ENGLISH IV -- BRITISH LITERATURE
FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEW SHEET
MAROTTA
Part 1 -- Matching/Identify – Frankenstein
1. Victor Frankenstein
2. Henry Clerval
3. Elizabeth Lavenza
4. Robert Walton
5. Margaret Saville
6. Justine Moritz
7. William Frankenstein
8. Felix De Lacey
9. Alphonse Frankenstein
10. Caroline Beaufort
Part 2 – Multiple Choice (Characters) – Frankenstein
1. Younger brother of Victor Frankenstein
2. Beats creature until he leaves his home
3. Wants a female companion
4. Executed for William’s death
5. Creates a human-like monster
6. Best friend of Victor Frankenstein
7. Ship captain
8. Defends Victor when he is accused of murder
9. Family patriarch
10. Strangled on her wedding-night
Part 3 -- Plot -- Frankenstein
11. Which of the following is not a theme frequently addressed by Romantic writers?
12. What is Walton attempting to locate?
13. What is Walton’s role as the man tells his story?
14. What expectation does Caroline Frankenstein have of Elizabeth and Victor?
15. How do the Romantic writers frequently portray technology?
16. How does Victor think his creation will feel toward him?
17. What does Victor do after the creature comes to life?
18. Why does Victor feel like he is the “true murderer” of William and Justine?
19. Which of the following best explains the Romantic writers’ attitude toward nature?
20. Which statement best describes how the creature portrays himself while speaking to Victor?
21. Which best describes the creature’s first experience with fire?
22. Which best describes the DeLacey family’s current situation?
23. What skill does the creature feel that he needs to have before he can approach humans?
24. How does the creature help the DeLacey family?
25. How does the creature plan to approach the DeLacey family?
26. How does Felix react when he sees the creature?
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27. What does the creature demand of Victor?
28. Where does Victor set up his lab?
29. What threat does the creature communicate to Victor?
30. What does Victor do with the remains of the female creature?
31. What natural event threatens Victor’s safety?
32. What does the creature do after Victor dies?
Part 4. Hamlet Multiple Choice
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Where do Polonius and the King hide while Ophelia is 'loosed' to Hamlet?
What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet's madness?
What halts Hamlet's outburst?
Who, according to Polonius, wants to talk to Hamlet at the end of the play within the play?
Who told Hamlet the truth finally at the end of the play?
How does Hamlet describe his mother's re-marriage in his first soliloquy?
Where does Claudius plan to send Hamlet?
Complete the line: 'O! from this time forth my thoughts be .... or be nothing worth'
What decision did Hamlet make at the end of Act 1 sc.5?
Why did Shakespeare include Laertes's letter home for more money in the play?
Who utters the line 'Goodnight sweet prince?’
What did Hamlet do before the duel?
How do Claudius and Laertes ensure Hamlet has no chance of surviving the duel?
Who is the next to die in the play?
What is the name of the play being performed before the court?
What does the ghost ask of Hamlet?
Who says 'O my offence is rank it smells to heaven'?
Part 5 – Hamlet short answers.
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Why does Ophelia not receive a proper funeral?
What does Laertes do in an extreme expression of his grief during the funeral?
What does Hamlet say about death after seeing Yorick’s skull?
Whom does Laertes blame for Ophelia’s death?
Explain how Hamlet tricked Rosenstern and Guildencrantz.
How does Hamlet feel about the duel beforehand?
Explain how the following characters die:
a. Gertrude
b. Hamlet
c. Laertes
8. Explain how Hamlet discovers that Claudius is the one behind the dueling scheme.
9. What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do for him at the end of the play?
10. Whom does Hamlet choose to be the new king of Denmark?
Part 6 – Hamlet Quotes – Fill in the Blank – Please put all answers on answer sheet.
1. “To be, or not to be – That is the -----.”
2. Hamlet says to Ophelia: “Get thee to a ----.”
3. The king feels Hamlet needs a change and wants to send him to
4. At the start of Scene ii, Hamlet is giving acting instructions to
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5. Hamlet tells Horatio to study his face during the “Murder of Gonzago.”
6. According to Hamlet these eat only air
7. When Polonius acted in his younger days he played what famous role?
8. In a striking analogy, Hamlet accuses Guildenstern of “playing” him like a what?
9. According to Hamlet, what is it “that makes cowards of us all”?
10. What is a “bare bodkin?
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