Name _________________________________ I.D. Number _______________________ Unit 6 Evaluation Evaluation 06 Twelfth Grade English 2 ENGH 044 061 This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. To submit the evaluation by mail, follow the directions on your Enrollment Information Sheet. To take the evaluation online, access the online version of your course; use the navigation panel to access the prep page for this evaluation and follow the directions provided. Multiple-Choice Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____ 1. In Douglas’s poem, what is the English translation of the title “Vergissmeinicht”? a. b. c. d. _____ 2. In “Vergissmeinicht,” what is the poet’s purpose in describing an enemy soldier? a. b. c. d. _____ “Never surrender.” “Forget me not.” “Eternal love.” “Wish you were here.” to add a mysterious note to the poem to inspire patriotism in English readers to portray the universal heartbreak of war to make English readers feel guilty for taking the life of a young German boy 3. In “Vergissmeinicht,” what theme is expressed by the lines, “For here the lover and killer are mingled / who had one body and one heart”? a. b. c. d. _____ Everyone is torn between the forces of good and evil. War can claim a soldier’s body, but love claims his heart. There is a kinship with the dead German soldier and his English killer. Love and war are both human passions. 4. In “Vergissmeinicht,” why is the German soldier “mocked at by his own equipment” in line 15? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation The soldier’s weapons have outlasted him because they are not mortal. The soldier’s tank blew up, killing him because he was trapped inside. The weapons themselves are not evil; it is the people who use them who are evil. Because the soldier’s weapons are meant to kill, they mock human lives—including his. ENGH 044 _____ 5. What does Rupert Brooke mean when he says in “The Soldier” that “some corner of a foreign field” will be “forever England” if he dies there? a. b. c. d. _____ He is not afraid to die fighting in another country for England. If he dies, the earth where he is buried will contain a bit of England. No matter how bad the war is, the English people will never give up. Sooner or later, the English will win the war and conquer their enemies. 6. What essential message can you infer about the speaker’s attitude toward war in “The Soldier”? a. b. c. d. _____ 7. Who are the doomed youth in “Anthem for Doomed Youth”? a. b. c. d. _____ anyone with an optimistic attitude young people whose lives lack meaning people who do not serve in the military the soldiers who die in the war 8. What was Owen’s goal in “Anthem for Doomed Youth”? a. b. c. d. _____ He will fight any war for England. He wants to earn glory in war. He fears war above everything. No war can be called a good war. To highlight the glory of war. To stress the need for more soldiers. To emphasize the horrors of war. To call for more supplies for the soldiers. 9. How did the wartime deaths of poets such as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen affect people’s views towards World War I? a. b. c. d. These deaths spurred the British desire to fight for their country. These deaths served as a reminder of the hardships of war. The British people grew sure that it was time to surrender. They mourned but quickly moved on with their lives. _____ 10. How did the soldier in “The Rear Guard” first respond to the man he found in the trenches? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation He was horrified as he realized the man was dead. He was angry that the man was sleeping. He greeted the man as a friend. He was scared by the man as he appeared out of nowhere. ENGH 044 _____ 11. What World War I technology is prominently featured in “The Rear-Guard”? a. b. c. d. planes machine guns trench warfare tanks _____ 12. What event inspired Sitwell’s “Still Falls the Rain”? a. b. c. d. Christmas Truce The Troubles Easter Sunday 1916 London Blitz _____ 13. Determine the meaning of the final stanza from “Still Falls the Rain”: “There sounds the voice of One who like the heart of man / Was once a child who among the beasts has lain-- / “Still do I love, still shed my innocent light, my Blood, for thee.”” a. b. c. d. Despite the despair, there is still hope as God is with them. The rain will not stop until the British surrender. God has abandoned them when they need him most. The British will win the war and put an end to the rain. _____ 14. What cultural conflict disturbs Orwell from the beginning of “Shooting an Elephant”? a. b. c. d. He thinks England is right to occupy Burma, but the Burmese people disagree. He felt that colonialism was an evil situation. He worries that he always underestimates the Burmese people. He knows that English occupation brings progress but also brings bitter feelings. _____ 15. In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell describes the Burmese person who tripped him during a football game, as well as the Buddhist priests who jeered at Europeans. Why does Orwell tell these stories? a. b. c. d. to justify his action in killing the elephant to explain why he wanted to leave Burma to explain why he feared the Burmese to show the anti-European sentiment of the Burmese _____ 16. As a British police officer in “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell is placed in an irony of situation. Why? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation He is a writer. He is not a police officer. He likes the Burmese. He dislikes imperialism. ENGH 044 _____ 17. Why does Orwell finally kill the elephant in “Shooting an Elephant”? a. b. c. d. so the Burmese will not laugh at him because the elephant charges him because the elephant has killed a man to prevent further destruction _____ 18. What is Orwell’s attitude toward the Burmese in “Shooting an Elephant”? a. b. c. d. complete respect supportive of imperialism at times bitter always loving and caring _____ 19. In “Shooting an Elephant,” how do the people react to Orwell getting the gun? a. b. c. d. They were scared. They were excited. They were sad. They were angry. _____ 20. What difference does Thiong’o emphasize between his childhood and his formal education? a. b. c. d. the technology the music the language the food _____ 21. According to Thiong’o, what is the importance of language? a. b. c. d. Language carries culture and society’s values. Language allows for quicker communication. Language merely allows humankind to fulfill their needs. Language serves as a means for imperialism to spread. _____ 22. What did Thiong’o declare he would do to reverse colonialism? a. b. c. d. He would no longer write in English. He would lead protests against the British government. He would run for political office. He would contribute to charities that worked to end colonization. _____ 23. How did colonial education negatively affect Kenya in Decolonising the Mind? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation It was impossible to pass examinations without knowing English. The British government sent the most capable Kenyans to England. Most of the population was not educated. Students were removed from their homes and placed in boarding schools. ENGH 044 _____ 24. Following the end of World War II, what was the first British colony to gain independence? a. b. c. d. Canada India Kenya United States _____ 25. Determine the meaning of the following lines from “A Far Cry from Africa”: “A wind is ruffling the tawny pelt / Of Africa.” a. b. c. d. A hurricane is going to strike Africa. African education is being reformed. British imperialism is spreading. Change is coming to Africa. _____ 26. How did the British government respond to its colonies’ attempts to gain independence? a. b. c. d. The government move more troops into the colonies. The colonies were given full independence. It gave them the status of Commonwealth nations. They did not respond to the attempts. _____ 27. What is an important similarity between the works of Walcott, Heaney, and Boland? a. b. c. d. They all wrote about women in colonial societies. They wrote highly political works that dealt with everyday topics. They all looked at Irish political issues. They chose not to write about issues in post-colonial societies. _____ 28. What challenge does Walcott face in “A Far Cry from Africa”? a. b. c. d. whether to return to Africa or stay in England how to respect both his African and English roots what he can do to support decolonization the increase in British imperial efforts _____ 29. What poet served as the inspiration for Walcott’s Omeros? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation Wordsworth Homer Heaney Chaucer ENGH 044 _____ 30. Why is it important that Ma Kilman used a cauldron from the sugar mill to heal Philctete? a. b. c. d. It is merely a coincidence that the cauldron came from the mill. The mill’s labor force were slaves. The mill stands on the remains of Philoctete’s home. Philoctete once owned the mill. _____ 31. Many of Seamus Heaney’s poems dealt with an event known as a. b. c. d. the Troubles. Easter Sunday revolt. the London Blitz. World War I. _____ 32. What is the narrator’s mood at the beginning of the excerpt from Station Island? a. b. c. d. He is anxious. He is relieved. He is angry. He is excited. _____ 33. The narrator in the excerpt from Station Island meets the ghost of a. b. c. d. James Joyce. W.B. Yeats. D.H. Lawrence. Wilfred Owen. _____ 34. The Troubles of Ireland was a period of conflict between _________ and _________. a. b. c. d. Catholics; Anabaptists Catholics; Buddhists Methodists; Protestants Protestants; Catholics _____ 35. Heaney’s “Digging” is reminiscent of the __________ period of poetry. a. b. c. d. Romantic Neoclassical Victorian Modernist _____ 36. Which of the following can be considered a theme of “Digging”? a. b. c. d. Unit 6 Evaluation The Easter Sunday revolt ended the countryside of Heaney’s youth. Heaney’s regrets not following his father’s footsteps. It is important to remember one’s roots while still forging one’s own path. The importance of continuing the Irish tradition of turf cutting. ENGH 044 _____ 37. What do the dolls in “The Dolls Museum in Dublin” represent? a. b. c. d. dolls Irish women English children soldiers _____ 38. What did Eavan Boland add to the literature of the Commonwealth? a. b. c. d. She focused on the Irish potato farmers. She highlighted the issues of colonization. She gave Irish women a voice in history. She supported British efforts to maintain the empire. _____ 39. Determine the meaning of the following lines from “The Dolls Museum in Dublin”: ”They cannot address / the helpless ness which has lingered in the airless peace of each glass case.” a. b. c. d. The women who witnessed the event have been silenced by history. Women who witnessed the event were imprisoned. Women who witnessed the event chose to forget it. The woman who witnessed the event led the attempts to remember it. _____ 40. In “The Dolls Museum in Dublin,” what event is the focus of the poem? a. b. c. d. The Troubles Easter Sunday 1916 Irish Potato Famine Queen’s coronation Part B: True and False Determine whether each statement is true or false. _____ 41. Sassoon’s “The Rear-Guard” demonstrates his belief that the trenches were much safer than the battlefield. a. true b. false _____ 42. Owen wrote “Anthem for Doomed Youth” as a sonnet. a. true b. false _____ 43. Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” represents a nationalist view of the war. a. true b. false Unit 6 Evaluation ENGH 044 _____ 44. The London Blitz was the British attempt to liberate France. a. true b. false _____ 45. Like the works of Brooke and Owen, Douglas’ “Vergissmeinnicht” presents an abstract view of war. a. true b. false _____ 46. At the end of “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell justifies shooting the elephant by pointing out that it had killed a man. a. true b. false _____ 47. Decolonising the Mind is Thiong’o’s explanation for his decision to write in native languages such as Gĩkûyû and Swahili. a. true b. false _____ 48. The political message of Omeros is that Commonwealth nations need to embrace British rule. a. true b. false _____ 49. In “Digging,” Heaney’s pen is his spade. a. true b. false _____ 50. The dolls in “The Dolls Museum in Dublin” represent the women whose role in the Easter Sunday revolt has been overlooked by history. a. true b. false Carefully check your answers on this evaluation and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Please refer to the information sheet that came with your course materials. Unit 6 Evaluation ENGH 044
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