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Grade 7 William Shakespeare
One type poetry Shakespeare was famous for having written is:
  1. Limericks
  2. Sonnets
  3. Lyric
  4. Concrete
Grade 11 Edgar Allen Poe
Why does the poet have the Raven perch on the bust of the Greek goddess Pallas?
  1. Ravens were sacred to the Greeks.
  2. This association suggests the Raven is wise.
  3. The speaker associates Pallas with his dead love, Lenore.
  4. The poet is suggesting that this poem takes place in ancient Greece.
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
How did the raven get into the house?
  1. he stepped in the window
  2. he came in the chimney
  3. he flew in the door
  4. he was already in the house
Grade 5 Aesop
The moral of this story is slow and steady wins the race:
  1. Snow White
  2. Johnny Appleseed
  3. Zeus
  4. The Tortoise and the Hare
Grade 5 Aesop
In "The Lion and the Bull," what is the best supporting detail for the theme?
  1. ...it is hard to resist watching a good meal."
  2. Then one day the bulls had a fight.
  3. "...but they kept together and helped each other to drive him off."
  4. The lion had been watching three bulls feeding in an open field.
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
What happens when the author opens the door?
  1. the raven flies in
  2. he screams
  3. he only finds darkness
  4. he sees Lenore standing outside
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?
  1. the door frame
  2. the mantle above the fireplace
  3. a bust of pallas
  4. on the chair
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Poe lost several family members, including his wife, to which disease?
  1. cancer
  2. tuberculosis
  3. diabetes
Grade 8 Langston Hughes CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3
The poem references which dark portion of America's past?
  1. The Civil War
  2. Slavery
  3. The Civil Rights Movement
  4. Prohibition
Grade 9 William Shakespeare
What was Shakespeare's first name?
  1. Harry
  2. William
  3. George
  4. Russell
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
The mix Poe used to create his stories (using Holt edition bio):
  1. Gothic tales, psychological insights, news stories
  2. news stories, myths, poetry, songs
  3. magic, Gothic tales, psychological insights
  4. dreams, myths, news stories
  5. all the above
  6. none of the above
Grade 3 Aesop
Which of the following is not true about the origin of Aesop's tales?
  1. They were influenced by themes and ideas from folklore heritage
  2. His fables were passed on by word of mouth
  3. They were written in his lifetime
  4. They were passed on from word of mouth
  5. He wrote all his fables
Grade 9 Edgar Allen Poe
Poe was widely known as a                                during his lifetime.
  1. fearless literary critic
  2. successful owner of a magazine
  3. newspaper editor
Grade 11 Authors
Known for altering traditional forms and ushering in the era of modern american poetry:
  1. e.e. cummings
  2. Edna St. Vincent Millay
  3. Carl Sandburg
  4. Emily Dickinson
Grade 8 Langston Hughes CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.8.2
Which word best represents the theme of the poem?
  1. Oppression
  2. Equality
  3. Brotherhood
  4. Patriotism
Grade 4 Aesop
The main purpose of this fable is to
  1. teach people that you don't have to be the best to win. You just have to keep trying and not give up.
  2. teach people that the fastest runners never win.
  3. teach people that you have to be the best to win.
Grade 9 Emily Dickinson

This question is a part of a group with common instructions. View group »

The theme of the poem is:
  1. Hope flies away and leaves us alone.
  2. Hope sings, waits patiently and never asks for anything from us.
  3. Birds are everywhere, you can't escape them.
  4. Birds hurt people by attacking them during a storm.
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