Interactive Exercises

Final Examination

You can use the materials for tests 1-4 to help you review, but I will post combined exercises as time allows.

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works

F2009, Test #4

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword
bullet Practice identifying quotations

F2009, Test #3

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword
bullet Practice identifying quotations

F2009, Test #2

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword
bullet Practice identifying quotations

F2009, Test #1

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword (authors' names)
bullet Practice identifying quotations

 

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F2008, Test # 4

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works (2 minute time limit)
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works (4 minute time limit)
bullet Flashcards for learning characters and titles
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for characters and titles (2 minute time limit)
bullet Drop-down matching for characters and titles (4 minute time limit)
bullet Crossword
bullet Quotation identification practice

F2008, Test # 3

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works (1 minute time limit)
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works (2 minute time limit)
bullet Crossword (primarily about characters)
bullet Quotation identification practice

F2008, Test # 2

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword
bullet Quotation identification practice

F2008, Test #1

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword (authors and their works)
bullet Quotation identification practice

F2007, Test #1 (Units 1, 2, & 3)

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works
bullet Crossword (authors and their works)
bullet Quotation identification practice

F2007, Test #2 (Units 4 & 5)

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works
bullet Drag-and-drop matching for authors and works  (10 each time)
bullet Drop-down matching for authors and works  (all at once)
bullet Crossword of authors' last names  (Some of the clues are quotations.)
bullet Quotation identification practice  (There are 15 passages this time.)

F2007, Test #3 (Unit 6)

bullet Flashcards for learning names of authors and works

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F2006 flash cards for learning authors and titles

Practice for test 3, F2006

Flash cards for the F2005 exam

Links to practice materials for the fall 2004 final examination appear below.  See also the quotation practice at U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which includes some works we have read and gives you some excellent advice.)  Other materials reached  from this page may also be useful, but these are the main ones you should use to prepare for the exam.

This is the index page for some exercises designed to help you learn about materials we are studying and to test your knowledge of them.  Providing these is an experiment, and I will appreciate your feedbackMore information on setting your computer's security settings to load these exercises appears below.  Check your settings if you have trouble getting the exercises to work.

Note:  These pages will work more smoothly if you use the special Back buttons on the pages themselves (top or bottom center of the page), not your browser's back button, to return to this page from the exercises.

Pages for use in studying for the final exam, fall 2004:

Pages for use in studying for the final exam, fall 2003:

Pages for use in studying for the quiz on units 4 and 5, fall 2003:

More practice identifying quotations:   

Terms used in scanning poems :

·         Glossary page:  Terminology used in discussing poetic form

·         Flash cards for names of poetic feet

·         Flash cards for names of meters

·         Matching exercise for names of poetic feet

·         Matching exercise for names of meters

·         Drag and drop exercise for names of poetic feet

·         Drag and drop exercise for names of meters

Semi-Technical Information

You must have Java enabled for these exercises to work.   To enable Java in Microsoft Internet Explorer, click on Tools, Internet Options.   Click the Security tab, then (with the setting on Internet), click on Custom Level.   Scroll down until you see Java Permissions.  If the radio button (the round space) for Disable Java is clicked, change it (mine is set on High Safety).

These exercises were made using the Hot Potatoes software from the Research and Development team at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  Those of you who plan to teach should check out their site!

Interactive exercises from earlier semesters (possibly still relevant or even fun): 

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