Honors English Semester Practice Exam

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• Which action led to Bellerophon's downfall?
• Rough roads rattled the rusty wagon
• Which of the following statements is a similarity between the Roman Republic and the U.S. government?
• Hexameter lines have how many feet?
• Which term denotes harsh sounds used to create dissonance?
• Which story forms part of the founding mythology of Rome?
• Which statement identifies the word 'home' as a noun?
• Pandora opened the jar and released what?
• Daphne escaped Apollo by becoming what?
• Who convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol on the ides of March?
• Who fell in love with a statue he created?
• Run to your houses, fall on your knees, and pray to the gods to spare you the pain that you deserve for such ingratitude. Who speaks this line?
• In the passage, who is described as the noblest Roman?
• Rhea saved infant Zeus by replacing him with what item?
• The Soothsayer issues a warning about a specific date. What is the warning?
• Who rescues Prometheus from his punishment?
• Who stabbed Caesar last?
• Who tells Brutus that he has sickness within his mind, addressing him as 'My Brutus'?
• The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines is called?
• Narcissus fell in love with which of the following?
• Caesar's nephew and heir?
• 'O Death, where is thy sting?’ is an example of which device?
• Why Caesar straddles the narrow world like a giant, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and look forward only to dying dishonorably, as slaves. Who is speaking?
• What's a single unit of meter, such as iamb or trochee?
• Chaos is best described as?
• Which Titan overthrew Uranus?
• Homer is believed to have written roughly in which era?
• Why does Caesar refuse to read Artemidorus' letter?
• What is Decius's role in relation to Calpurnia's dream?
• Who asks the conspiracy if they are ashamed to show their face even at night, when evil things are most free?
• Which term names the plebeian assembly in ancient Rome?
• Why are the tribunes angry at the commoners in Act 1?
• Which minor goddess created the problem with the apples in the Judgment of Paris?
• Which term attributes human characteristics to nonhuman things?
• Which device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words?
• Perseus's most famous deed is defeating Medusa, a monster of which type?
• Which of the following is a Roman epic?
• Which character says Caesar, beware of Brutus. Watch Cassius. Don't go near Casca. Keep an eye on Cinna. Don't trust Trebonius?
• Which term denotes a line of verse with three metrical feet?
• Who initially warns Caesar about danger in the ides of March?
• Who beat Caesar in a swimming contest (supposedly)?
• Who asserts that Marc Antony should die along with Caesar?
• What kind of foot is the word “understand”?
• Which term describes expressing one idea by using language that indicates its opposite?
• Which device is illustrated by the line 'I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then, it hit me'?
• Which Virgil work is tied to Rome's founding mythology?
• Which public official was in charge of monitoring public morality in the Roman Republic?
• Which two beings did Gaia send to free the Titans after Zeus imprisoned them?
• Brutus' servant is which of the following names?
• Which foot pattern is stressed, unstressed, unstressed?
• Which statement about affect and effect is correct?
• Which figure of speech is defined as deliberate understatement?
• The earliest Greek literature referencing myths is:
• What caused the war between the Titans and the Olympians?
• From which creature's blood did Pegasus spring?
• What do the conspirators do immediately after Caesar's death?
• Octameter lines have how many feet?
• Which sentence correctly punctuates the quotation?
• Which term refers to using a word or phrase with multiple meanings or similar sounds?
• A word or image that allows for multiple possible interpretations demonstrates:
• Which character is cautious about the republic and opposes Caesar's accumulation of power?
• If a dependent clause comes after the independent clause, do you need a comma?
• Which figure of speech is described as an exaggerated statement or image?
• Which goddess was born from sea foam?
• 'It was his pineapple under the sea' is an example of
• Who notes that Caesar agrees just at the moment when I'm flattering him the most?
• Which figure angered Zeus by giving fire to humans?
• Which sentence is an example of litotes?
• Which description is attributed to Brutus in the passage?
• Which character says And Caesar's ghost just up from Hell will cry in the voice of a king, 'Havoc!' and unleash the dogs of war.
• Who says, 'Look: I draw my sword against conspirators. When do you think I'll put it away? Never, until Caesar's thirty-three wounds are well avenged'?
• Which character says Et tu, Brute! - Then fall, Caesar.
• Which speaker says that Caesar's ghost still walks the earth?
• Which line does Caesar utter that reveals recognition of Brutus among his attackers?
• Which character has a self-inflicted thigh wound?
• How does Antony act upon seeing Caesar's dead body for the first time?
• Which phrase implies Brutus's actions were honorable?
• Which figure of speech involves describing one sensory experience in terms of another, such as color described as loud?
• Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
• Which figure is described as 'respected and honorable' by Cassius?
• Who asks, 'How can we avoid what the gods want to happen?'
• From whose blood did the race of giants spring up?
• What is said to be the first state of the universe in Greek myth?
• Prometheus angered Zeus by
• Brutus joins conspirators because he believes Rome does not need what form of government?
• Which term is defined as a substitution of an attribute or quality for the thing itself?
• The loud noise will _____ the baby's sleep.
• Which beings did Gaia attempt to send to free the Titans?
• Who "swallows fire"?
• Which hero is famous for slaying Medusa?
• What term describes the repetition of consonant sounds within words rather than at the beginning of them?
• Which term refers to a line consisting of a single metrical foot?
• Poetry without regular rhyme scheme or meter is called
• How does Decius convince Caesar to go to the Senate?
• Which term describes the Greek myth approach of presenting gods in human form?
• Placing two opposing ideas side by side to highlight contrast is called?
• Which early Greek work details the creation story?
• According to the excerpt, what motivated most of the conspirators?
• Which figure bears the weight of the world as punishment for opposing the gods?
• Daphne escaped Apollo by transforming into what?
• Who is the last man to stab Caesar?
• Who acted from honesty and for the general good?
• The medicine produced an immediate _____.
• Why are Flavius and Marellus angry with the common people celebrating at the start?
• What kind of foot is the word “Happy”?
• Which line best illustrates euphony?
• Which two beings are identified as the parents of the Titans?
• I'm glad that my weak words have provoked even this small show of protest from you. Who says this?
• Who says, 'Cowards die many times before their deaths'?
• Who speaks the line that Brutus was the noblest Roman?
• To whom is the title 'the noblest Roman' applied in this context?
• Which musician hero attempted to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld?
• In the Greek creation story, who gives all the best gifts to animals, leaving none for men?
• Which figure was a popular leader of Rome, great soldier, distrusted by some?
• Which goddess is associated with the earth in Greek mythology?
• The Theogony was authored by which poet?
• Which festival is described in the events?
• Who says, 'But Brutus said he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man'?
• Which device describes describing one sensory impression in terms of another sense?
• What was the name of the group Jason sailed with?
• Which sentence contains hyperbole?
• According to Casca, who could do something bad and look virtuous?
• Why does Brutus reject the idea of killing Antony?
• Orpheus lost Eurydice because he ...
• Psyche's final task involved traveling to which realm?
• What did Cronus do to prevent the prophecy about his downfall?
• Which sentence best defines blank verse?
• Which term is the name of characteristics or attributes substituted for the actual object?
• The Minotaur lived in which location?
• In the line 'That Cassius over there has a lean and hungry look,' whom is Caesar describing?
• Brutus joins conspirators because
• Adonis was loved by whom?
• The phenomenon discussed such as gods created in human image was called?
• Who states 'Caesar, you are revenged with the very sword that killed you'?
• The Titans were the children of which two primal beings?
• Who proclaims 'I'm your evil spirit, Brutus'?
• According to Antony, Caesar's will bequeathed to each citizen of Rome
• Contrast expressed by parallelism of opposing words is called what?
• Which term describes a reversal of normal word order in a sentence?
• Perseus killed whom?
• Who is the third partner with Antony and Octavius in the events of Acts 4 and 5?
• What conditions does Brutus place on Antony's speaking to the crowd after Caesar's murder?
• Who does Caesar say has a lean and hungry look?
• Who stabbed Caesar first?
• Which line is spoken by Brutus?
• Which term means an exaggerated statement or image used for emphasis?
• Gaia is the goddess of...
• Which term denotes a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet?
• What does Calphurnia dream about Caesar?
• Which condition does Brutus emphasize regarding Antony's speech to the crowd?
• Which term denotes a passage in a speech or poem addressed to an absent or personified thing?
• Which line conveys Cassius's view of Caesar's dominance over ordinary men?
• Bellerophon rode Pegasus to defeat which creature?
• Which term refers to a two-syllable metrical foot consisting of unstressed followed by stressed syllables?
• Which of the following is not a Titan?
• Theseus defeated whom?
• Which line illustrates the technique of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases, such as 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'?
• In the line 'I killed not thee with half so good a will,' who is the speaker?
• Which myth centers on the romance between a mortal woman named Psyche and a god of love?
• What role does Lepidus play in the triumvirate between Anthony, Octavius, and Lepidus?
• Who says, 'Oh, Julius Caesar, you are still powerful. Your ghost walks the earth and turns our swords toward our own stomachs'?
• Which term refers to the deliberate alteration of normal word order?
• Which term refers to the repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences?
• Daphne transformed into what to escape Apollo?
• Before the play opens, Julius Caesar facilitates the death of which old friend and political rival?
• Which meter features four trochaic feet per line?
• Which line is spoken by Artemidorus?
• Who suggests killing Marc Anthony in addition to Caesar?
• Why does Cassius kill himself?
• How does Portia prove herself trustworthy to Brutus?
• Which option demonstrates denotation?
• What motivation is attributed to Brutus in the passage?
• Who imprisoned the Titans?
• If a line’s meter is formed by four iambs per line, what is it called?
• Which term describes comparing two unlike things without using like or as?
• Three metrical feet in a line of verse are called?
• What effect does Antony's speech have on the crowd?
• Which line is spoken by Casca?
• What remained inside Pandora's jar after she closed it?
• Who helped Jason steal the golden fleece?
• Based on the excerpt, who is accused of jealousy?
• What is Caesar's reaction when he first sees the conspirators surrounding him?
• Who does not want Mark Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral?
• What supernatural event does Brutus first experience in his military camp outside Sardis?
• When a subordinating conjunction comes before the independent clause, what punctuation is used?
• According to the passage, which group acted out of jealousy?
• Who appears in the opening scene with Marullus?
• Which figure of speech gives human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals?
• Who warned Caesar to beware the Ides of March?
• Which line is spoken by Calphurnia? Do Not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house, and not your own?
• Which term describes a statement that appears self-contradictory yet expresses a possible truth?
• Which conspirator proposed killing Marc Anthony?
• Who told Echo she would always have the last word but no power to speak first?
• Paris awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite because
• During the fertility festival Lupercal, Marc Anthony competes in what event?
• Is the word 'effect' a noun?
• Heptameter lines have how many feet?
• “Into the dark woods ran the boy” is an example of?
• Beware the ides of March. Who speaks this warning?
• The new policy had a positive ______ on the students.
• Saying 'What lovely weather!' during a hurricane demonstrates?
• Which of the following is true about the supernatural event Brutus experiences?
• Which term refers to harsh sounds used to create dissonance in poetry?
• Which line best demonstrates simple repetition?
• Which device involves the simple repetition of a word or phrase within a sentence or line?
• Which character says There's no place I'd rather die than here by Caesar, and no manner of death would please me more than being stabbed by you, the masters of his new era?
• Which name is Metallus Cimber?
• Which term names the use of emotion to appeal to an audience?
• Which body was primarily composed of the aristocracy and advised the magistrates?
• Dark was the night, silent the town
• The statue was brought to life by which goddess?
• Who accused Cassius of having an "itching palm"?
• Which action best describes Artemidorus's approach to Caesar?
• Which character speaks the line Do not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house, and not your own?
• Brutus' wife?
• Which speaker vows to keep his sword drawn until Caesar's wounds are avenged?
• Who warned Caesar with a letter?
• Which character says the line When beggars die there are no comets in the sky. The heavens only announce the deaths of princes?
• Which character is described as superstitious and fearful for her husband due to omens?
• Which speaker mentions the sword that ran through Caesar's bowels and asks another to plunge it in his chest?
• Which person is being gestured to in the line about the noblest Roman?
• Which prophecy concerns Cronus in this myth?
• Which character says Cowards die many times before their deaths. The brave experience death only once?
• Which line is spoken by Artemidorus?
• What does Calpurnia dream about Caesar?
• Who addresses the conspiracy with 'Oh conspiracy, are you ashamed to show your face even at night, when evil things are most free?'
• What does the phrase 'great Caesar' refer to in the passage?
• What does Caesar say before he dies?
• Which item did Rhea substitute for Zeus to protect him?
• Which Greek tragic figure was prophesied to marry his mother and kill his father?
• What kind of foot is the word “fantastic”?
• Who persuades Caesar to go to the Capitol despite omens?
• Orpheus attempted to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld after she was bitten by a ...?
• Which line expresses that Marc Antony should die along with Caesar?
• Who comments on Caesar's susceptibility to flatterers by noting he agrees at the moment of being flattered?
• Five iambs per line describe which meter?
• Who distracts Antony during Caesar's assassination?
• Which figure among the conspirators was a close ally of Caesar?
• What do the conspirators do before announcing Caesar's death to the commoners?
• Which device gives human qualities to nonhuman things?
• Which figure of speech uses understatement by negating the opposite of what is meant?
• Which statement best describes Artemidorus's role in the encounter with Caesar at the doorway?
• Which word correctly answers 'the action' in grammar?
• Which work is by Homer and is one of the earliest Greek epics?
• Who says, 'Take this good sword, which ran through Caesar's bowels, and plunge it in my chest'?
• Why does Caesar refuse to read Artemidorus's letter?
• Which line is attributed to Caesar regarding fear?
• Why did Cronus fear his offspring?
• What subject did Artemidorus teach?
• Which term describes the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in close proximity?
• How many times is Caesar offered a crown during Lupercal?
• Which meter best describes the line “Tell me not in the mournful numbers”?
• Which device uses a reference to a well-known person, place, or event to evoke external context?
• Who declares 'I was not born to die on Brutus' sword'?
• Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
• Why does Brutus insist the conspirators shouldn't kill Anthony?
• Which device uses contrast to highlight opposing ideas in parallel phrases?
• Which meter best describes the line “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
• Adonis died while doing what?
• What is the pattern of the dactylic foot?
• Which action demonstrates Portia's loyalty to Brutus?
• Which speaker asserts that Brutus is the noblest Roman?
• Caesar's wife?
• What warning does the Soothsayer give Caesar?
• Which device occurs when a sentence runs over from one line to the next without a pause?
• Which figure is associated with giving gifts to animals before humans?
• Which character says It's not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more?
• Phaeton lost control of which vehicle?
• Which term describes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?
• Why does Cassius believe Titinius has been captured?
• Who compares Lepidus to a war horse?
• Persephone was abducted by___
• What is the pattern of the iambic foot?
• Which method did Cassius use to win Brutus's trust?
• When Zeus punished the Titans, which did he single out for special punishment of bearing on his back forever the weight of the world?
• Who speaks the line 'Strike as you did at Caesar, for I know even when you hated him the most, you still loved him better than ever you loved me'?
• Which goddess sprang from the foam of the sea?
• A pattern of unstressed followed by a stressed syllable is called which meter?
• The rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry is best described as?
• Which name refers to the primordial void in Greek myth?
• Which group passed laws for regular citizens in Republican Rome?
• Which Roman figure was respected and nervous about the city's fate if one person had too much power?
• After Antony's speech, which phrase best describes the crowd's reaction?
• Which goddess told Echo she would always have the last word, but no power to speak first?
• Which sentence demonstrates correct use of direct quotation punctuation?
• What does Cassius think about Caesar's rise to power?
• Why are they shouting? I'm afraid the people have made Caesar their king. Which character says this?
• Which figure of speech features addressing an absent or personified thing?
• Brutus' servant
• The Judgement of Paris led to what?
• Who is called 'the noblest Roman'?
• What term means repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent or closely connected words?
• Which term describes a comparison using like or as?
• Which character says Hands, speak for me?
• Zeus stopped Phaeton by what action?
• Perseus saved whom?
• How do you correctly join two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction?
• Which character was a loyal supporter of Caesar and respected by the people whom he has served to protect?
• Which figure of speech involves repeating the same word or phrase at the start of successive clauses?
• Who offers Caesar a crown during the opening festival?
• Who tells Brutus that he has some sickness within his mind, which by virtue of my position I deserve to know about?
• Early myths often attempted to explain:
• Who asks Caesar to lift his brother's exile?
• Which hero is associated with Pegasus in the quest to defeat the Chimera?
• Which three men form the triumvirate referenced in the material?
• Who says, 'Our enemies have driven us to the edge of the grave. It's nobler to leap in ourselves than dawdle until they push us'?
• Which term compares two things without using like or as?
• Persephone's time spent in the underworld explains?
• Which term refers to poetry without regular rhyme or meter?
• I don't know what you and other men think of this life, but as for me, I'd rather not live at all than live to worship a man as ordinary as myself.
• Assonance is described as...
• Which list names the conspirators?
• Which of the following is not a conspirator according to the given list?
• From Cassius's statement about life, what does he prefer?
• "Strong, strength, strengthen the heart" is an example of which device?
• Which speaker describes Brutus as ambitious but honorable in Antony's critique?
• What is the pattern of the trochaic foot?
• How does Portia die?
• What sneaky tactic does Cassius use to convince Brutus that prominent Romans do not trust Caesar?
• Stress can _____ your ability to concentrate.
• Who is the first to stab Caesar?
• Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?
• In the exchange about greed and selling positions for gold, who is described as greedy?
• How does Cassius persuade Brutus?
• If we crown him, who would be given the power to do damage?
• Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.
• Which term refers to pleasant, melodious sounding words that create a smooth, harmonious effect?
• Which sentence demonstrates irony: Saying 'What lovely weather!' during a hurricane demonstrates?
• Which Greek tragic figure is pursued by the Furies for killing his mother?
• Which option demonstrates connotation rather than denotation?
• Which statement best describes the contrast between Brutus and the other conspirators?
• What is Antony's reaction upon seeing Caesar's body?
• Which character is described as suffering from epilepsy?
• The repetition of the same phrase at the start of successive clauses is called?
• Hyacinth was accidentally killed by whom?
• Which conspirator's manipulation and distrust in Caesar's rise spurs the plot?
• Which line shows respect for Brutus?
• Pegasus sprang from the blood of which creature?
• The term 'Argonauts' refers to a band of heroes who sailed with Jason in search of what?
• The Greeks differed from earlier cultures because they created ____ in ____ form.
• Who was a Roman senator who feared Caesar's growing power and gathered others into conspiract?
• What is Brutus's main concern about Caesar?
• The sentence 'The silence was a killer' is an example of which figure of speech?
• Bellerophon was punished for which action?
• From whose blood did the race of giants spring up?
• 'All hands on deck!' is an example of?
• Who suggests we liken Caesar to a serpent's egg?
• Greek mythology helped modern readers understand:
• Why did Uranus anger Gaia?
• Which figure of speech involves understatement by negating the opposite?
• Which term denotes a line of verse with four metrical feet?
• Pandora opened the jar and released
• Which literary device is used below? 'To be, or not to be—that is the question-'
• The line 'The river moves silently through the darkened fields' is an example of which device?
• What symbolic act do the conspirators perform after Caesar's murder?
• Which technique uses repeated consonant sounds within words to create a musical effect?
• A word, phrase, or image with more than one possible interpretation is called what?
• As punishment Prometheus was chained to a mountain
• Which option correctly distinguishes 'Affect' as a verb versus 'Effect' as a noun?
• Whose fear would Caesar avoid if he were capable of fearing anyone?
• Which rhetorical appeal relies on the speaker's credibility?
• What happened to Phaeton when he tried to drive the sun chariot?
• Who declares 'I was not born to die on Brutus' sword'?
• How do you fix an unclear pronoun reference?
• Which character says Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
• Who is the conspirator who objects to Antony's speaking at Caesar's funeral?
• The phrase "Thou art most noble, fair maiden" most clearly contains which device?
• Cupid (Eros) falls in love with
• Which rhetorical appeal relies on logical argument?
• When a dependent clause comes before the independent clause, what punctuation is typical?
• Persephone's abduction is connected to which seasonal cycle?
• Pentameter lines have how many feet?
• Which character is described as joining the conspirators to avert tyranny in Rome?
• What condition did Atalanta set for marriage?