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Hard Times
Hard Times/Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain/Morte d Arthur
Macbeth
Macbeth
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In Hard Times, what is the basis of Thomas Gradgrind's teaching? a. Teach nothing but facts. b. Encourage creativity. c. Emphasize math and science. d. Challenge students' imaginations.
What is Teach nothing but facts.
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Dickens believes that a child’s imagination a. is important and to be encouraged. b. gets in the way of more important facts. c. is to be used outside the classroom, only. d. distracts from serious learning.
What is is important and to be encouraged.
100
Which of these elements of the medieval romance are missing from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. adventures and excitement b. damsels in distress c. knights and kings d. tests of courage
What is damsels in distress
100
Why is King Duncan so grateful to Macbeth? a. Macbeth saved King Duncan's kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king. b. Macbeth captured Scotland for King Duncan. c. Macbeth defeated Banquo, who was rebelling against King Duncan. d. Macbeth refused to join rebels in fighting against King Duncan.
What is Macbeth saved King Duncan's kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king.
100
The numbered side notes in The Tragedy of Macbeth help readers understand which aspect of the play? a. unfamiliar language b. the plot c. what the characters are doing on stage d. the theme
What is unfamiliar language
200
What are the little “pitchers” in these lines from Hard Times? Thomas Gradgrind now presented Thomas Gradgrind to the little pitchers before him, who were to be filled so full of facts. a. teachers b. books c. students d. notebooks
What is students
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Dickens’ purpose in writing Hard Times is to a. inform readers about a particular teacher. b. persuade readers to teach children more facts c. entertain readers and share his criticism of the education system. d. entertain readers with a nonsensical story.
What is entertain readers and share his criticism of the education system.
200
In Morte d’Arthur, what does Sir Gawain tell King Arthur in a dream? a. Mordred will pretend to agree to peace and then attack. b. Sir Lancelot is coming to join Mordred in fighting King Arthur. c. King Arthur should not trust Sir Bedivere with his sword. d. King Arthur will be killed if he fights Mordred the next day.
What is King Arthur will be killed if he fights Mordred the next day.
200
What is Macbeth's character flaw? a. He is a coward. b. He is jealous. c. He is ambitious. d. He is not a leader.
What is He is ambitious.
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What is the main idea of Act II of The Tragedy of Macbeth? a. Ambition makes people mad. b. No one can escape tragedy. c. Murderers must live with guilt. d. Crime does not pay.
What is Murderers must live with guilt.
300
In Hard Times, why does Mr. Gradgrind insist on calling Sissy Jupe by the name Cecilia? a. He misunderstands her when she first gives her name. b. He thinks Cecilia is a prettier name than Sissy. c. He cannot remember her real name and uses any name. d. He thinks nicknames are silly and not to be used.
What is He thinks nicknames are silly and not to be used.
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What detail should be part of a summary of the first half of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. The Green Knight visits King Arthur’s court during a New Year’s Eve feast. b. The Green Knight leaps lightly from his horse to the ground. c. Sir Gawain keeps the braided girdle given him by the lord’s wife. d. The Green Knight coughs to clear his throat before speaking to King Arthur’s knights.
What is The Green Knight visits King Arthur’s court during a New Year’s Eve feast.
300
In Morte d’Arthur, why does Sir Gawain want King Arthur to delay the war with Mordred for a month? a. to recover from his wounds b. to gather a larger, stronger army c. to give Lancelot time to come to his aid d. to allow Mordred’s hate to die down
What is to give Lancelot time to come to his aid
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What do you know about King Duncan? a. He is a weak king. b. He is a wise military leader. c. He values bravery and loyalty. d. He is a coward.
What is He values bravery and loyalty.
300
Banquo is the last person Macbeth talks to before he kills King Duncan. Why does Shakespeare bring Banquo and Macbeth together at this point in the play? a. Shakespeare uses Banquo to convince Macbeth to go ahead with the murder. b. Shakespeare wants to provide comic relief before the murder takes place. c. Shakespeare wants to introduce the character of Fleance, who accompanies Banquo. d. Shakespeare uses Banquo to represent a last chance for Macbeth to change his mind.
What is Shakespeare uses Banquo to represent a last chance for Macbeth to change his mind.
400
What is Dickens's object of social criticism in this excerpt from Hard Times? a. society's lack of emphasis on education b. the lack of trained teachers and properly equipped classrooms c. the indifference of teachers to their students' needs d. a system of education that treats children like machines
What is a system of education that treats children like machines
400
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, who first accepts the Green Knight’s challenge? a. Sir Gawain b. Sir Bedivere c. Sir Lancelot d. King Arthur
What is King Arthur
400
What extraordinary event occurs in Morte d’Arthur? a. the accidental way in which the battle begins b. the catching of the sword by a hand in the lake c. Sir Bedivere’s decision to stay with the hermit d. the battle between King Arthur and Mordred
What is the catching of the sword by a hand in the lake
400
Elizabethan writers modeled their tragedies on plays from where? a. France b. ancient Greece and Rome c. the United States d. ancient Japan
What is ancient Greece and Rome
400
What does Macbeth mean when he says he will “sleep no more”? a. His conscience will never let him sleep. b. He must run away and always look out for people chasing him. c. He will soon die. d. He will have heavy responsibilities as king.
What is His conscience will never let him sleep.
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Dickens has Mr. Gradgrind call Sissy “Girl number twenty” to emphasize that a. there was an emphasis on mathematics in the classroom. b. he was oblivious to the individuality of students. c. he didn’t like Sissy. d. there were only twenty students in the class
What is he was oblivious to the individuality of students.
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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, why does Sir Gawain apologize to the Green Knight in the final scene? a. Sir Gawain is ashamed that he kept the girdle that the Green Knight’s wife gave him. b. Sir Gawain feels uncomfortable for thinking the Green Knight meant to kill him. c. Sir Gawain did not keep his part of the bargain made the year before on New Year’s Eve. d. Sir Gawain flinched during the moment when the Green Knight swung the ax.
What is Sir Gawain is ashamed that he kept the girdle that the Green Knight’s wife gave him.
500
At the end of Morte d’Arthur, the narrator says he is not sure what happened to King Arthur. Some say he was buried by a hermit who was once the bishop of Canterbury. What do other people say happened to him? a. He stayed with the hermit until he died. b. He went to France to find Sir Lancelot. c. He did not die but will live again. d. He was buried in the lake near his sword.
What is He did not die but will live again.
500
Where does King Duncan come to spend the night? a. a battlefield b. Banquo's castle c. his own castle d. Macbeth's castle
What is Macbeth's castle
500
What does Macbeth mean when he says the blood on his hands will redden all the seas? a. People will see the blood on his hands and know he is the killer. b. He can never get over his guilt about killing Duncan. c. He is afraid to wash the blood from his hands. d. He is not the only one who wanted Duncan dead.
What is He can never get over his guilt about killing Duncan.