Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
1984
Othello
Frankenstein
Literary Terms
Misc
100

Beowulf hangs it from the rafters

What does Beowulf do with Grendel's arm?

100

The season described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales

What is spring?

100

This is the new name for London

What is Airstrip One?

100

In Othello, the senator's daughter who elopes.

Who is Desdemona?

100

She was executed for the death of William

Who is Justine?

100

The audience sees how Emilia gains possession of Desdemona's handkerchief, but Othello believes the lie Iago tells him. This is an example of this literary device:  

What is dramatic irony?

100

Joe can't decide whether to live with his mom or his dad.

This plot situation is an example of:

What is internal conflict?

200

The reason Beowulf does not use weapons to fight Grendel

What is, Grendel does not use weapons?

200

The reason the pilgrims were traveling to Canterbury

What is to visit the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket?

200

The face of The Brotherhood

Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?

200

This character is a prostitute.

Who is Bianca?

200

The family with whom the monster spent time

Who is the DeLacy family?

200

The repetition of a letter sound 

What is alliteration?

200

Harry Potter faces many conflicts in his young life, and the stories center around him.

He is an example of a

What is a protagonist or a hero?

300

The length of time Herot was terrorized by Grendel

What is 12 years?

300

The number of pilgrims, including the narrator, who were at the Tabard Inn

What is 30?

300

The note Julia gave to Winston said this.

What is "I love you"?

300

The metaphor used to personify jealousy in the play.

What is the "green-eyed monster"?
300

The reason the monster killed Elizabeth

What is Victor refused to make him a mate?

300

Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.

What is oxymoron?

300

Two opposite characters that shed light on the character's personality (Scar and Mufasa)

What are foils?

400

The Danish King in Beowulf

Who is Hrothgar?

400

The pilgrim who had had "five husbands, all at the church door"

Who is the Wife of Bath?

400

This man sold Winston the notebook and the paperweight.

Who is Mr. Charrington?

400

This is the key symbol representing the love between Othello and Desdemona.

What is the handkerchief?

400

The character who wrote the letters to his sister.

Who is Robert Walton?

400

A play on words; a joke.  

For example: A backwards poem writes inverse.

What is a pun?

400

The people who watched plays during the Elizabethan period by standing throughout the entire show, and who would throw vegetables when the play was bad.

Who are groundlings?

500

Grendel's ancestor

Who is Cain?

500

This character proposed the plan of storytelling on the way to and from Canterbury

Who is the Host?

500

Freedom is the right to say this: 

What is "2+2=4"?

500

Othello's tragic flaw, as demonstrated by his behavior in his relationship with Iago.

What is his trusting nature?

500

The promise Victor's mother wanted from him while on her deathbed.

What is he would marry Elizabeth?

500

A lengthy speech in which a character is alone on stage.

What is a soliloquy?

500

Star Wars, Harry Potter, and even Allegiant are all examples of what archetypical story which began with Beowulf and The Odyssey?

What is The Hero's Journey?

600

Language Beowulf was written in

What is Old English?

600

The prize for telling the best story

What is dinner?

600

"The place where there is no darkness"

What is Room 101?

600

The method Iago suggests for murdering Desdemona.

What is strangling/asphyxiating?

600

This natural phenomenon ignited Frankenstein's interest in science.

What is lightning?

600

Shakespearean plays use this structure of a line with 10-syllables, in which every other syllable is stressed.

What is iambic pentameter?

600

Characters such as Gandalf, Dumbledore, and Obi Wan Kenobi are examples of _______ characters.

What are mentors?

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