English 10 Midterm Exam Review 2013-2014
In addition to the questions below, you will have an essay to complete.
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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1. Native American tales were always told using the same exact language.
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2. The word “confederate” means “from the south.”
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3. A candidate lord wishing to join the Confederation needed to make an offering of some kind to
show how serious he was about the commitment.
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4. The Crucible is historic fiction.
Multiple Choice
On the midterm exam, the following questions will all be multiple choice. On some of the questions on the
review sheet, I have left the answers off. You need to figure out the answers as you review.
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5. As Act III opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make?
a. That one of the accusers is only after c. That Abigail is a witch.
other people’s land.
b. That John Proctor is a lecher.
d. That Martha Corey is a witch.
6. Which of the following pieces of evidence is brought out against John Proctor that questions his
Christian nature?
a. That he is a thief.
c. That he knows his commandments.
b. That he is a lecher.
d. That he is divorced.
7. Which of the following pieces of evidence are brought out against Proctor in regard to his
Christian nature?
a. He is a thief.
c. He plowed his fields on Sunday
instead of going to church.
b. He has taken the Lord’s name in vain. d. He tore up a Bible.
8. What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of
Elizabeth, Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse?
9. Why does Elizabeth lie in Act III?
Critical Reading
Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question.
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10. In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author's main intention?
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b.
c.
d.
to tell his listeners of God's love and mercy
to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation
to inform his listeners of the life of Jesus Christ
to persuade his listeners to form a new church
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11. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
a. No one has any hope of salvation.
b. Salvation is gained through good deeds.
c. Salvation is gained through Christ.
d. Salvation is gained through prayer.
12. What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God?
a. They are all church supporters.
b. They are all sinners.
c. They are all worthy of salvation.
d. They are all saved.
13. Based on context, what does the word gulf mean in this passage from Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God?
Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downwards with great weight
and pressure towards Hell; and if God should let you go, you would immediately sink, and swiftly
descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf …
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14. Based on context, what does the word duration mean in this passage from Sinners in the Hands of
an Angry God?
When you look forward, you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you, which will
swallow up your thoughts and amaze your soul …
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15. What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God to draw a picture of the
anger of God?
a. bows and arrows
b. spiders and blood
c. heat and cold
d. floods and fire
16. After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God, how does Edwards's attitude change at the end of the sermon?
a. He becomes angrier.
b. He becomes hopeful.
c. He becomes sorrowful.
d. He becomes humorous.
17. What is the basic way in which Edwards tries to move his listeners in Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God?
a. with stories of salvation
b. with images of hell
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c. with descriptions of spiders
d. with cries for them to flee
18. Based on context, what is the meaning of the word mourn in this passage from Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God?
To see so many rejoicing and singing for joy of heart, while you have cause to mourn for sorrow of
heart, and howl for vexation of spirit!
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19. What does the background information that describes arguments about deeds and boundaries in
The Crucible, Act I, prepare you for?
a. Reverend Parris's anger over not being given firewood
b. the real story about what went on with the girls in the woods
c. John Procter's attempt to deny his lust for Abigail
d. Putnam's and Procter's disagreement over a piece of land
20. Based on the background information from The Crucible, Act I that describes children who had to
“walk straight, eyes slightly lowered … mouths shut until bidden to speak,” what kind of life do
you think children in Salem had?
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21. What is the setting of The Crucible?
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22. In The Crucible, Act I, Reverend Parris acts concerned about his daughter, but what is the true
motive for his concern?
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23. According to The Crucible, Act I, what did Puritans believe about slaves?
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24. In The Crucible, Act I, what frightening reason does Mrs. Putnam have that motivates her to hunt
for witches?
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25. In The Crucible, Act I, which of the young women has the most influence over the others?
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a. Mercy
b. Tituba
c. Abigail
d. Mary
26. In The Crucible, Act I, what can the reader infer about Salem, based on the information that Giles
asks Revered Hale why his wife is hiding books and reading them?
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27. Based on The Crucible, Act I, what seems to motivate Abigail's actions?
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a. her wish to protect her uncle
b. her wish to help Betty
c. her wish to leave Salem
d. her wish to have power
28. In The Crucible, Act I, why is John Proctor guilty about Abigail?
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29. At the beginning of The Crucible, Act II, what is the relationship between the Proctors?
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30. In The Crucible, Act II, what does John Proctor mean when he says to Elizabeth that no matter
what he does, “an everlasting funeral marches around” her heart?
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31. In The Crucible, Act II, what does Mary mean to suggest when she says that the crowd parted for
Abigail like the Red Sea parted for the people of Israel?
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32. In The Crucible, Act II, what do these stage directions: with a smile, to keep her dignity, reveal
about Elizabeth's character?
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a. She is always cheerful and dignified.
b. She thinks it is undignified to show anger.
c. She smiles all of the time.
d. She is tired of trying to be dignified.
33. What is John suggesting about Mary Warren when he says “It's strange work for a Christian girl to
hang old women”?
a. Mary is getting to be powerful.
b. Mary is religious.
c. Mary is leaving the church.
d. Mary is dangerous.
34. In The Crucible, Act II, Hale is in shock when the beloved Rebecca Nurse is accused. What does
he mean when he alludes to the Devil, saying that: “an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him
beautiful in Heaven”?
35. What do you learn about John's character in The Crucible, Act II, based on the stage directions that
read “[he] is striving against his disgust with HALE and with himself for even answering”?
a. He has the answers but hides them.
b. He is often in conflict with himself
c. His feelings for Hale are scornful.
d. He does not have the answers he needs.
36. What is the “poppet” that is used in The Crucible?
37. In The Crucible, Act II, Hale appears at the Proctors' door and is described as “different now drawn a little, and there is a quality … even of guilt, about his manner now.” What do these stage
directions tell you about Hale?
a. He feels completely comfortable with all of his actions.
b. He respects the Proctors but believes they are guilty.
c. He has been exhausted by his work and wants to quit.
d. He has become disturbed by what he has seen in court.
38. Why does Proctor think Abigail accuses his wife of witchcraft in The Crucible, Act II?
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a. to show Salem how much power she has
b. to make John pay for rejecting her
c. to punish Elizabeth for firing her
d. to distract attention from her own sins
39. What is the setting of The Crucible, Act IV?
a. the Proctors' home
b. the Salem jail
c. the woods outside of town
d. the judge's chambers
40. Which situation in The Crucible, Act IV reflects the theme that unjust use of the law destroys
communities?
a. Cows have no farmers to care for them.
b. Abigail and Mercy disappear from sight.
c. Tituba plans to visit Barbados.
d. Hale wishes for Rebecca's confession.
41. Why does Danforth treat Parris with contempt in The Crucible, Act IV?
a. He thinks Parris is committed to mercy.
b. He thinks Parris a fool to believe Abigail.
c. He thinks Parris cares only for himself.
d. He thinks Parris wants only to get rich.
42. In The Crucible, Act IV, Danforth plans to execute prisoners quickly. What theme is the author
suggesting about the use of law that might also be applied to today's world?
a. Justice is served by quick sentencing.
b. Judges must act quickly in all cases.
c. The law is not always just.
d. Laws are made to be broken.
43. In The Crucible, Act IV, what can the reader infer from the situation in Andover, where people
have refused to cooperate with the witchcraft court?
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a. Andover is a community without law.
b. Andover is fighting the hysteria.
c. All Andover's witches have fled.
d. Danforth will have to go to Andover.
44. Which event provides the moment of climax in The Crucible, Act IV?
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a. Abigail's disappearance from Salem
b. Elizabeth's appearance in John's cell
c. John's refusal to sign the confession
d. Parris's plea to Elizabeth
45. In The Crucible, Act IV, which theme is demonstrated by John's destruction of the confession?
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a. Individuals are stronger than courts.
b. Forgiveness is found even in courtrooms.
c. One's honor cannot be signed away.
d. Justice can be assured with documents.
46. How does the result of Proctor's refusal to sign away his honor in The Crucible, Act IV compare to
the result of people's refusal to testify during the McCarthy era of the 1950s?
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a. Fear of imprisonment made many people keep silent.
b. People's lives were destroyed when they refused to testify.
c. The Salem accusers were found to be Communists.
d. People who testified against others in the 1950s were heroes.
47. What theme is reflected by Danforth's behavior in The Crucible, Act IV?
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a. Justice is served by the legal process.
b. Judges always rule for the good of all.
c. Confession is good for the soul.
d. The powerful act to preserve power.
48. How does Elizabeth show that she understands John at the end of The Crucible, Act IV?
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b.
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She does not plead to be present at his execution.
She knows honor is more important to him than his life.
She demands that he confess so that they may both live.
She asks that he forgive her for her lack of trust.
Vocabulary and Grammar
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49. In which sentence is the meaning of the word omnipotent expressed?
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a. Edwards preached to listeners about God's all-powerful character.
b. Edwards's listeners were filled with the fear of God's anger.
c. Edwards's sermon urged listeners to be saved in Christ.
d. Edwards described frightening images of hell to listeners.
50. In which sentence is the meaning of the word arduous suggested?
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a. I have figured out how to do this task.
b. I took one class each year.
c. The task was very difficult for me.
d. I used a ruler to set up my notes.
51. Which sentence contains the correct form of the italicized pronoun?
a.
b.
c.
d.
You treat her better than I.
He's a good farmer, but not nearly as good as them.
He is two years older than I.
We think she is more innocent than them.
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52. In your notes, it states that the Iroquois tribes were democratic in process and composition. What
does this mean?
a. The Native Americans were not
c. The Iroquois elected their leaders.
Republicans.
b. The Native Americans were not
d. Leaders were chosen by God.
organized.
53. Dekanawidah wanted the Iroquois people to
a. stop fighting and live in peace.
c. sell their land and move to better
homes.
b. band together against other tribes.
d. prepare for the unexpected.
54. Approximately how much longer were the Native Americans on this continent before the European
settlers?
a. Five times longer.
c. Twenty times longer.
b. Ten times longer.
d. Thirty times longer.
55. What do you call the tradition of passing down tales from generation to generation by storytelling?
a. Storytelling tradition.
c. Verbal tradition.
b. Oral tradition.
d. Edition tradition.
56. Which of the following is NOT one of the four qualities required of council lords by the Iriquois
Constitution?
a. Honesty
c. Patience
b. Obedience
d. Anger
57. What natural item is used to symbolize unity in the Iriquois Constitution?
a. An eagle
c. A fire
b. A feather
d. A tree
58. What sits at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves?
59. Why does this thing sit at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves?
60. How do the Iroquois feel about nature?
61. How did the Native Americans pass down their culture and traditions to future generations?
62. The section of “The General History of Virginia” that we read in class was subtitled “What
Happened Till the First Supply.” This means that this part of the story ______
63. What was it like for John Smith during this time period?
64. Which of the following is NOT a point of view used by authors?
a. First person
c. Third Person--omniscient
b. Third Person--limited
d. Second Person
65. Which point of view is used by John Smith?
66. Why does he choose this point of view?
67. What is John Smith’s opinion of himself?
68. With what is Pocahontas credited? (In other words, why do we learn about her in this piece of
writing?)
69. How many months did the John Smith think it would take to get to the New World?
70. How many months did it really take to get to the new world?
71. What happened as a result of the miscalculation between the amount of time John Smith thought it
would take to get to the new world and how many months it really took?
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a. The crew killed Smith.
c. Smith blamed everyone else.
b. The crew jumped overboard.
d. The crew ran out of supplies and food.
In The Crucible, why is Giles Corey being tortured?
What type of literature is The Crucible?
In the early courts of Massachusetts, what was the philosophy?
a. You are innocent until proven guilty. c. You were a witch.
b. You are guilty until proven innocent. d. You were innocent, always.
What type of government was Salem in the 1600s?
a. A theocracy
c. A dictatorship
b. A democracy
d. A communist government
Which of the following did NOT really happen during the Salem Witch Trials?
a. Giles Corey was pressed to death.
c. John Proctor had an affair.
b. Abigail Williams left Salem Village. d. Judge Hathorne put people to death.
Which of the following characters in The Crucible is the most rational in the play?
a. Reverend Hale
c. Judge Danforth
b. Reverent Parris
d. John Proctor
What is Giles Corey’s response to the questioning and the torture?
What is Putnam’s primary motivation for his involvement in the trials?
Matching
Choose the person who said the following quotes. You may use each person more than once.
a. Parris
b. John Proctor
c. Reverend Hale
d. Abigail Williams
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80. “Let either of you breathe a word...and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I
will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.”
81. “But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my enemies will, and
they will ruin me with it.”
82. “Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”
83. “My wife will never die for me.”
84. “In my house? In my house, Thomas? They will topple me with this!”
85. “Give me a word, John. A soft word.”
86. “I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you.”
87. “I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court.”