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    English Language and Literature Quizzes

    The Hero's Journey

    This quiz will test your knowledge over what the hero's journey is and some examples from literature and the performing arts.

    Developing Your Professional Voice

    Linda Bergman, author of “Academic Research and Writing”, outlines several guidelines that are useful to help writers develop their professional voice in writing. This quiz helps students hone in on some of those methods and provides ways that they can easily implement them into their essays.

    The Lie Factor – Finding Truth in Graphs, Graphics and Writing

    In order for a piece of writing to be valid, its information must be factual. This belief translates into its graphics as well. “Academic Research and Writing”, by Linda Bergmann, presents information detailing how and why it is important for graphics to display honest information. It additionally provides methodologies that readers can use to decipher truth in graphs, graphics and writing, and create their own. This quiz tests students on this information.

    Introduction to Homophones

    Strong writing skills are important in the educational and professional worlds. One common mistake made by some people is the lack of understanding homophones. This quiz gives a brief introduction of the definition with some examples.

    The I-Search Paper

    Students will test their knowledge of what an I-Search paper is and Ken Macrorie's theory about writing.

    Vocabulary for Poetry

    Vocabulary definitions matched to terms related to poetry. As poetry moves from rigid forms to more flowing, an understanding of language is needed. This quiz offers a brief introduction to the language arts.

    Homonyms

    This quiz will help students learn more about homonyms. These words, in particular, are commonly misused by people because they sound the same, but have very different meanings from each other.

    Danticat Quiz

    This quiz will help students learn important vocabulary from Danticat's The Dew Breaker.

    Literary Elements

    Quiz yourself on basic literary elements! Understand important terms necessary for ELA!

    MLA Quiz Part II

    This quiz provides additional support for students in their second or third year of college who need to proficiency in MLA formatting for writing courses.

    Learning Genres

    This quiz gives students an easy way to practice learning about different genres of writing by associating current movie pictures and stories with a given category. The listing of genres provided are terms that every college student must learn while matriculating through school.

    Who vs. Whom

    Students will review the grammatical concept of using "who" versus "whom."

    Introductory Vocabulary for "The Pearl"

    Introductory Vocabulary Terms for "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck. The novella that presents a family in Mexico who suddenly has riches and the impact on their lives.

    Paradise Lost - Milton

    Students will be able to test themselves on their knowledge of Milton's Paradise Lost and gain a better understanding of key points that their instructor may ask them about.

    How to use Homonyms

    Homonyms are words that sound the same, but have different meanings. See if you can tell which word goes with each sentence.

    Chapters 1 and 2 - Current Issues and Enduring Questions

    This quiz addresses the main themes present in a handful of the essays (specifically including "He Saves All His Critical Thinking for My Behavior", "The Florida Case", "Driver’s Licenses and Dropouts", "Military Women in Combat: Why Making It Official Matters", "A First Amendment Junkie", "Executions Should Be Televised", and "Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should be Revised") that are frequently assigned to English 102 students.

    MLA Quiz

    Students will practice the mechanics of MLA citations.

    Colon and Semi-Colon Usage

    Appropriate use of a colon and semi-colon when writing brings clarity to your statement. Inappropriate use could cause confusion to the reader.

    Symbolism in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

    The quiz will identify several potential symbolic motifs in Coleridge's famous poem. It will stimulate the student to consider possible topics for essays. Furthermore, it will provide a brief review of some of the symbolic content of the poem.

    19th Century American prose authors

    Test your knowledge of American prose writers of the 19th Century. Use this quiz to brush up on your familiarity of major titles and writers.

    Comma Usage 101

    A fast and fun quiz to test your knowledge of comma usage!

    APA in-Text Citation Basics

    Executing correct documentation format can be difficult. This is a brief quiz regarding in-text citations for APA format that will help you to master the basics.

    Wuthering Heights

    This quiz will review some of the salient aspects of the novel's plot, setting, characters, and theme. It will constitute a brief check of factual information, with an occasional interpretive element. For those students reading Wuthering Heights for the first time, or for those readers returning to the book, the quiz will serve to reinforce understanding and to enable recall of the first few chapters and basic outline of the novel.

    Grammar Check 1

    Practice your understanding of the English language and how to properly apply it with this quiz. Quotations, contractions, subject/verb agreement, possession, and participles are among the skills tested.

    Subject and Verb Agreement

    For writing to sound intelligent and correct, one must make sure to have their subjects and verbs agree in number (i.e. singular or plural). For each of the following sentences, choose the correct verb or verb phrase to complete the sentence.

    The Third Wave Reading Comprehension

    Check students' understanding of initial reading of The Third Wave (found at http://libcom.org/history/the-third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones). Great ESL exercise!

    Punctuation

    This quiz may help you realize some common rules that are misused in sentence punctuation.

    The Basic Components of Writing

    Knowledge of the basics of writing is necessary for student essays at all levels. This quiz will test your knowledge on the basic components.

    Who wrote it?

    Students will match the literary work with the correct author. I have selected works which are often taught as part of a high school or college curriculum

    Conflicts

    You will identify conflicts and their types in this short quiz.

    Macbeth Comprehension Act Five

    Test your knowledge on the final Act of Shakespeare's final play. Choose the best answers to questions about plot, characters, and imagery from this Act.

    Macbeth Comprehension Act Four

    Test your knowledge of basic plot, character analysis, imagery, and language on the fourth Act of this famous Shakespeare play.

    Macbeth Comprehension Act Three

    Test your knowledge of basic plot, character analysis, imagery, and language on the third Act of this famous Shakespeare play.

    Macbeth Comprehension Act Two

    Test your knowledge of basic plot, character analysis, imagery, and language on the second Act of this famous Shakespeare play.

    Macbeth Comprehension Act One

    Test how well you understand the basic plot of Macbeth as well as the deeper themes, symbols, and character analysis.

    Matching writers to their works

    The quiz will list the name of a famous writer and you will be given a number of book, poem, short story, and play titles that you must match with the correct author.

    Outsiders Chapter 1 Quiz

    A quiz that checks the knowledge students have from the first chapter of the novel "The Outsiders" by SE Hinton