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Quiz: How well do you remember your English Junior Cert?

Can you stump the state exam?
9.30pm, 6 Jun 2016
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THE STATE EXAMS kick off on Wednesday for thousands of teens across Ireland.

The mere mention of the Junior and Leaving Certs will bring some out in a sweat. But let’s see how well you can tackle some questions on Junior Cert English.

In Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part One what is Harry Percy's nickname?
Blackheart
Hotspur

Dagenham
Butler
In Much Ado About Nothing, who is Count Claudio due to marry?
Hero
Beatrice

Sophia
Grace
In William Stafford's poem, he says he "stood there" at what age?
13
14

15
16
In Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, what is "Old Martina" according to the local children?
A hero
A witch

A ghost
A vampire
In To Kill A Mockingbird, what is the name of the town "drunk"?
Heck Tate
Bob Ewell

Braxton Underwood
Dolphus Raymond
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry who is the narrator?
Stacey Logan
Cassie Logan

Lillian Jean Simms
Charlie Simms
Who wrote Catch 22?
Joseph Heller
George Orwell

James Winslow
Stephen McEnroe
In Huckleberry Finn, what is the name of the sham play put on by the grifters?
The Courts Jester
The Regal Playalong

The Royal Nonesuch
The King's Tomfoolery
In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, who does Antony marry upon returning to Rome?
Cleopatra
Octavia

Mauritia
Bella
In The Field, what's the name of the outsider who bids against the Bull McCabe for the titular land?
William Dee
Bird O'Donnell

Leamy Flanagan
Tom Leahy
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You got an A!
Good job, now move on to the Leaving.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You got a B!
Decent effort!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You got a C!
You know a fair bit.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You got a D!
A pass is a pass.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You failed.
Still, there's plenty of other subjects.
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