Honors English Semester Practice Exam

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