6. What does the rhetorical term “onomatopoeia” mean?
(A) The use of words or expressions that have become obsolete
(B) A contrast or opposite in meaning between two words
(C) An expression employed in everyday speech or writing
(D) A word that imitates the sound it represents
Answer:
(D) A word that imitates the sound it represents
Explanation:
Onomatopoeia refers to words that phonetically mimic or resemble the sound of the thing they describe (e.g., “buzz”, “hiss”, “bam”).
7. Which of the following lines is an example of “metaphor”?
(A) I burn and freeze
(B) Is he smart? Why, the man is an Einstein
(C) It is the star to every wand ‘ring bark
(D) Flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike
Answer:
(C) It is the star to every wand ‘ring bark
Explanation:
This line from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 describes love directly as a guiding “star” without using “like” or “as”, making it a classic metaphor.
8. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
(A) William Langland
(B) Geoffrey Chaucer
(C) John Gower
(D) Sir Thomas Malory
Answer:
(B) Geoffrey Chaucer
Explanation:
The Canterbury Tales is a seminal collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
9. Who wrote The Fairie Queene?
(A) Edmund Spenser
(B) John Donne
(C) John Dryden
(D) Sir Philip Sidney
Answer:
(A) Edmund Spenser
Explanation:
The Faerie Queene is an epic poem and fantastical allegory written by Edmund Spenser, intended to praise Queen Elizabeth I.
10. Who wrote Doctor Faustus?
(A) Robert Greene
(B) Robert Nash
(C) William Shakespeare
(D) Christopher Marlowe
Answer:
(D) Christopher Marlowe
Explanation:
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character making a pact with the devil.
