VOCABULARY
WEEK 8
WEEK 8
Spell ________________
epitome
Spell __________________
flaccid
Spell ___________
garrulous
Who was the leader who threw a masquerade ball during the Red Death epidemic?
Prince Prospero
Who is considered the greatest English playwright?
William Shakespeare
Define ergo
thus; therefore; hence
Define flout
to ridicule
Define gibe
to ridicule
Who is the "Father of Horror Tales"?
Edgar Allan Poe
What genre of play will Julius Caesar fall under?
tragedy
Which of the following is a verb?
eschew, fecund, facetious, egregious
eschew
Which of the following is NOT a verb?
flout, flaunt, fissure, flagellate
fissure
Which of the following is an adjective?
gibe, germane, gloat, glower
germane
What do you call a story in which characters and events symbolize ideas or concepts?
Allegory
Who were the two people responsible for the assassination of Julius Caesar?
Brutus and Cassius
Which word is antonymous with serious?
fractious, fecund, fastidious, facetious, egregious
facetious
What word is antonymous with strong?
flaccid
Which word is antonymous with plain and simple?
garish
What is the theme of the horror fiction "The Masque of the Red Death"?
Death is inevitable.
Who were the only female characters in the play Julius Caesar?
Portia and Calpurnia
Vegans e_________ all animal products, including gelatin, which is produced from a substance found in animal bones.
eschew
Whenever the people assembled for worship, _______ prayer was offered up to God in their behalf.
fervent
The students _________ (past tense) at the amazing haunted houses and dioramas they worked hard for.
gloated
What literary criticism analyses the life of the author to understand the intended and unintended message of a literary work?
psychological criticism, psychoanalitical criticism
What made Julius Caesar an important figure in the history of Rome?
He brought about the end of the Roman Republic. He was a successful general.