propitiation the “Eumenides” (“Kindly Ones.”. Fate The three sister goddesses who preside over human destiny. Even the gods cannot alter their decrees.

6. Son of Zeus and Alemene, he was renowned for his superhuman strength and courage. Sometimes called Alicedes, he is often represented with a bow or club wearing a lion skin. Who is referred to?

A.  Oedipus

B. Odyseus

C. Androcles

D. Hercules or Heracles

ANS: D. Hercules or Heracles

-Oedipus is the king of Thebes who killed his father and married his own mother. Odysseus-the king of lthaca who relates his wanderings that finally take him back to his mother hometown after an absence of 20 years. Androcles – a runaway slave who removed a thorn from the paw of a lion. Captured and sentence to death in the Roman arena, Androcles was confronted by the same lion. Instead of tearing him apart, it repaid its earlier kindness with a display grateful affection.

7. Half-human and half-bull, he/it was confirmed in the labyrinth, where he/ it received an annual tribute of seven youths and seven maidens from Athens Which is referred to?

A. Minotaur

B. Pegasus

C. Midas

D. Medae

ANS: A. Minotaur

-Pegasus – a winged horse from the blood of medusa when Perseus cut off her head. He created the spring known as Hippocrene, sacred to the Muses Midas – In recompense for entertaining the satyr Silenus, he was granted his wish that  everything he touched should turn to gold. When he discovered that this applied even to his food, he begged for the favor to be withdrawn and was ordered to bathe in the River Pactolus, whose sands were thereafter tinged with gold.Medea – She fell in love with Jason and by her power as a sorceress helped him secure the “golden fleece” before sailing back with him in the Argo.

8. A king of Corinth Condemned in the Underworld to roll a huge stone up a hill. Just as he reached the top, the stone would roll down forcing him to begin the task again. Who is referred to?

A. Sisyphus

B. Sphinx

C. Spartacus

D. Stentor

ANS: Sisyphus

-Sphinx – a monster of Greek legend, usually represented with a human head and the body of a lion. Spartacus – a Thracian gladiator who led a rebellion against Rome from 73 to 71 B.C. He was eventually defeated and died in the final battle. Stentor – a Greek warrior mentioned in the “lliad” as having a voice as loud as the voices of 50 other men – hence the word “stentorian.”

 9. Which is the substitution of a considered offensive for one that might bring the reader or listener too close to an uncomfortable reality?

A. Euphemism

B. Imagery

C. Translation

D. Bathos

ANS: A. Euphemism

-Bathos – An abrupt descent from the high, serious or sublime to the low, trivial or commonplace, producing an effect of absurdity. This is sometimes unintentional but can be used as a poetic device. Imagery – Visual descriptive or figurative language especially in a literary work. Translation – the process of translating words or text from one language to another.

10. Which term is borrowed from art criticism and applied to a kind of fiction that mixes realism with flights of myths and fantasy. It is associated with Latin American writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez?

A. Metaphor

B. Masque

C. Magic realism

D. In medias res

ANS: C. Magic realism

-Metaphor – figure of speech in which a comparison or analogy is suggested by describing one thing in terms of another. Masque-aristocratic, theatrical entertainment with elaborate costumes and sets. In which a brief, poetic drama provides the vehicle for music, song and dance. In medeas res – refers to the practice of opening a story in the middle of the action.

11. Which of the subject in Mythic history potryed in “Musee des Beaux Arts” painting?

A. Daedalus and Icarus

B.Iliad and Odessey

C. Farewell of Hector and Andromache

D. Encounter with Polyphemous

ANS:  A. Daedalus and Icarus

-Daedalus and icarus- painted was a scene of icarus drowning while all the world was busy doing their own chores, did not even noticed the drowning young man.

12.The following are examples of situational irony EXCEPT __________.

A. Abduction of Helen

B. Oedipus fled Corinth

C. Death of Arcissis in the hands of Perseus

D. The quest to expose Laius’ murderer

ANS: A. Abduction of Helen

- Abduction of Helen – all except “a” had the element of encountering what character was initially trying to avoid.

13. Philophic-religious belief in reincarnation is based is based on which mythical character?

A. Orpheus

B. Paris

C. Archilles

D. Agamemnon

ANS:  A. Orpheus

-  Orpheus- this is the events when he tried in vain to retake Eurydice from the underground of Hades.

14. The following are typical characteristics of an epic hero, EXCEPT _____________.

A. immortality

B. superiority

C. bravery

D. fame

ANS: A. immortality

-the epic heroes’ immortality comes from their physical death after a gargantuan task.

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15. A Japanese Folk entitled “ The Story of the Aged Mother speaks about al EXCEPT___________.

A. the fate of the common people under a despot is grim

B. the Daimyo’s unreasonable order is seemingly a boast of his power

C. a citizen’s disobedience towards  c cruel mandate ends tragically

D. it is an exhibit of the saying: with a crown of snow: there cometh wisdom

ANS: A. the fate of the common people under a despot is grim

-the fate of the people under a despotic ruler may not all that grim with honest disposition and respectful actions.

16. It is significant truth about life and human nature tat is exhibited by words, actions and decision of characters. This element of fiction is known as _______________.

A. setting

B. point of view

C. plot

D. theme

ANS: D. theme

-Theme is the overall message of a literary text, which is usually a general truth about human life.

17. A mechanism by which a narrative sequence of events  (story) is structured and organize is called ___________.

A. point of view

B. plot

C. literacy device

D. denounced

ANS: B. plot

-The plot involves the way the actions/events are presented in fiction materials. Denouement is part of the plot, while literary device may be embedded in the plot. Point of view is angle of narration.

18. Characterization may be revealed or gleaned by all following EXCEPT ___________.

A. what the characters says, thinks and does

B. what the readers say and think about the character

C. what the author says about the character

D. what the other characters says about the characters being described

ANS: B. what the readers say and think about the character

-Characterization is done by the looking into the explicit and implicit descriptions in the literary text. Characterization is done by the Author, not by the readers.

19. A great of the oldest literature of which we have written records is in verse. Which genre of literature may well be considered the oldest literary form?

A. Fiction

B. Poetry

C. Drama

D. Essay

ANS: B. Poetry

-Poetry is considered the oldest literary genre ever produced since the earliest narratives such as epics were written in verses or stanzas.

20. Which represents the various social overtones, cultural implication or emotional meanings associated with a sign?

A. Denotation

B. Connotation

C. Syntax

D. Euphemism

ANS: B. Connotation

-Denotation pertains to literal or dictionary meanings of terms; meanings over and beyond the denotative level are connotative.

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