Macbeth
An Inspector Calls
Imaginative Writing
Poetry & Prose
American Culture
100
Which real-life assassination attempt may have influenced Shakespeare's writing of the play?
The Gunpowder Plot
BONUS: Which figure is most associated with orchestrating this plot?
100
What is the name of the family business that Gerald works at?
Crofts Limited
100
Give an example of hyperbole.
(Responses may vary).
100
Which war did the unnamed soldier from 'Disabled' presumably fight in?
World War 1.
100
Which American holiday will soon mark 250 years of U.S. independence?
The 4th of July.
200
How does Lady Macbeth defy Jacobean social expectations?
She is a powerful, cruel, and domineering woman.
BONUS: Conversely, how does she affirm those same social standards?
200
What year does the play take place?
1912.
BONUS: Which doomed ship embarked on its maiden voyage that very same year?
200
What is the difference between personification and zoomorphism?
Personification is giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing, whereas zoomorphism involves giving animalistic qualities to a non-animal thing.
200
Give an example of one mimetic effect employed in Wilfred Owen's poem 'Disabled.'
Plosive alliteration to mimic the sound of gunfire.
Caesura to cut up lines describing the soldier's amputations.
Non-linear shifts in time to mirror the soldier's broken, wandering mind.
Cyclical structure to reinforce the idea that the soldier's life will become repetitive and dull.
200
How do Americans write a lower-case 'r' in cursive?
300
How does Shakespeare demonstrate the power of the Great Chain of Being in the play?
Those who go against the king/God suffer divine retribution. Additionally, after the regicide has been committed, nature is thrown into chaos.
300
What key structural feature of the play develops on the very last page?
Cyclical structure
BONUS: Why might Priestley have chosen to use this structural technique in the play?
300
What is the Golden Rule of all imaginative/creative writing?
'Show, don't tell.'
BONUS: Following the rule, describe an unhappy man in 1-2 sentences.
300
How does Maya Angelou create a confrontational tone in 'Still I Rise'?
(responses may vary)
BONUS: How does Angelou use a verb form shift to suggest her resilience against oppression?
300
What is the second-most spoken language in America today?
Spanish.
400
How does the end of the play mirror the beginning of the play?
A traitor (Macbeth / Macdonwald) is killed by a righteous hero (Macduff / Macbeth).
BONUS: What is the dramatic term for a character pairing like Macbeth/Macduff?
400
Priestley, like many writers, gives some of his characters symbolic names. Give one such example and explain how symbolism is suggested by his/her name.
Daisy Renton - the reference to a flower suggests new beginnings/a fresh start
Eva Smith - the generic choice of name suggests that she is a symbol for the masses/working class
400
List two structural techniques a writer can use to create suspense or build tension.
(responses may vary)
400
Which two forms of irony are featured in 'The Story of an Hour'?
Dramatic irony & situational irony
BONUS: Explain how either one is used within the text.
400
A culinary delicacy consumed in parts of the Western United States, what are 'Rocky Mountain Oysters' literally?
Bull testicles.
500
What is Lady Macbeth's first name?
Gruoch.
500
Give three examples of techniques used in the Inspector's final speech, including brief quotations in support of your response.
'But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone – but there are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and say and do. We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night.’
500
Give an example of a synecdoche.
(responses may vary)
BONUS: Define 'synecdoche.'
500
Give an example of a simile from each of the texts we've studied ('Still I Rise,' 'Disabled,' and 'The Story of an Hour').
1. 'Still, like dust, I'll rise'
2. 'Voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn.'
3. 'she carried herself unwittingly like a Goddess of Victory.'
(other responses may be acceptable)
500
American schoolchildren are expected to recite the 'Pledge of Allegiance' every morning before school.
Recite the pledge.
'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'