Honors English Semester Practice Exam

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