Indiana Academic Super Bowl
English Round
2017 Invitational - Junior Division
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Students:
Throughout this competition, foreign
names and words may be used.
If there are any discrepancies
between how a word/phrase should
be pronounced and what you see
on the screen, the screen
supersedes what is spoken.
JD-I-E-1
Matre Hauchecome’s life was changed
because he ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
argued with the local police
stopped to pick up a piece of string
refused to accept his fate
bought a crippled calf
JD-I-E-1
Matre Hauchecome’s life was changed
because he ______.
B. stopped to pick up a piece of string
JD-I-E-2
Closest to Orgon in mood and
temperament is ___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cleante
Pernelle
Elmire
Tartuffe
JD-I-E-2
Closest to Orgon in mood and
temperament is ___________.
B. Pernelle
JD-I-E-3
Phileas Fogg is a man most
characterized by __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
decorum and intellect
moodiness and directness
isolated and punctuality
fastidiousness and punctuality
JD-I-E-3
Phileas Fogg is a man most
characterized by __________.
D. fastidiousness and punctuality
JD-I-E-4
Baudelaire views autumn as a time of
________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
regeneration and rebirth
hostility and dread
confusion and chaos
relaxation and freedom
JD-I-E-4
Baudelaire views autumn as a time of
________.
B. hostility and dread
JD-I-E-5
Baudelaire’s lines state that “The
blinded, fluttering moth towards the
candle flies, then fizzles, falls and
falters…” uses _________.
A. alliteration
B. rhyme
C. onomatopoeia
D. consonance
JD-I-E-5
Baudelaire’s lines state that “The
blinded, fluttering moth towards the
candle flies, then fizzles, falls and
falters…” uses _________.
A. alliteration
JD-I-E-6
In Around the World in Eighty Days, the
members of the Reform Club wager
while playing ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
an extended game of golf
chess and checkers
a game of cards
on the racquetball court
JD-I-E-6
In Around the World in Eighty Days, the
members of the Reform Club wager
while playing ________.
C. a game of cards
JD-I-E-7
Tartuffe has a “happily ever after” ending
in that ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Valere and Marianne will wed
Pernelle gets her money back
Tartuffe must pay heavy fines
Elmire and Orgon divorce
JD-I-E-7
Tartuffe has a “happily ever after” ending
in that ________.
A. Valere and Marianne will wed
JD-I-E-8
The narrator in Maupassant’s The Apparition
decides to share his story because he _______.
A. realizes he is among friends who believe
him
B. is of advanced age and no longer fears the
judgment of others
C. knows others have had similar experiences
D. is aware that his tale is too fantastic to
believe
JD-I-E-8
The narrator in Maupassant’s The Apparition
decides to share his story because he _______.
B. is of advanced age and no longer fears the
judgment of others
JD-I-E-9
In addition to its merits as a novel, Around
the World in Eighty Days reads as ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a personal diary
an advice column
a travel guide
a romance document
JD-I-E-9
In addition to its merits as a novel, Around
the World in Eighty Days reads as ______.
C. a travel guide
JD-I-E-10
At the end of Phaedra, Theseus declares
that ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
he is unfit to be a decent ruler
Hippolytus will rule as king
Phaedra will become an immortal
Aricia is to be his daughter
JD-I-E-10
At the end of Phaedra, Theseus declares
that ________.
D. Aricia is to be his daughter
JD-I-E-11
The first major stop described on Fogg’s
journey takes him to _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bombay, India
Calais, France
Peking, China
Suez, Egypt
JD-I-E-11
The first major stop described on Fogg’s
journey takes him to _______.
D. Suez, Egypt
JD-I-E-12
The Dance of Death suggests that mortal
beings ________.
A. become hysterical when faced with
death
B. are morbidly fascinated by death
C. see death as a destination
D. understand death’s meaning
JD-I-E-12
The Dance of Death suggests that mortal
beings ________.
B. are morbidly fascinated by death
JD-I-E-13
Maupassant introduces the harness
maker watching Hauchecome pick up
string; this is _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
irony
conflict
foreshadowing
juxtaposition
JD-I-E-13
Maupassant introduces the harness
maker watching Hauchecome pick up
string; this is _______.
C. foreshadowing
JD-I-E-14
Rousseau, in pursuit of his argument in
The Social Contract, alludes to all
EXCEPT the ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
fictional Robinson Crusoe
biblical Noah
emperor Caligula
statesman Jefferson
JD-I-E-14
Rousseau, in pursuit of his argument in
The Social Contract, alludes to all
EXCEPT the ________.
D. statesman Jefferson
JD-I-E-15
Phileas Fogg’s attitude toward the
marvelous sights of Egypt and India is
one of ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
careful observation and curiosity
complete indifference and ennui
total immersion in native life
hostility toward interruptions
JD-I-E-15
Phileas Fogg’s attitude toward the
marvelous sights of Egypt and India is
one of ________.
B. complete indifference and ennui
JD-I-E-16
In Hymn to Beauty, Baudelaire poses a
question that asks _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the purpose of art and beauty
how to define a woman’s beauty
about the origins of beauty
if beauty is a lasting attribute
JD-I-E-16
In Hymn to Beauty, Baudelaire poses a
question that asks _______.
C. about the origins of beauty
JD-I-E-17
Maupassant’s The Apparition falls into
the category of ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
science fiction
gothic tales
romance literature
fairy tales
JD-I-E-17
Maupassant’s The Apparition falls into
the category of ______.
B. gothic tales
JD-I-E-18
In The Dance of Death, Baudelaire
affirms all EXCEPT that ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
death is a universal part of life
all are made equal in death
death is to be feared
there is vanity in life’s pursuits
JD-I-E-18
In The Dance of Death, Baudelaire
affirms all EXCEPT that ______.
C. death is to be feared
JD-I-E-19
Following Fogg’s travels, we learn that
much of India is under British control;
however, _________.
A. local rajahs maintain their hold on remote
areas
B. too often the climate makes some areas
undesirable
C. British engineers could not penetrate the
jungles
D. only areas serviced by the railroads could be
protected
JD-I-E-19
Following Fogg’s travels, we learn that
much of India is under British control;
however, _________.
A. local rajahs maintain their hold on remote
areas
JD-I-E-20
Moliere’s drama, Tartuffe, is an example
of ___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
farce
tragedy
melodrama
comedy
JD-I-E-20
Moliere’s drama, Tartuffe, is an example
of ___________.
D. comedy
JD-I-E-21
Matre Hauchecome is called to
defend and answer for himself
_________.
A. with the city elders
B. in front of the king
C. at a church tribunal
D. in the mayor’s office
JD-I-E-21
Matre Hauchecome is called to
defend and answer for himself
_________.
D. in the mayor’s office
JD-I-E-22
Panope is a minor character in
Phaedra; her purpose in the drama is
to _______.
A. bring reports about the queen
B. comfort Theseus in his sorrow
C. describe Hippolytus’ death
D. bring order to the grieving state
JD-I-E-22
Panope is a minor character in
Phaedra; her purpose in the drama is
to _______.
A. bring reports about the queen
JD-I-E-23
In The Apparition with the disappearance of
the old Marquis’ friend, an ironic twist
suggests that perhaps __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the woman in white was alive and well
his friend was also an apparition
the boundary to sanity is very thin
he escaped from something corrupt and
evil
JD-I-E-23
In The Apparition with the disappearance of
the old Marquis’ friend, an ironic twist
suggests that perhaps __________.
B. his friend was also an apparition
JD-I-E-24
For Baudelaire in Autumn, the
season is a reminder that _____.
A. summer left him wanting more
B. nature deserves respect and
dignity
C. the horrors of winter lie ahead
D. only the fit and hale survive
autumn
JD-I-E-24
For Baudelaire in Autumn, the
season is a reminder that _____.
C. the horrors of winter lie ahead
JD-I-E-25
In The Social Contract, Rousseau writes:
“Man is born free, but everywhere he
is in chains.” Here he uses _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
an allusion
an oxymoron
a metaphor
a paradox
JD-I-E-25
In The Social Contract, Rousseau writes:
“Man is born free, but everywhere he
is in chains.” Here he uses _______.
D. a paradox
End of English Round
The Next Round will be Science
2017 Junior Academic Super Bowl
April 29, 2017