Vocabulary
Are the vocabulary words captivate and enthrall synonyms or antonyms?
Synonyms
What do we call a word that looks like an action verb but is really used as an adjective?
participle
Which suffixes mean more than one?
-s and -es
Name the main character in His Last Bow.
Sherlock Holmes
In Hamlet, what is Ophelia's father's name?
Polonius
Which of the three following vocabulary words means "to offend" : contrive, affront, alacrity?
affront
The word "to" plus a verb is call a what?
Infinitive
The prefixes en and em mean what?
to cause to
Name the young woman who dies in Our Town.
Emily
How did Hamlet Senior die?
poisoned by his brother, Claudius
Which vocabulary word means feeling passionate about a subject?
fervor
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Both must have a subject and verb but a dependent clause is not a complete thought while an independent clause is a complete thought
What prefixes mean opposite?
anti and de
In what era (within 20 years) did Our Town take place?
early 1900's (1901-1925)
Who is Hamlet's best friend?
Horatio
______________________means the study of human development, culture, or society.
What is anthropology?
What kind of sentence contains two independent clauses plus a joining mechanism?
Compound
What does the suffixes ous, eous, and ious mean?
possessing the quality of
Name the superhero who fought against the monster Grendel.
Beowulf
Sending him to England to be killed there and by poisoning him with a drink
sad and disappointed
What is the superlative form of good?
best
The prefixes con and com mean what?
together or with
In what frozen part of the US/Canada did the story "To Build a Fire" take place?
Yukon Territory
Hamlet apologizes to Laertes for what?
Hamlet's behavior at Ophelia's graveside