Indiana Academic Super Bowl
English Round
2016 – Senior Division Coaches Practice
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.
SD-CP-E-1
The speakers in Mari Evans’s “When in
Rome” are made distinct by each of the
following means EXCEPT _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
diction
indentation
metaphors
punctuation
SD-CP-E-2
Hazel Bergeron in Vonnegut’s “Harrison
Bergeron” is BEST classified as _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
dynamic
round
static
stock
SD-CP-E-3
Consider this sentence from Vonnegut’s
“Adam”: “‘There are too many of us, and we
are all too far apart.’” This sentence serves
as an example of _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sarcasm
paradox
oxymoron
hyperbole
SD-CP-E-4
In The Magnificent Ambersons, Mrs. Henry Franklin
Foster insists that Isabelle Amberson refuses to marry
the suitor society thinks more appropriate for her
because _____.
A. she was “religious” by nature and hated “wildness in
him”
B. she minded “his making a clown of himself in her
front yard”
C. he was “a little wild one night at a serenade,”
breaking a bass viol
D. she feared “he’d be a dissipated husband” and she
wanted “to be safe”
SD-CP-E-5
The structure of James Whitcomb Riley’s
“Dusk” is an example of which form of
sonnet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
English
Miltonic
Petrarchan
Spenserian
SD-CP-E-6
In Vonnegut’s “Who Am I This Time?” the
narrator agrees to direct A Streetcar Named
Desire only if Harry Nash agrees “to take the
Marlon Brando part in the play. Which role in
that play is “the Marlon Brando part”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Allen Grey
Harold Mitchell
Shep Huntleigh
Stanley Kowalski
SD-CP-E-7
Consider this sentence from The Magnificent Ambersons:
“Nevertheless, observing only his unfashionable hair, his
eyebrows, his preoccupied tie and his old coat, the olympic
George set him down as a queer-looking duck . . . .”
The word olympic, in this context, MOST LIKELY refers to
George’s
A.
B.
C.
D.
physique
intellect
attitude
wealth
SD-CP-E-8
In The Magnificent Ambersons, George
Amberson Minafer’s attitude toward the
“horseless carriage” reveals his own
__________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
economic vision
lack of foresight
reliance on hindsight
insight into potential
SD-CP-E-9
What does the word ken as used in the following
lines from Riley’s “Art and Love” mean?
He faced his canvas (as a seer whose ken
Pierces the crust of this existence through)
A.
B.
C.
D.
aesthetic sense
mental perception
range of vison
sense of sight
SD-CP-E-10
The introductory paragraph of Kurt Vonnegut’s
“EPICAC” serves each of the following functions
EXCEPT _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
to establish the identity of the central
character
to develop suspense regarding the central
character
to distance the narrator from the central
character
to provide a motivation for the central
character
SD-CP-E-11
In The Magnificent Ambersons, Major
Amberson reveals at a Sunday dinner that
after the night a drunken Eugene Morgan
broke a bass viol the younger man
__________.
A. had quit drinking
B. fled town in shame
C. turned to inventing
D. took up studying law
SD-CP-E-12
In The Magnificent Ambersons, when Major
Amberson brings up the incident of Eugene
Morgan stepping into the bass viol, he attributes
Wilbur Minafer’s winning Isabelle’s hand to that
action. Eugene adds that the only thing that
makes him grateful to the bass viol is
___________.
A. Fanny
B. George
C. Isabel
D. Lucy
SD-CP-E-13
Who is the speaker of Mari Evans’s
“Where Have You Gone”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
an abandoned suitor
an aspiring bride
a deserted lover
a lonely roommate
SD-CP-E-14
The title of Vonnegut’s “Adam” is
BEST understood as ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
an irony
an allusion
a synecdoche
an apostrophe
SD-CP-E-15
In The Magnificent Ambersons,
George Amberson Minafer does
NOT count among his faults _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
general smugness
social arrogance
personal vanity
vehicular recklessness
SD-CP-E-16
The idea that the plot structure of Vonnegut’s
“Harrison Bergeron” is circular is BEST supported
by the fact that _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hazel has been crying at the beginning and at
the end of the story
the Bergerons are enjoying a televised
program at the start and at the end
the handicaps on people prevail throughout
the course of the story
at the end of the story they have forgotten that
they have a son, now dead
SD-CP-E-17
Consider the opening lines of Mari Evans’s “When
in Rome”:
Mattie dear/the box is full/take/whatever you
like/to eat
The tone of these lines, taken by themselves, is
BEST described by which of the following words?
A.
B.
C.
D.
camaraderie
eagerness
hospitality
resignation
SD-CP-E-18
The metaphor Helene uses to describe her
situation in trying to relate to people in
Vonnegut’s “Who Am I This Time?” draws its
figurative element from the concept of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
containers
prisons
movies
travel
SD-CP-E-19
In The Magnificent Ambersons, who holds the
greatest influence over the decisions of Major
Amberson when one of his children requests a
third of the estate before his death?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Amelia Amberson
George Amberson
Isabel Amberson Minafer
Sydney Amberson
SD-CP-E-20
According to Eugene Morgan in The
Magnificent Ambersons when discussing with
Isabel Minafer the lines that appear on a
person’s face, the deepest lines are carved by
__________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
age
trouble
unbelief
work
SD-CP-E-21
What does the word grotesque as used in the following lines
from Riley’s “Dusk” mean?
The children, riotous from school, grow bold/And
quarrel with the wind whose angry gust/Plucks off the
summer-hat, and flaps the fold/Of many a crimson
cloak, and twirls the dust/In spiral shapes grotesque,
and dims the gold/Of gleaming tresses with the blur of
rust.
A.
B.
C.
D.
fresh or sprightly in action
given to acts of aggression
having a grayish cast or hue
odd or unnatural in shape
SD-CP-E-22
The narrator of Kurt Vonnegut’s
“EPICAC” achieves ambiguity regarding
EPICAC’s nature by
A.
B.
C.
D.
antithetical structures
figurative language
indeterminate ending
parenthetic diction
SD-CP-E-23
On the morning after his return from college
graduation, George Minafer in The Magnificent
Ambersons is rendered distraught by _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the five foundations dug between the two
great houses
the situation in which his uncle and aunt have
left the family
his uncle’s suggestion that an apartment
house should be built
the fact that his grandfather has been selling
things for income
SD-CP-E-24
The sestet of Riley’s “Art and Love”
follows what rhyme scheme?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cdccdc
cdcdcd
cddcdd
ccdccd
SD-CP-E-25
The diction of Mari Evans’s “Where
Have You Gone” can BEST be
characterized as _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
archaic
dialect
ornate
plain
SD-CP-E-26
In Vonnegut’s “Adam” the character
whose feelings MOST CLOSELY
parallels Heinz’s own feelings about his
son’s birth is the ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
nurse
doctor
soldier
bartender
SD-CP-E-27
Consider this sentence from The Magnificent
Ambersons: “‘George, I understand you: thy
people shall be my people and thy gods my
gods.’” This quotation includes an allusion to
________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Bible
Greek mythology
a Shakespearean sonnet
a popular song of the time
SD-CP-E-28
The only person to expressly approve of
George Amberson Minafer’s tirade on
automobiles at Sunday dinner in The
Magnificent Ambersons is _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eugene
Fanny
Isabel
the Major
SD-CP-E-29
The conclusion of Mari Evans’s “When in
Rome” suggests that the speaker Mattie has
_________.
A. experienced this situation over a period
of time
B. never previously faced these
circumstances
C. resolved to prevent hunger in the future
D. shared this common experience with
friends
SD-CP-E-30
The conclusion of Vonnegut’s “Harrison
Bergeron” is handled with each of the
following techniques EXCEPT _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
humor
repetition
symbolism
understatement
SD-CP-E-31
In The Magnificent Ambersons, George
Amberson Minafer typically
demonstrates his emotional agitation by
each of the following means EXCEPT
__________.
A. with stammering speech
B. by resorting to violence
C. by refusing to engage
D. with reckless driving
SD-CP-E-32
Consider these words from The Magnificent
Ambersons: “her hand, not so dry as
Neptune’s Fountain, suggested that she had
paused for only the briefest ablutions.” What
is the denotation of ablutions?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the mopping of a kitchen floor
the cleaning of vegetables for cooking
the washing of one’s body or part of it
the preparation of beverages for a guest
SD-CP-E-33
Consider the octave of Riley’s “Dusk”:
The frightened herds of clouds across the sky/Trample
the sunshine down, and chase the day/Into the dusky
forest- lands of gray/And somber twilight. Far and faint,
and high,/The wild goose trails his harrow, with a
cry/Sad as the wail of some poor castaway/Who sees a
vessel drifting far astray/Of his last hope, and lays him
down to die.
These lines offer examples of each type of imagery EXCEPT
___________.
A.
auditory
B.
olfactory
C.
kinesthetic
D.
visual
SD-CP-E-34
When the narrator of Vonnegut’s “Who Am I
This Time?” says that Helene “turned the
color of cranberry juice,” he is indicating the
onset of her __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
disgust at his overbearing appearance
embarrassment before Harry’s gaze
revulsion at Harry’s gorilla-like
demeanor
submission to his inexplicable charm
SD-CP-E-35
In The Magnificent Ambersons, in the letter Eugene
writes to Isabel and which Isabel gives to her son to
read Eugene explains his belief that the problem with
George lies in the fact that ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
George has always distrusted Eugene as a selfmade man engaged in business
Isabel has loved what is willful in her son as
much as she has loved what is good
George has been indulged to the point that he
has no true sense of responsibility
Isabel has indulged Eugene’s material desires to
the detriment of his moral growth
SD-CP-E-36
In The Magnificent Ambersons, each of the
following is true of George and Lucy’s encounter
walking along National Avenue EXCEPT _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lucy fails in her attempt to hide her feelings
for George
George works out a plan for ambiguously
snubbing Lucy
Lucy realizes she is still overwhelmingly
attracted to him
George realizes he can’t explain what he
made his mother do
SD-CP-E-37
The subject of Riley’s “Art and Love” is BEST
expressed as _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the challenges to love posed by the simplicity
of art
the ephemeral nature of art contrasted to the
strength of love
the endurance of art opposed to the mortality
of a beloved
the victory of human love over the assault of
inanimate art
SD-CP-E-38
In Vonnegut’s “EPICAC” the four lines
quoted from the computer’s sonnet
derive MOST of their power from _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliterative diction
antithetical imagery
anapestic meter
ambiguous allusions
SD-CP-E-39
In The Magnificent Ambersons, when
Eugene Morgan comes to see Isabel on her
death bed, George fails to recognize that
____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eugene’s presence could comfort her
Fanny had invited Eugene to come
Isabel would be upset by his presence
Lucy must have sent him to see Isabel
SD-CP-E-40
Which of the following details from
Vonnegut’s “Adam” MOST CLEARLY
underscores Heinz’s sense of loss?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the doctor’s advice
the nurse’s glassy grin
the five phone booths
the catalogue of Sox players
SD-CP-E-41
Consider this phrase from Mari Evans’s
“Where Have You Gone”: “your
confident/walk.” It evokes an image that
is BOTH _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
kinesthetic and olfactory
olfactory and organic
organic and visual
visual and kinesthetic
SD-CP-E-42
The conclusion of Vonnegut’s “Harrison
Bergeron” is handled with each of the
following techniques EXCEPT _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
humor
repetition
symbolism
understatement
SD-CP-E-43
In The Magnificent Ambersons, George and
Fanny find themselves with insufficient funds
to afford to live in the apartment house Fanny
had found for them due to Fanny’s losing
money on her investment and George’s
__________.
A. extreme self-interest
B. monetary generosity
C. extravagant living
D. social alienation
SD-CP-E-44
Consider these words from The Magnificent
Ambersons: “at the table d’hote he was a rather
discouraging boarder.” What is the denotation of
table d’hote?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed
time and price
inexpensive or even cheap dining arrangements
in a hotel
the bar or sideboard at which a public meal is
provided
accommodations provided for guests who pay
rent
SD-CP-E-45
Consider the following lines from Mari Evans’s “When in
Rome.”
there’s sardines/on the shelves/and such/
but/don’t/ get my anchovies/they cost/too
much!
In these lines, the word such indicates
A.
B.
C.
D.
more food is in the refrigerator or pantry
anchovies are very like sardines in taste
other foods similar to sardines are in the pantry
available foods range from the cheap to the
expensive
SD-CP-E-46
The power of Harry and Helene’s first reading together
in Vonnegut’s “Who Am I This Time?” is supported by
each of the following quotations EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
“What was about to happen was wilder than the
chariot race in Ben Hur.”
“Harry . . . rolled his shoulders like a prizefighter
warming up.”
“Helene Shaw was as hot as a hod carrier, as
limp as an eel.”
“‘O.K., baby,’ Harry said to Helene, his eyelids
drooping.”
SD-CP-E-47
In Chapter XXXIII of The Magnificent
Ambersons, George Amberson Minafer
recognizes that finally he “had got his comeuppance.” This realization comes to him through
each of the following means EXCEPT _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a re-purposed building
a changed street name
a sooty, slushy sidewalk
a red-bound and gilt book
SD-CP-E-48
Consider the opening lines of Riley’s “Dusk”:
The frightened herds of clouds across the
sky/Trample the sunshine down, and chase the
day/Into the dusky forest-lands of gray/And somber
twilight.
The third metaphor in these lines consists of
A.
B.
C.
D.
a named literal term and a named figurative term
a named literal term and an implied figurative term
an implied literal term and an implied figurative term
an implied literal term and a named figurative term
SD-CP-E-49
The final line of Riley’s “Art and
Love” achieve the poignant tone in
part through the technique of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
alliteration and antithesis
allusion and apostrophe
antithesis and alliteration
apostrophe and allusion
SD-CP-E-50
Consider this sentence from Vonnegut’s
“Adam”: “‘There are too many of us, and
we are all too far apart.’” This sentence
serves as an example of _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sarcasm
paradox
oxymoron
hyperbole
End of English Round
Senior Academic Super Bowl
Area Contest – April 19, 2016
SD English Coaches Practice Answer Key:
1.
C
11. A
21. D
31. B
41. D
2.
C
12.
D
22. D
32. C
42. C
3.
B
13.
C
23. A
33. B
43. B
4.
B
14.
B
24. A
34. B
44. A
5.
C
15.
C
25. D
35. B
45. C
6.
D
16. B
26. C
36. A
46. D
7.
C
17.
C
27. A
37. C
47. C
8.
B
18. A
28. B
38. B
48. B
9.
B
19. C
29. A
39. A
49. C
20.
30. C
40. C
10. B
C