Maya Angelou has used the caged bird as a symbol for_______________.
1. the oppressed
2. the oppressors
3.feminist writers
4. writers and activists.
Bassanio rejected the golden casket because__________.
1.he knew that Midas had found gold hard to digest.
2.he knew that outward appearances are often deceptive.
3.he found gold too shiny for his taste.
4. he had been told which casket contained Portia's portrait
Sibia lingered behind after the other women had left because_____________.
1.she didn't want to have to help her mother with preparing the evening meal.
2.she wanted to check if her little clay cups were still in the cave where she had left them.
3.she wanted to chat with the Gujar women who came to draw water from the river.
4.she was exhausted and she wanted to rest for a while
Soon after Portia and Bassanio declare their love for each other, another pair also declare their love for each other and ask to be married at the same time as Portia and Bassanio. They are________________.
1. That he had met Jessica, Shylock's daughter in Genoa.
2.That in Genoa, he had heard news of Antonio's misfortunes.
3.That Jessica had spent eighty ducats in one night in Genoa.
4.That he had been shown Shylock's ring that Jessica had traded in Genoa for a monkey.
The central message of Browning's poem, 'The Patriot' is ___________.
1.public adulation and glory are short lived.
2.as you sow, so you reap.
3.death comes to all people, even the rich and famous.
4.God helps those who help themselves.
The Gujars mentioned in Norah Burke's story, "The Blue Bead" were___________.
1.Wandering herdsmen
2.Stone Age Hunters
3.Hunter gatherers
4.Primitive cultivators
The story, The Little Match Girl, was written by______________.
1. Hans Christian Andersen
2.Roald Dahl
3.Ruskin Bond
4.J.K. Rowling
The visions seen by the little girl in the short story, "The Little Match Girl reveal the four things she needed the most. They were__________________.
1.warmth, food, love and freedom from fear.
2.food, shelter, warm clothes and a mother.
3.roast goose, new slippers, candy and a warm cup of tea.
4.a warm over coat, food, a scarf, a pair of socks
Tubal returns from Genoa with news both good and bad, for Shylock. Which of the following did he Non say to Shylock?
1.That he had met Jessica, Shylock's daughter in Genoa.
2.That in Genoa, he had heard news of Antonio's misfortunes.
3.That Jessica had spent eighty ducats in one night in Genoa.
4.That he had been shown Shylock's ring that Jessica had traded in Genoa for a monkey.
When Portia left for Venice she put___________in charge of her house.
1.Lorenzo
2.Jessica
3.Gratiano
4.Launcelot