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MTEL General Curriculum Practice Exam - Question List

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6.
The themes and story lines of many plays of the Elizabethan age in England most commonly reflect the influence of:
  1. Changing perceptions of the world as a result of exploration.
  2. The model of classical Greek tragedy.
  3. The religious upheaval in Europe during the previous decades.
  4. Societal changes due to technology.
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7.
Which of the following influential works of classical Greek literature best represents the descriptive and narrative literary style known as the epic?
  1. Pindar's Olympian i
  2. Euripides' Medea
  3. Sophocles' Antigone
  4. Homer's The Odyssey
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8.
Which of the following descriptions best illustrates the dramatic form of the comedy?
  1. An allegorical folk play dealing with an individual's actions in life.
  2. A brief, loosely organized set of songs, dances, and satirical skits.
  3. An extravagant production in which physical action and plot dominate.
  4. A lighthearted work with a positive resolution of the primary conflict.
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9.
When a writer uses the literary technique of foreshadowing, which of the following will appear in the text?
  1. An alteration of objective facts or reality.
  2. A break in the story to explain something.
  3. A suggestion of events prior to their occurrence.
  4. An abstract concept represented as a person.
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10.
Read the excerpt below from "The Elements of San Joaquin" (1977), a poem by Gary Soto; then answer the question that follows.
 
At dusk the first stars appear. 
Not one eager finger points toward them.
A little later the stars spread with the night
And an orange moon rises 
To lead them, like a shepherd, toward dawn.
 
Which of the following statements best describes the use of a poetic device in this excerpt?
  1. Personification suggests a resem- blance between a star and a human hand.
  2. A metaphor equates the luminous beauty of stars with that of precious gems.
  3. Alliteration emphasizes the hypnotic effect of stargazing for long periods.
  4. A simile implies a resemblance between stars in the sky and sheep in a field.
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