SDASS

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Indiana Academic Super Bowl
English Round
2007 Senior Division Coaches Practice
A Program of the Indiana Association of School
Principals
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SD-CP-E-1

• Todays writers use the sonnet form for any
  subject calling for ________.
• a. A sort of adventure
• b. A national narrative
• c. An expression of unrequited love
• d. A short, concentrated lyric

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SD-CP-E-2

• Both Iago and Emilia in Othello refer to _____ as
  a monster.
• a. love
• b. war
• c. wealth
• d. jealousy

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SD-CP-E-3

• The Shakespearean sonnet features lines 10
  syllables long with accents falling on every
  second syllable, better known as _________.
• a. Lyrical meter
• b. Iambic pentameter
• c. Stanzaic structure
• d. Balanced sestets

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SD-CP-E-4

• In Sonnet 29, Shakespeare writes with what I
  most enjoyed contented least, referring to his
  profession as _________.
• a. A member of parliament
• b. An actor
• c. Sole owner of the Globe
• d. A landed gentry

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SD-CP-E-5

• In Much Ado About Nothing, after Hero is
• proven innocent, Leonato requires Claudio to
• write ______.
• A sonnet
• An epitaph
• An apology
• An epigram

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SD-CP-E-6

• The theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 73 is that the
  young listener must realize ______.
• a. That his mentor (the speaker) will soon die
• b. The time extinguishes all things
• c. That he himself will soon die
• d. That his youth will soon be gone

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SD-CP-E-7

• In Loves Deith, the speaker becomes
  progressively more __________.
• a. Holy and accepting
• b. Inspired and hopeful
• c. Angry and bitter
• d. Resigned and peaceful

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SD-CP-E-8

• What word is most often associated with Iago in
  Othello?
• a. loyal
• b. honest
• c. clever
• d. thoughtful

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SD-CP-E-9

• In Othello, who has a divided duty?
• a. Desdemona
• b. Cassio
• c. Emilia
• d. Othello

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SD-CP-E-10

• In Othello, the phrase, Shes framed as fruitful
  as the four elements is an example of _______.
• a. metonymy
• b. alliteration
• c. metaphor
• d. personification

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SD-CP-E-11

• Spensers Sonnet 79 contains three strong devices
  for running lines 7 12 together without a
  pause. These devices are called ______.
• a. villanelles
• b. enjambments
• c. sestinas
• d. terza rimas

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SD-CP-E-12

• In Shakespeares Sonnet 16, the central
  metaphoric line is It is the star to every
  wandering bark. What is a bark?
• a. A ship
• b. A dog
• c. A gypsy
• d. A shepherd

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SD-CP-E-13

• Iagos statement, I am not what I am,
• emphasizes what theme in Othello?
• Loyalty vs. treachery
• Light vs. dark
• Appearance vs. reality
• Good vs. evil

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SD-CP-E-14

• At the end of Othello, who will relate the story
  of the tragic events?
• a. Gratiano
• b. Montano
• c. Cassio
• d. Lodovico

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SD-CP-E-15

• To what is Cassio in Othello referring in his
  statement, let us call thee devil?
• a. lies
• b. mistrust
• c. wine
• d. marriage

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SD-CP-E-16

• In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare celebrates _________.
• a. The beckoning of his own home and hearth
• b. The dark beauty of a mysterious woman he
  knows
• c. The Elizabethan ideal of a womans purity
• d. The ordinary beauty and humanity of his lover

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SD-CP-E-17

• After reading several of Shakespeares sonnets,
  it is easy to see why he is called the Master of
  ________.
• a. The Petrarchan sonnet
• b. The English language
• c. The formal tercet
• d. Romantic imagery

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SD-CP-E-18

• In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrices use of
  wordplay often involves ________.
• a. Using a figurative term literally
• b. Using a foreign term metaphorically
• c. Using a complimentary term critically
• d. Using a plain term ambiguously

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SD-CP-E-19

• Both eavesdropping scenes in Much Ado About
  Nothing occur __________.
• a. On a porch
• b. In a garden
• c. In a banquet hall
• d. In a bedroom

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SD-CP-E-20

• Throughout his sonnets, it has been noted that
  Shakespeares greatest nemesis is _____.
• a. The ravages of time
• b. His inferiority complex
• c. His continual poverty
• d. The Earl of Surrey

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SD-CP-E-21

• In Sonnet XIV, Donne asks for a divorce from his
  ill-chosen mate, who is __________.
• a. The devil
• b. The Dark Lady
• c. The lover
• d. The Holy Trinity

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SD-CP-E-22

• To what two people is Beatrice in Much Ado About
  Nothing referring in her statement, he will hang
  on him like a disease?
• a. Benedick and Claudio respectively
• b. Don John and Leonato respectively
• c. Dogberry and Leonato respectively
• d. Claudio and Don Pedro respectively

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SD-CP-E-23

• In Much Ado About Nothing, Dogberrys phrase, if
  I were as tedious as a king reveals that
  Dogberry believes tedious to mean _______.
• a. powerful
• b. fair
• c. rich
• d. spoiled

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SD-CP-E-24

• Both plays emphasize the importance of what
  female attribute during Elizabethan times?
• a. Chastity
• b. Wit
• c. Intelligence
• d. Attractiveness

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SD-CP-E-25

• In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice criticizes
  Benedick for using a jades trick. What is a
  jades trick?
• a. A pun
• b. A critical statement
• c. An unfair conclusion
• d. An obscure allusion

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SD-CP-E-26

• Elizabethans dislike of the Moors stems in part
  from Moorish incursions into ______.
• a. Italy
• b. France
• c. England
• d. Spain

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SD-CP-E-27

• Because of its provocative sexual imagery, many
  critics considered Donnes Holy Sonnet XIV ___.
• a. A poor example of metaphysical poetry
• b. His masterpiece
• c. A forerunner of realism
• d. Blasphemy

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SD-CP-E-28

• Put in its simplest terms, the theme of Spensers
  Fire and Ice is _______.
• a. Love is thwarted only by science
• b. The power of love
• c. The incompatibility of love
• d. Why cant love be returned

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SD-CP-E-29

• According to thoughts expressed in Sonnet 75
  (one day I wrote her name upon the strand), the
  authors lover can best be described as _______.
• a. flattered
• b. cynical
• c. amused
• d. disdainful

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SD-CP-E-30

• What one occurrence contributed most to the early
  standardization of the English language and the
  widespread writing of the Tudor period?
• a. The translation of the King James Bible
• b. The invention of Claxtons printing press
• c. The defeat of the Spanish Armada
• d. The discovery of the new world

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End of English Round
Senior Super Bowl Area Contest - April 17, 2007
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• SD English Coaches Practice Answer Key
• 1. D 8. B 15. C 22. A
• 2. D 9. A 16. D 23. C
• 3. C 10. B 17. B 24. A
• 4. B 11. B 18. A 25. C
• 5. B 12. A 19. B 26. D
• 6. D 13. C 20. A 27. D
• C 14. D 21. A 28. B
• 29. B
• 30. B