Science Literacy
Drama
Writing
Literary Devices
Potpourri
100

This type of data is numerical and measurable 

Quantitative 

100

Who wrote Antigone and Oedipus Rex?

Sophocles

100

What is the first step in writing a RACE paragraph?

Re-state the question

100

The apple representing knowledge in Inherit the Wind is an example of ____________. 

Symbolism

100

This acronym stands for the seven most common coordinating conjunctions, including for, and, nor...

FANBOYS

200

The two main types of studies are observational and ____________.

Experimental
200

Inherit the Wind is a work of fiction, but based on the events of this famous trial

Scopes Trial

200

When writing an introduction, you should include a hook, _____________, and thesis

Background information

200

The three types of rhetorical appeals include ethos, pathos, and _________. 

Logos

200

This landmark legislation established workplace protections, including minimum age and minimum wage 

Fair Labor Standards Act 

300

Collects all previous studies on a topic and statistically combines their results-- considered very strong evidence and "the queen of studies"

Systematic review and meta analysis

300

The first of the three tragic beats: a sudden reversal of fortune

Peripeteia

300

This prewriting strategy involves writing nonstop on a topic and not worrying about the results

Freewriting

300

A recurring element, image, or idea in a work of literature that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall meaning of the work

Motif

300

This scientist, known as the "father of evolution," was famously bad at spelling

Charles Darwin

400

The apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from different locations, a principle used in astronomy to measure star distances is known as

Parallax

400

The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a novel, play, or film, sometimes known as "resolution"

Denouement

400

The four main types of revision include adding, subtracting, re-arranging, and __________.

Replacing
400

An author's word choice

Diction

400

According to Proverbs 11:29, he who troubleth his own house shall...

Inherit the Wind

500

This type of variable is the factor in an experiment that the researcher intentionally manipulates or changes to observe its effects

Independent variable

500

A dramatic technique where characters engage in rapid, alternating lines of dialogue, sometimes known as "verbal sparring" 

Stichomythia

500

This type of phrase, set between two commas, describes the noun that came before

Appositive phrase

500

A plot device in which a seemingly unsolvable problem or conflict is resolved suddenly and unexpectedly by the introduction of a new character, event, or object

Deus ex machina

500

During the West Coast Waterfront Strike, this city port controlled 80% of maritime trade

San Francisco

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