Unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
A noisy and disorderly classroom could be described as being __________.
A
raucous
2
Q
A __________ story is a believable one.
A
plausible
3
Q
The teacher set out the __________s or rules for her class to follow.
A
precept
4
Q
A father who gently criticizes his son __________s him.
A
reprove
5
Q
Sunday is a __________ for many individuals–they can take a day of rest.
A
respite
6
Q
An object that is associated with a saint is a __________.
A
relic
7
Q
Someone who is showy and arrogant is __________.
A
pretentious
8
Q
My little sister is extremely __________. Some people say she’s my little slave
A
servile
9
Q
Someone who is deserving of blame is __________.
A
reprehensible
10
Q
A pleasantly old-fashioned house is __________.
A
quaint
11
Q
My boss is very __________. He had surgery yesterday and he’s back at work today.
A
resilient
12
Q
After watching the Super Bowl, George was __________ about football.
A
impassioned
13
Q
The sun was shining brightly, making the day __________.
A
resplendent
14
Q
Jenny is very cautious, or __________.
A
prudent
15
Q
A reverent and devout preacher is __________
A
pious
16
Q
t/f The theater during Shakespeare’s time was very similar to theaters today.
A
false
17
Q
t/f Theater goers knew that a play would be performed because a trumpet would sound.
A
false
18
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t/f A Shakespearean play was usually longer than two hours in length.
A
false
19
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t/f The performance time for a Shakespearean play was always at night.
A
false
20
Q
pun
A
a play on words; sometimes on different senses of the same word
21
Q
aside
A
words that are spoken by a character under his or her breath, or directly to the audience - these words are meant to be heard by the audience only
22
Q
romantic comedy
A
a comic drama that focuses on love
23
Q
iambic pentameter
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strict lines of poetry in which most lines are written using ten syllables; five syllables are stressed and five are unstressed
24
Q
blank verse
A
unrhymed iambic pentameter
25
soliloquy
a speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage
26
tragicomedy
drama which builds toward a tragic ending but resolves happily
27
t/f Portia is bored with the appearance of Bassanio as a suitor.
false
28
t/f Bassanio must borrow money because he has squandered his fortune.
true
29
t/f
Antonio is full of apprehension about borrowing money from Shylock.
false
30
t/f Bassanio hopes to regain his lost fortune by courting and winning the wealthy and beautiful Nerissa.
false
31
t/f Antonio lends out money interest-free and hates usurers (money lenders).
true
32
Jessica
a Jew who turns Christian for love
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Antonio
a wealthy merchant in a sad disposition
34
Shylock
a man intent upon vengeance
35
Nerissa
waiting woman to a rich heiress
36
Portia
a wealthy and intelligent woman
37
Lorenzo
a dreamy, romantic fellow; loves music
38
Gratiano
a talkative, sometimes rude fellow
39
Lancelot Gobbo
a clownish servant
40
Duke of Venice
presiding officer at the trial
41
Bassanio
a young gentleman who squanders his money
42
I am a suitor to Portia.
Prince of Morrocco
43
"Who choseth me shall gain what many men desire."
gold casket
44
"I am ashamed to be my father's child."
Jessica
45
I will meet Shylock for dinner on the night of the masque.
Bassanio
46
I bring a letter to Lorenzo.
Lancelot Gobbo
47
t/f Gratiano announces that he will marry Nerissa.
true
48
t/f The turning point of the money plot comes with the news that all of Antonio's ships have been lost at sea.
true
49
t/f Bassanio chooses the lead casket because Nerissa gives him strong hints about which is the right one.
false
50
t/f Jessica's elopement deepens Shylock's resentment of Christians and stirs his desire for revenge
true
51
t/f When Bassanio goes to Venice, Portia tells Lorenzo that she and Nerissa will go to her uncle's house.
false
52
Nerissa poses as a
lawyer's clerk
53
Antonio demands that Shylock
give his wealth to Jessica and Lorenzo
54
Shylock is also forced to
become a Christian
55
Shylock is told that in taking the pound of flesh from Antonio, he must not
shed one drop of Antonio's blood
56
At the trial, Portia takes the place of
Bellario
57
t/f Antonio discovers that his ships are safe.
true
58
t/f Antonio believes he is not to blame for the mock quarrel between the couples.
false
59
t/f
The last words of the play are Shylock's "I am not well."
false
60
t/f
Shylock is a significant character in Act V.
false
61
t/f Portia and Nerissa pretend to believe that their husbands gave their rings to other women.
true
62
The sentence length varies throughout my piece of writing.
5
63
I have to change several things when I read aloud so you aren't confused
1
64
It's hard to tell where one of my sentences ends and another begins.
1
65
I need to add linking words to show how my sentences connect.
3
66
". . . the waye [sic] in which he acted was unorthodox."
correct
67
The B.S.A. [Boy Scouts of America] won an important court case this summer.
incorrect
68
Identify the character to which the italicized pronoun of the quote refers—not necessarily the speaker!
"She hath directed how I should take her from her father's house."
Lorenzo
69
"The lottery . . . He hath devised in three chests of gold, silver, and lead."
Portia's father
70
"Let the forfeit be . . . an equal pound of your fair flesh."
payment due for the debt
71
He has many debts.
Bassanio
72
If Bassanio could recover this, he can be trusted to recover any lost money.
arrow
73
"You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine.
Shylock
74
Due to the primary ruler during the time of Shakespeare, the time period is known as the
Elizabethan Age
75
Why is Shylock reluctant to have dinner with Bassanio?
Shylock is uneasy about leaving home because he has had a dreams about moneybags; and he thinks this is a bad omen.
Bassanio is a Christian and Shylock is not fond of them.
He hears that there is going to be a masque (party) that same evening and this concerns him.
all of the above
76
How did the theater goers during Shakespeare's time know that a play was going to be performed?
A flag was flown from the top of the theater.
77
a merchant
Antonio
78
Bassanio's reason for needing money
to woo a woman
79
the fool of the play
Gratiano
80
Bassanio is relying on it to get the money he needs.
Antonio's credit
81
Antonio gives this reason for his sorrow.
he does not know
82
How does the scene between Portia and the Prince of Morocco further Portia's characterization?
Portia is shown to be gracious and diplomatic despite her unhappiness with her situation.
83
In Act III, which of the following does Shylock appear to be most upset about losing?
the ring his late wife, Leah, had given him
84
What kind of irony is the action of Shylock leaving his keys with his daughter? Hint: the reader knows that Jessica has planned to attend the evening's activities.
dramatic irony
85
Bassinio's boyhood interest
archery
86
"I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, but I will not pray with you."
Shylock
87
"I hold the world, but as the world. A stage where every man must play a part, and mine a sad one."
Antonio
88
"O me, the word `choose'! I many neither choose whom I would, nor refuse whom I dislike."
Portia
89
"They have acquainted me with their determination . . . to return to their home and to trouble me with their determination."
Portia's suitors
90
The lead casket contains
Portia's portrait
91
Portia is characterized chiefly by her
intelligence
92
Portia offers to pay
three times the amount that Antonio borrowed
93
Our family lives by these precepts: be kind, clean up your messes, and stick up for each other.
correct
94
His servile girlfriend carries his books to class for him.
correct
95
Jeff says he is the best athlete in the entire world. What a pretentious young man.
correct
96
That grating sound you're making is the most raucous noise I've ever heard.
correct
97
She is very nice, respite what everyone else says about her.
incorrect
98
My aunt owns a very modern, quaint condominium in downtown New York.
incorrect
99
Mr. Larson says he has a relic worth $100,000. He claims he owns a chain worn by Joan of Arc.
correct
100
Pam isn't very prudent. She left the iron on all day with a toddler around.
correct
101
The move to a new city has been very difficult for me and it has taken me months to make new friends because I am resilient.
incorrect
102
Your act of vandalism is very reprehensible.
correct
103
"You were to blame, I must be plain with you, To part so slightly with my first gift; A thing stuck on with oaths upon your finger and so riveted with faith upon your flesh."
Portia
104
"I am the unhappy subject of these quarrels."
Antonio
105
"I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak . . . "
Shylock
106
"Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections and passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases . . . "
Shylock
107
"Therefore, thou gaudy gold, Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee."
Bassanio
108
"I have toward heaven breathed a secret vow to live in prayer and contemplation, only tended by my good friend."
Portia
109
If I received a "3" in sentence fluency, which statement would be true about my writing?
Many of my sentences begin in the same way.
110
If I received a "1" in sentence fluency, which statement would be true about my writing?
The language in my paper is jumbled.
111
If I received a "5" in sentence fluency, which statement would be true?
The dialogue I use in my paper sounds natural.
112
t/f Brackets signify that material is added to a quotation that wasn't in the original quote. It is usually done for clarity.
true
113
Does the following sentence correctly display parallel structure?
To save gasoline is acting responsibly about the environment.
Not Parallel
114
Which of the following statements about sentence fluency is true?
Sentence length should be varied and fit with your content.
115
t/f If you ever need to use parentheses within parentheses, then use brackets for the outer pair of parentheses.
false
116
Does the following sentence correctly display parallel structure?
The students are learning how to read and writing.
Not Parallel
117
t/f
Brackets around the letters "sic" show that you don't have any idea what a quote is talking about.
false
118
t/f A romantic comedy will often involve disguises, stumbling blocks to true love, and unfortunate endings.
false
119
t/f An aside is words spoken by a character under his/her breath or directly to the audience. The words are not meant to be heard by anyone else but the audience.
true
120
t/f Shakespeare used puns in his plays to heighten the mood of tragic moments.
false
121
t/f A tragicomedy is a type of drama that contains funny moments, but ends tragically.
false
122
t/f A soliloquy is a speech given by one of the principal characters to another principal character about his/her deepest thoughts and emotions.
false
123
t/f Portia cannot find a loophole in the law.
false
124
t/f The husbands in Act IV do not recognize their wives
true
125
t/f
Portia takes the place of Dr. Bellario in the courtroom.
true
126
t/f
The Duke of Venice expects Shylock to show Antonio mercy.
true
127
t/f Portia, in disguise, is able to convince Bassanio to give up his ring
false
