Indiana Academic Super Bowl
English Round
2014 Invitational - Junior Division
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Indiana Academic Super Bowl
English Round
2014 Invitational - Junior Division
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
JD-I-E-1
In Harte’s short story, all of the following
rumors began to circulate about the men of
Roaring Camp EXCEPT that they _____.
a. planted vines and flowers around houses
b. washed themselves twice a day
c. paved the streets with stone
d. worship an infant
JD-I-E-1
In Harte’s short story, all of the following
rumors began to circulate about the men of
Roaring Camp EXCEPT that they _____.
c. paved the streets with stone
JD-I-E-2
“There Was A Child Went Forth” is
an example of a poetic form called _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
concrete poetry
folk ballad
free verse
rhymed quatrains
JD-I-E-2
“There Was A Child Went Forth” is
an example of a poetic form called _______.
c. free verse
JD-I-E-3
Bret Harte writes that “...the bumblebees
buzzed, and the rooks cawed a slumberous
accompaniment.” His choice of words here
reflects a use of __________.
a. cacophony
b. onomatopoeia
c. assonance
d. consonance
JD-I-E-3
Bret Harte writes that “...the bumblebees
buzzed, and the rooks cawed a slumberous
accompaniment.” His choice of words here
reflects a use of __________.
b. onomatopoeia
JD-I-E-4
Dickinson writes,
“Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;”
and employs here ____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a symbol
similes
personification
a metaphor
JD-I-E-4
Dickinson writes,
“Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;”
and employs here ____________.
c. personification
JD-I-E-5
In the reading from Self-Reliance, Emerson
advises the reader to listen to ________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
the voices of sages
one’s inner voice
the voice of nature
one’s forefathers
JD-I-E-5
In the reading from Self-Reliance, Emerson
advises the reader to listen to ________.
b. one’s inner voice
JD-I-E-6
In exchange for a chance to help whitewash
the fence, Tom traded for all EXCEPT
______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
an apple
part of a knife
marbles
a shirt
JD-I-E-6
In exchange for a chance to help whitewash
the fence, Tom traded for all EXCEPT
______.
d. a shirt
JD-I-E-7
In theme, tone, and mood, “The Chambered
Nautilus” most resembles the writing of
_____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Edgar Allen Poe
Emily Dickinson
Mark Twain
Henry David Thoreau
JD-I-E-7
In theme, tone, and mood, “The Chambered
Nautilus” most resembles the writing of
_____.
d. Henry David Thoreau
JD-I-E-8
Bret Harte writes, “Physically they exhibited no
indication of their past lives and character. The
greatest scamp had a Raphael face, with a
profusion of blond hair...” Here he uses an
allusion to a __________.
a. painter
b. composer
c. minister
d. beautician
JD-I-E-8
Bret Harte writes, “Physically they exhibited no
indication of their past lives and character. The
greatest scamp had a Raphael face, with a
profusion of blond hair...” Here he uses an
allusion to a __________.
a. painter
JD-I-E-9
Because of his approach to the subject
matter, Poe’s “The Raven” is an example of
an __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
elegy
eulogy
epitaph
epigram
JD-I-E-9
Because of his approach to the subject
matter, Poe’s “The Raven” is an example of
an __________.
a. elegy
JD-I-E-10
Of the following statements, all support the
philosophies of Thoreau EXCEPT _____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
“Our life is frittered away with detail”
“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity”
“I am monarch of all I survey”
“Man is bound to live for the betterment
of others”
JD-I-E-10
Of the following statements, all support the
philosophies of Thoreau EXCEPT _____.
d. “Man is bound to live for the betterment
of others”
JD-I-E-11
The narration in “An Occurrence at Owl
Creek Bridge” is ___________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
first person
objective
omniscient
limited omniscient
JD-I-E-11
The narration in “An Occurrence at Owl
Creek Bridge” is ___________.
d. limited omniscient
JD-I-E-12
The final stanza of “I Felt a Funeral in my
Brain” ends with feelings of __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
unease and disquiet
playfulness and hope
relief and joy
confusion and despair
JD-I-E-12
The final stanza of “I Felt a Funeral in my
Brain” ends with feelings of __________.
a. unease and disquiet
JD-I-E-13
In his initial introduction of Tom Sawyer,
Mark Twain depicts Tom as __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
cocky and unlikeable
spoiled and egocentric
confident and assured
mean and hateful
JD-I-E-13
In his initial introduction of Tom Sawyer,
Mark Twain depicts Tom as __________.
c. confident and assured
JD-I-E-14
When Dickinson writes that, “Since then ‘tis
centuries, and yet each seems shorter than a
day...” she writes using _________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
an analogy
a cliché
an allusion
a paradox
JD-I-E-14
When Dickinson writes that, “Since then ‘tis
centuries, and yet each seems shorter than a
day...” she writes using _________.
d. a paradox
JD-I-E-15
“There Was a Child Went Forth” ends on a
note of __________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
frivolity and restlessness
rancor and disgust
excitement and anticipation
fear and trepidation
JD-I-E-15
“There Was a Child Went Forth” ends on a
note of __________.
c. excitement and anticipation
JD-I-E-16
In “The Birthmark,” Aylmer’s fanciful
dream builds the narrative around its
__________.
a. ironic premonition
b. plot manipulation
c. sarcastic foreshadowing
d. whimsical dénouement
JD-I-E-16
In “The Birthmark,” Aylmer’s fanciful
dream builds the narrative around its
__________.
a. ironic premonition
JD-I-E-17
The spirit of Whitman’s “I Hear America
Singing” best falls into the genre of _____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Romanticism
Realism
Absurdism
Classicism
JD-I-E-17
The spirit of Whitman’s “I Hear America
Singing” best falls into the genre of _____.
a. Romanticism
JD-I-E-18
As punishment for his confession to the
school master, Tom was made to _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
sit in the front row next to the teacher
collect firewood for the classroom
sit on the girls’ side of the building
stay in from recess and help the master
JD-I-E-18
As punishment for his confession to the
school master, Tom was made to _______.
c.
sit on the girls’ side of the building
JD-I-E-19
Most like Emerson in narrative and theme is
_________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Edgar Allen Poe
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
JD-I-E-19
Most like Emerson in narrative and theme is
_________.
b.
Walt Whitman
JD-I-E-20
Stephen Crane writes, “And Andrew was
but thirteen years old. It is a tender age at
which to be buried at the stake.” Here he
uses _________.
a. sarcasm
b. irony
c. litotes
d. paradox
JD-I-E-20
Stephen Crane writes, “And Andrew was
but thirteen years old. It is a tender age at
which to be buried at the stake.” Here he
uses _________.
c.
litotes
JD-I-E-21
Twain describes Tom’s imaginary Spirit
of the Storm with its, “...grisly flag flying at
the fore!” These words illustrate ________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
alliteration
oxymoron
connotation
assonance
JD-I-E-21
Twain describes Tom’s imaginary Spirit
of the Storm with its, “...grisly flag flying at
the fore!” These words illustrate ________.
a.
alliteration
JD-I-E-22
Studying the chambered nautilus, the speaker of
the poem admonishes the reader to ________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
take time to enjoy the simple things in nature
strive to be a better person with each new
day
refuse to give in to the popular demands
use the intellect to ponder and use great
philosophies
JD-I-E-22
Studying the chambered nautilus, the speaker of
the poem admonishes the reader to ________.
b.
strive to be a better person with each new
day
JD-I-E-23
In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” that
Farquhar was in a delirious state is his awareness
that all sensations exist EXCEPT that _____.
a. the forest seemed interminable without a break
b. olden stars were grouped in strange
constellations
c. hunting hounds brayed from various directions
d. he heard strange whispers in unknown tongues
JD-I-E-23
In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,”
that Farquhar was in a delirious state is his
awareness that all sensations exist EXCEPT
that _____.
c. hunting hounds brayed from various
directions
JD-I-E-24
Generally, the Lewis and Clark journals are
preoccupied with and describe in some detail
________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
the crews’ various illnesses and diseases
an analysis of the native peoples’ villages
the land, weather and native plants and
animals
disagreements between the two officers
JD-I-E-24
Generally, the Lewis and Clark journals are
preoccupied with and describe in some detail
________.
c.
the land, weather and native plants and
animals
JD-I-E-25
Much of the novel functions as satire; Twain
fondly pokes fun at all EXCEPT the ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
foibles of youthful innocence
weaknesses of formal education
self-imposed arrogance of social position
disdain for all things relating to religion
JD-I-E-25
Much of the novel functions as satire; Twain
fondly pokes fun at all EXCEPT the ______.
d.
disdain for all things relating to religion