Character Themes & Literary Devices
Name one character theme from "Hugh Idle and Mr. Toil."
Industry/Diligence
Contentment
Who was the lazy schoolboy who ran away from his schoolmaster, Mr. Toil?
Hugh Idle
Who is the giant lumberjack from American folk literature?
Paul Bunyan
What did the king of Judah command his people to do in the temple?
(from The Battle is the Lord's!)
He commanded them to pray to God for help.
True or False: Tom was able to convince the other boys to paint the fence for him.
(from "The Glorious Whitewasher")
True
Cotton Mather taught Ben Franklin the value of ________________ when he told him to "stoop."
A. Humility
B. Hard work
C. Honesty
A. Humility
Who was the brave Roman soldier who fought off the Etruscans at the bridge?
Horatius
Who was the Lippershey family's cat that was blamed for breaking the spectacles?
A. Minka
B. Malkin
C. Moritz
D. Malena
B. Malkin
What did the boy do with the lenses that suddenly made the weathercock look closer?
(from "The Wonderful Tube Spectacles")
He moved them back and forth in front of each other.
Why were Gretchen and Jan afraid to tell their father what they had discovered?
Because they were not supposed to be in his workshop
Because they had broken the spectacles
In "The Wonderful Tube Spectacles", how did Gretchen and Jan exhibit the character theme of honesty?
They confessed to their father about going into his workshop.
They told the truth about breaking the spectacles.
Who was the clever main character of "The Glorious Whitewasher" who convinced other boys to do his work for him?
A. Huckleberry Finn
B. Robinson Crusoe
C. Oliver Twist
D. Tom Sawyer
D. Tom Sawyer
In "Horatius at the Bridge", who was the king of the Etruscans?
A. Porsena
B. Perseigne
C. Porselvan
A. Porsena
What solution did Horatius offer to the Roman army as the Etruscans approached?
He told them to cut down the bridge once the Etruscans rode over it.
What did Paul Bunyan do when he met a farmer in the mountains to the north?
He bought a barnful of corn from the farmer.
An exaggerated word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally is called_______________________.
Hyperbole
Who was the Roman general who willingly gave up his life to keep Rome from surrendering to its enemies?
Regulus
Who was the famous Boston preacher who taught Benjamin Franklin a lesson on humility?
Cotton Mather
In "The Battle is the Lord's", the _______________ and the _______________ were coming to invade the land of Judah.
The Moabites and the Ammonites
In "The Story of Regulus", the city of Rome was at war with the city of _____________________.
A. Corinth
B. Athens
C. Carthage
D. Sparta
C. Carthage
What are stories that have been passed down through generations (usually through oral traditions)?
Folk literature
True or False: In "The Battle is the Lord's", Jahaziel, the temple musician, delivers God's message to the king.
True
True or False: If the statement is false, change the underlined part to make it true.
In "The Battle is the Lord's!", King Jehoahaz ordered the people of Judah to pray at the temple for victory against their invaders.
False. It was King Jehoshaphat (not Jehoahaz) who ordered the people of Judah to pray at the temple.
What did Paul Bunyan's men think when they saw popcorn falling everywhere?
They thought there was a snowstorm or blizzard.
They no longer felt the extreme heat.
True or False. If the statement is false, change the underlined part to make it true.
According to American folk literature, Paul Bunyan had a gigantic green buffalo named Benny.
False. Paul Bunyan had a gigantic blue ox named Babe.