INTERNATIONAL ACADEME OF ENSCIEMA

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

LITERATURE – GRADE 9 SCORE: __________
Name: ___________________________________ Date ___________________ Sir Sim Gadugdug V

General Instructions: Read each item carefully. On the space provided, write the letter that corresponds to the best
answer.

For Nos. 1-20, choose the word that completes each sentence. Choose the letter which corresponds to your choice.
_____ 1. The ____________ of a woman is somehow described or related to her being a mother and a wife.
a. quidnunc b. quiche c. quintessence d. quern e. quincunx
_____ 2. Water made the _____________ that she made soggy.
a. patroon b. quagga c. putsch d. pyx e. quiche
_____ 3. Our assignment in Science is to search for the race __________ species.
a. pyx b. quagga c. quiche d. putsch e. quern
_____ 4. What the citizens wanted is that he make amends that will not ___________ all of the people in the country.
a. pasquinade b. palliate c. quiche d. palatalize e. pauperize
_____ 5. The ___________ she made of the five rose petals came the attraction in the display.
a. quidnunc b. quern c. pursuivant d. quincunx e. quintessence
_____ 6. His father was known by the people to be an honorable ____________ in the military.
a. pursuivant b. putsch c. pyx d. quern e. patroon
_____ 7. Terrorist attacks can be safely called as a _____________ to whatever nation it may be.
a. quagga b. putsch c. quiche d. patroon e. none of the choices
_____ 8. In less than ten years, probably a ____________, everyone will have known that I am the best student in class. LOL!
a. quidnunc b. quintessence c. quinquennium d. putsch e. patroon
_____ 9. The civilians of the province are hoping that someone would ____________ the presence of many killings.
a. palatalize b. palliate c. pauperize d. pasquinade e. patronize
_____ 10. Someday, I would become a ___________, one who will man the battleship of the United States of America.
a. pursuivant b.putsch c. pyx d. quern e. patroon
_____ 11. One ____________ stood out in the competition because he never made a single mistake while skiing.
a. schnitzel b. schussboomer c. scrimmage d. segue e. sanguine
_____ 12. The only ____________ who made it to the press conference has not even prepared his speech.
a. scrimmage b. schnitzel c. scrivener d. sacerdocy e. sanguine
_____ 13. The students were told by the teacher that one of the props is a ___________ to be used by every soldier.
a. sauerbraten b. rondache c. ribald d. scherzando e. sacerdocy
_____ 14. During last night’s fine dining, we were served with a ____________ and it was so delicious.
a. sanguine b. schnitzel c. scrivener d. saprophagous e. scaturient
_____ 15. The information she was giving during the debate round was very ____________; no one believed her.
a. sciolistic b. scurrilous c. saprophagous d. rurigenous e. sanguine
_____ 16. The quarrel in the classroom resulted to a very sad, very _____________ ending.
a. scaturient b. sciolistic c. rubefacient d. sacerdotal e. schismatic
_____ 17. Before the actual event, the players of each team were made to do a ______________.
a. sacerdocy b. scurrilous c. segue d. sagacity e. scrimmage
_____ 18. There are organisms, like maggots, which are ______________.
a. scurrilous b. saprophagous c. scaturient d. schismatic e. none of the choices
_____ 19. His decision to practice ____________ was a shocking revelation to everyone—no one thought of it before.
a. scaturient b. sanguine c. segue d. sacerdocy e. ribald
_____ 20. There was so much blood gushing forth his wound—that ___________ blood need to be controlled.
a. scaturient b. sanguine c. segue d. sacerdocy e. none of the choices
_____ 21. Who is the speaker in the poem of Marlowe?
a. sea witch b. shepherd c. Beowulf d. nymph e. Grendel
_____ 22. Raleigh’s poem is a prequel to the poem made by Marlowe. This statement is…
a. partially true b. partially false c. totally true d. totally false e. unknown truth
_____ 23. Who was the king who was worried by the trouble caused by one of his people?
a. King Hrothgar b. King Beowulf c. King Grendel d. King Odysseus e. none of the choices
_____ 24. Which statement proves that Grendel was, at one point, able to feel fear?
a. he wanted to fight Beowulf till the end because of the pain that was inflicted on him, the monster
b. he wanted to see King Hrothgar because he was so much troubled by the noise he was hearing
c. he wanted to flee because he heard from afar the cry of his worried mother
d. he wanted to escape the strong grapple of Beowulf but he just cannot; he was terrified
e. he got terrified when he saw that the people who were celebrating were all soldiers and warriors
_____ 25. Which sonnet is described by the following rhyme scheme: abba-abba-cde-def?
a. Petrarchan b. Elizabethan c. Shakespearean d. Sicilian e. none of the choices
_____ 26. How many lines should there be in two sonnets?
a. 14 b. 20 c. 24 d. 28 e. none of the choices
_____ 27. What is the rhythmical pattern of any sonnet?
a. trochaic pentameter b. trochaic hexameter c. iambic pentameter d. iambic hexameter e. any of a and c
_____ 28. What does the footing term in the rhythmical pattern of a sonnet indicate?
a. that there are five groups which contain three syllables in each group
b. that there are five groups which contain two syllables in each group
c. that there are four groups which contain three syllables in each group
d. that there are four groups which contain two syllables in each group
e. none of the choices
_____ 29. Who made the English sonnets popular?
a. John Milton b. Elizabeth Browning c. Elizabeth Bronth d. William Shakespeare e. John Keats
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_____ 30. What is the title of the sonnet of the writer in letter A of no. 29, the sonnet which talks about an experience of losing
the ability to see?
a. To His Blindness b. On His Blindness c. For His Blindness d. With His Blindness e. In His Blindness
_____ 31. The term ‘players’ in the verse “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; they have their
exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts,” is a symbol for what?
a. the problems in life b. the decisions in life c. the human beings d. the opportunities in life e. both b and d
_____ 32. Which one is not represented by the number ‘three’ in terms of metaphorization?
a. the Trinity b. the seasons of the world c. the compositions of a person d. the process of life e. both c and d
_____ 33. Among the many symbolic archetypes, we have ‘light and dark’. Light is made to represent hope while dark is made
to represent what?
a. chances b. dreams c. despair d. arguments e. disgreements
_____ 34. The myrtle flower is associated not only with love and affection, but it signifies joy and happiness. In the context of
the poems made by Raleigh and Marlowe, what is the best thing that can be said of the same statement?
a. it is true b. it is false c. it is not poem unrelated d. it is vague e. none of the choices

For Nos. 35 to 40, consider the selection below.

And I must taste thy nectar, for I am thy bee.
My lover, why do you press yourself against me
Why do you tremble when I touch you so? Whilst abed in congress will be such pleasure
Your eyes wet and shine with an inner glow. Each night taken with licentious sport and plays
Such sighs and movements make my senses flee. And with your body an altar on which to worship
Too easy now I lose myself and become as thee We shall create memories on which to treasure
Consumed, aflame, as wit and reason quickly go I promise our travails will include the days
In their stead see a flame doth quickly grow From whence honeyed dew from you I'll sip.

_____ 35. The found above is an example of what kind of sonnet?

a. Shakespearean b. Petrarchan c. Sicilian d. Elizabethan e. none of the choices
_____ 36. What is the rhyme scheme of the sonnet?
a. abba-abba-cde-def b. abab-cdcd-efef-gg c. abca-abca-cdecde d. abba-abba-cdecde e. abba-abba-defdef
_____ 37. How do you call the first stanza of the selection?
a. an otava rima b. an octava rima c. an octave d. an octet e. an octavial scale
_____ 38. The first accent of the first line falls on what word?
a. my b. lover c. why d. do e. you
_____ 39. What is expected to be gotten from the last group of lines in that same sonnet?
a. a problem b. a summary c. a reward d. a topic e. a solution
_____ 40. How many words rhyme with ‘me’ in that sonnet (terminal rhyme)?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. none of the choices
_____ 41.Complete the following line: Time drives the flocks from field to fold, When rivers rage and _________ grow cold…
a. water b. lakes c. airs d. winds e. rocks
_____ 42. The line in No. 41 is taken from a poem with what kind of speaker?
a. a trustworthy speaker c. a trusting speaker e. an accommodating
b. a doubting speaker d. a welcoming speaker speaker
_____ 43. What is the gender of the one who said the line in No. 41?
a. female b. male c. gender is unknown d. a male and a female said it e. no one said it

For Nos. 44 to 46, consider the following verses:

“In the spring, I asked the daisies Now the fields are brown and barren,
If his words were true, Bitter autumn blows,
And the clever, clear-eyed daisies And of all the stupid asters
Always knew. Not one knows.”

_____ 44. In the above lines, the word “spring” and “daisies” are symbols of what?
a. time b. power c. youth d. dreams e. nature
_____ 45. What is specifically symbolized by the words “brown” and “barren”?
a. transition from youth to old age d. change of heart in a person
b. change in season in the world e. passing of time in this world
c. transfer of power to another person
_____ 46. “Bitter autumn” is a symbol for what?
a. exit b. sad realities c. obstacles d. untold stories e. death
_____ 47. “Life is a roller-coaster” is a line which means…
a. time is not stationary in this world, that everyone will have to move forward.
b. there will be ups and downs in life that you have to weather.
c. the pain in every travel and journey that we take come together in life.
d. there is no joy in life if we do not go for the most adventurous things.
e. all of the choices
_____ 48. There is one soldier in the story of Beowulf that has made a very important role. What did he do?
a. he tempted the slaves of the king so that he could feed them to the monster Grendel
b. he was about to slay the hero of the story but was then eaten because of carelessness
c. he woke up the hero because the hero got drunk
d. he was the man eaten by the monster and the hero learned on how to kill it
e. he offered himself as a sacrifice so that all of his comrades could escape
_____ 49. How many quatrains are there in a sonnet?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1 e. it depends
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_____ 50. Where is the couplet located in an English sonnet?

a. in the beginning b. after the second quatrain c. in the middle d. in the last e. there is none
_____ 51. According to the shepherd, what item will he make out of the finest wool that is available?
a. sandals b. skirt c. head dress d. slippers e. gown
_____ 52. The poems of Marlowe and Raleigh are open poems. This statement is…
a. true, because they are open to many interpretations with the many symbols found in them
b. false, because there are defined speakers in both poems and those cannot be argued
c. true, because there the poems have rhyme schemes and can be interpreted by anyone
d. false, because there is an observance of rhyme and division of lines and stanzas
e. true, because both poems are authored during the Open Literary Revolution
_____ 53. Red is a color which can be a metaphor of many things. Which does NOT belong to the group?
a. sacrifice b. growth c. blood d. disorder e. birth
_____ 54. The word ‘feather’ can be a symbol of speed. This statement is …
a. false b. true c. neither true nor false d. not related in Lit e. both c and d

For Nos. 55 to 58, consider the following selection.

When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, How much more praise deserved thy beauty's use,
Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now, If thou couldst answer 'This fair child of mine
Will be a tattered weed of small worth held: Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse'
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies, Proving his beauty by succession thine.
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days; This were to be new made when thou art old,
To say within thine own deep sunken eyes, And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.
_____ 55. What kind of sonnet can be seen above?
a. Shakespearean b. Petrarchan c. Sicilian d. Elizabethan e. none of the choices
_____ 56. Which one is TRUE regarding the sonnet found above?
a. it contains a sestet and an octave, thus, the total d. the first two words that rhyme are found in a
number of lines is 14 quatrain
b. it contains words that rhyme in a varied style e. the sonnet is to be read in a random manner and
c. the last two words which rhyme are found in the style
quatrain
_____ 57. How is that sonnet going to be entitled had Shakespeare not used a number to represent its title?
a. Thy blood is warm while the feet is cold d. Deep Sunken Eyes
b. When forty winters shall besiege thy brow e. The Youth is Proud with Livery So Gazed on
c. A Sonnet Representing the Movement of Time Now
_____ 58. How do you call the content of the sonnet found above?
a. theme b. problem c. solution d. message e. support
_____ 59. Raleigh made his speaker say, “But could youth last and love still breed, Had joys no date nor age no need,”
because …
a. the speaker is aware that the world will still continue to rotate even if they leave the human world
b. the speaker is aware that the words of the other speaker are subject to changes
c. the speaker is aware that the other speaker might just not live forever in the human world
d. the speaker is aware that the other speaker will soon be able to find another one
e. both b and c
_____ 60. Symbolism, as you see, can be found almost anywhere. Any time there is something that represents more than its
literal meaning, this can be an example of symbolism. This statement is…
a. so true b. so false c. partially true d. so false e. unknown to humans
Choose the letter that shows an error in each sentence below. If the sentence has no error, choose letter E.
_____ 61. The hero Beowulf was not able to defend the land that we has promised to protect. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 62. Italian sonnets are analyzed by using the problem and solution relationship. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 63. There are four quatrains in the sonnet introduced by the great William Shakespeare. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 64. The last two lines in a Petrarchan sonnet are expected to have words which rhyme. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 65. The shepherd and the nymph were deeply in love with each other since the beginning. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 66. Square, as a shape, at times, is made to represent stability and balance. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 67. Between Marlowe and Raleigh, the former died at a younger age. No Error
A B C
_____ 68. No person came to have fought against Grendel before Hrothgar came and defeated him. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 69. There was no chance for Beowulf to defeat the monster Grendel who plagued Heorot. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 70. The shepherd told his nymph that sitting upon the rocks will allow them to see everything. No Error
A B C D E
_____ 71. The lines “If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might
me move To live with thee and be thy love.” are said by the speaker who is…
a. in full certainty of the feeling of the other person c. in deep faith towards the feelings expressed by the
b. in doubt of how genuine the intentions are of the other other person
person d. in great sorrow upon hearing what the other person felt
e. none of the choices
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For Nos. 72 to 75, consider the selection that follows.

Blest be the day, and blest the month, the year, And even the wounds, which bosom'd thence I bear.
The spring, the hour, the very moment blest, Blest too the strains which, pour'd through glade and grove,
The lovely scene, the spot, where first oppress'd Have made the woodlands echo with her name;
I sunk, of two bright eyes the prisoner: The sighs, the tears, the languishment, the love:
And blest the first soft pang, to me most dear, And blest those sonnets, sources of my fame;
Which thrill'd my heart, when Love became its guest; And blest that thought—Oh! never to remove!
And blest the bow, the shafts which pierced my breast, Which turns to her alone, from her alone which came.

_____ 72. What kind of sonnet can you find above?

a. Shakespearean b. Petrarchan c. Sicilian d. Elizabethan e. none of the choices
_____ 73. What is the rhyme scheme of the same sonnet?
a. abba-abba-cde-cde b. abab-cdcd-efefegg c. abba-abba-dedede d. abba-abba-def-def e. none of the choices
_____ 74. What kind of relationship exists in the content of the sonnet found above?
a. message-theme b. problem-solution c. message-support d. problem-message e. lesson-message
_____ 75. Who popularized the sonnet that you can find above?
a. Francisco Petrarch b. William Shakespeare c. Elizabeth Browning d. John Milton e. none of the choices

Construction: You can use the space below. (25 pts)

1. Analyze the three (3) sonnets mentioned in this exam. Look into the following:
a. type of sonnet b. rhyme scheme c. content
Each analysis is given 5 pts, for a total of 15 pts
2. Construct a poem intended for the two speakers given by Marlowe and Raleigh. Your poem will contain what you want
to advice to speakers regarding the situation that they are in. the poem must be composed of 5 stanzas, with 4 line in each
stanza. Criteria: 5 pts for content, 3 pts for creativity, 2 pts for structure = for a total of 10 pts.

Good luck and God bless! 