Where women allowed on stage during Shakespeare's lifetime?
No
100
What is incorrect with this sentence?
St. Louis a city located west of the Mississippi was once voted as the most dangerous city in the U.S.
Missing commas around the appositive (, a city located west of the Mississippi,)
200
This character wanted to destroy Gilgamesh for rejecting him/her
Ishtar
200
Give one reason why Beowulf is considered an epic hero
Possible Answers:
The main character reflects the ideal man within the society
The story reflects the values of the society
The main character has super human strength
200
This character recites poetry and has traveled the world.
The Knight
200
What type of drama is Macbeth considered?
A tragedy
200
What is incorrect about this sentence?
John Goodman, a native St. Louisian, once said "I love this town".
Comma after said and the period should be inside the ending quotation mark
300
This character's name means hugeness.
Humbaba
300
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What constitutes an English hero?
The hero must die
300
What literary term best describes the end result of the Pardoner's Tale?
Irony
300
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Identify any three prophecies the witches gave Macbeth.
Possible Answers:
Macbeth will become king
Banquo's son will become king
Macbeth cannot be defeated by any man born of a woman
300
Why did the Green Knight stop his first two blows to Sir Gawain's neck?
Sir Gawain was honest with him about the two kisses he received from his wife.
400
Who said, “I shall not die like a man fallen in battle; I feared to fall, but happy is the man who falls in battle, for I must die in shame.”
Enkidu
400
What group of people traveled from mainland Europe to the island of Britannia and developed the story of Beowulf?
The Anglo-Saxons
400
A literary manner which blends humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of humanity.
Satire
400
Who said, “I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn to you have done to this.”
Lady Macbeth
400
Who was the Green Knight disguised as?
The lord of the castle
500
What term fits this definition:
“includes concerns such as the meaning of life, the search for gratification, the sense of curiosity, the inevitability of isolation, or anxiety regarding the inescapability of death.”
What is the Human Condition
500
Name all three of Beowulf's trophies
Grendel's Arm
Grendel's Head
The Dragon's Treasure
500
This character ignores rules and likes to hunt.
The Monk
500
Who said, “Still it cried “Sleep no more!” to all the house; “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more! Macbeth shall sleep no more!”