AE1 Midterm Study

Question 1

Dramatic irony

Answer 1

audience knows something that the characters don’t

Question 2

Situational irony

Answer 2

something happening that is very different to what was expected

Question 3

Verbal irony

Answer 3

a statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent

Question 4

Aside

Answer 4

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

Question 5

Monologue

Answer 5

a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation

Question 6

Soliloquy

Answer 6

a long speech, sharing important feelings, when a character is alone

Question 7

Expository writing

Answer 7

facts

Question 8

Reflexive writing

Answer 8

reflect on experience

Question 9

persuasive vs editorial

Answer 9

persuasive: convince
editorial: opinion

Question 10

perspective vs bias

Answer 10

perspective: the point of view a person sees
bias: clearly one-sided

Question 11

subjective vs objective

Answer 11

subjective: based on personal opinions
objective: not influenced by personal opinions

Question 12

The major league batter could hit right-handed as well as he could hit left-handed, which made it difficult for pitchers to adapt to him.

From this sentence, we can infer that the batter is __.

Answer 12

ambidextrous

Question 13

The electric typewriter for sale at the flea market had a price tag of $ 1.00, even
though it had cost $300.00 when brand new in 1987.

From this sentence, we can infer that the typewriter is __.

Answer 13

antiquated

Question 14

The treasurer was sentenced to eight months in prison for using the town’s tax revenue to remodel her own summer beach house.

From this sentence, we can infer that the treasurer’s __ behavior landed her
in jail.

Answer 14

felonious

Question 15

Mort complained about changes to the club rules until they proved to be wildly successful, and then he took full credit for the changes.

From this sentence, we can infer that Mort has a lot of __ for taking credit for things he didn’t do.

Answer 15

gall

Question 16

Only one celebrity had the gall to drive his __, bright yellow $300,000 supercar to the charity benefit for the poor.
A. pensive
B. demented
C. ambidextrous
D. egalitarian
E. ostentatious

Answer 16

E. ostentatious

Question 17

The emperor used falsified news stories to __ the public into believing in fictional enemies, while his Department of Information enshrouded the population in ignorance by cutting off all Internet access to the world beyond their borders.
A. delude
B. obtrude
C. dally
D. cogitate
E. broach

Answer 17

A. delude

Question 18

A scientific breakthrough caused a __ in the company’s antiquated methods of production.
A. renaissance
B. gorge
C. insurrection
D. prose
E. numismatist

Answer 18

A. renaissance

Question 19

During the international __ to discuss nuclear waste, representatives of several nations deliberated over the facts.
A. opiate
B. edifice
С. forum
D. renaissance
E. caricature

Answer 19

С. forum

Question 20

Faced with a difficult life decision, the pensive student left the noise of town to be alone on the mountain, where he could __ in quiet solitude and arrive at a solution to his problem.
A. dally
B. alienate
C. cogitate
D. knead
E. amalgamate

Answer 20

C. cogitate

Question 21

Amber knew her lackadaisical brother would __ and show up late to the recital, so she told him it started an hour earlier than it actually did.
A. surcharge
B. dally
C. alienate
D. delude
E. animate

Answer 21

B. dally

Question 22

The author’s funny __ was delightful to read, especially in the way it portrayed the eccentric townsfolk as hilarious caricatures of their real-life counterparts.
A. paucity
B. forum
C. opiate
D. prose
E. thesis

Answer 22

D. prose

Question 23

The candidates for the new management position were let down when the owner’s son was given the job, in spite of his having no actual experience in that line of work.

From this sentence, we can infer the company’s owner practices __

Answer 23

nepotism

Question 24

Billions of grasshoppers descended upon the wheat fields, eating everything in sight and leaving miles of dusty stubble.

From this sentence, we can infer that the insects were a __ upon the farmers.

Answer 24

blight

Question 25

The farmer planted the same crops year after year until the soil’s nutrients had been used up, so he let the fields go unplanted for a few years until he found a good source of fertilizer.

From this sentence, we can infer that the farmer allowed the fields to sit __ for a while.

Answer 25

fallow

Question 26

The train hauls several tanks of poisonous chemicals past the elementary school each day, and often the engineer exceeds the speed limit.

From this sentence, we can infer the engineer’s hazardous behavior __ anyone near the railroad tracks.

Answer 26

jeopardize

Question 27

The politician was equally loved and hated for his ideas, but even his greatest rivals warmed up to him within seconds of engaging him in conversation.

From this sentence, we can infer that the politician has __ that helps him get along with people.

Answer 27

charisma

Question 28

The drill sergeant ordered the __ to sally ahead and catch up to the rest of the platoon, or else they could look forward to scrubbing the latrine after the run.
A. denizens
B. bibliophiles
C. laggards
D. entities
E. ruffians

Answer 28

C. laggards

Question 29

The terrorist’s dastardly plot to crash two oil tankers off the shore would __ all the fishing, ecology, and tourism revenue on the Gulf Coast.
A. enshroud
B. intervene
C. transcribe
D. jeopardize
E. declaim

Answer 29

D. jeopardize

Question 30

Through his political connections and strategic bribes, Si had become a mandarin who was known to provide good jobs and business deals to those who demonstrated __ to him.
A. fealty
B. gist
C. enmity
D. status quo
E. paucity

Answer 30

A. fealty

Question 31

Jack is an __ so it is pointless to try to gratify him because he will be neither pleased nor appreciative.
A. charisma
B. laggard
C. ingrate
D. bibliophile
E. caricature

Answer 31

C. ingrate

Question 32

After his successful gambit to sail a glider out of the enemy prison camp, the prison __ an unattended truck and drove straight for the border.
A. mesmerized
B. commandeered
C. broached
D. begrudged
E. intervened

Answer 32

B. commandeered

Question 33

An irate customer declaimed her experience on numerous Internet blogs and review sites, and the restaurant spent months trying to __ the comments before they scared any remaining customers away.
A. efface
B. accentuate
C. imbue
D. jeopardize
E. gratify

Answer 33

A. efface

Question 34

Half the town advocates changing the law, causing an increase in taxes, while the other half wants to maintain the __, claiming that something that isn’t broken doesn’t need to be fixed.
A. fallow
B. charisma
С. epigram
D. obsequy
E. status quo

Answer 34

E. status quo

Question 35

A blight descended upon the crops and turned the wheat black with fungus, leaving nothing in the distance except __ fields that would not provide food for the winter.
A. navigable
B. licentious
C. indisposed
D. composite
E. stark

Answer 35

E. stark

Question 36

The burglar mesmerized the guard dog by waving a juicy T-bone steak in its direction, and then he __ the hungry animal into a closet and slammed the door shut.
A. transcribed
B. enticed
C. imbued
D. eluded
E. mauled

Answer 36

B. enticed

Question 37

Kristen did not begrudge people who were lucky enough to be born wealthy, but seeing them get jobs that she was more qualified to do caused her to become __.
A. jaded
B. elated
C. glutinous
D. composite
E. indisposed

Answer 37

A. jaded