Merchant of Venice
Mockingbird
Literary Devices & Short Story Terms
Grammar
Random Trivia
100

According to our research as a class, in what year was this play likely written?

1596

100

In what state is Maycomb County located?

Alabama

100

This literary device can be found in the following example: "I came in like a wrecking ball."

Simile

100

This is the term for the piece of punctuation that must come BEFORE connecting words like 'however' or 'therefore'.

Semicolon

100

This popular breakfast food was used in the creation of explosives during World War 2.

Bacon

200

What is the name of the second suitor who attempts to choose from Portia's caskets?

The Prince of Arragon

200

How old is Scout when the story first begins?

Six

200

"Baby you're a firework" is an example of a ___________ in Katy Perry's song Firework, comparing a person to a firework without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Metaphor

200

This is the term for a writing error in which a group of words begins with a capital and ends with a period but does not contain enough information to be considered a full sentence.

Sentence fragment

200

What was the final score of last night's Raptors vs. Warriors NBA game?

Raptors 114 - Warriors 110

300

What happy news does Antonio receive at the end of the play?

Some of the ships he thought had been lost at sea had returned to port.

300

Over the course of the novel, what character runs away from home?

Dill

300

This term is used to describe the person or thing in a story who creates an obstacle for the main character, and does not change over the course of the plot.

Antagonist

300

"I can't stand my job, I work way too hard for not enough money." What writing error can be found in this sentence?

Comma splice

300

The inventor of Netflix said he was inspired to create the streaming service after he incurred a $40 late fee when he rented what Tom Hanks movie that takes place in space?

Apollo 13

400

Which character is Bassanio hesitant about bringing with him to Belmont based on his past behaviour?

Gratiano

400

Why does Atticus take a chair and a light to the jailhouse in Chapter 15?

To protect Tom Robinson from a vigilante lynch mob that wants to kill him before he is given a trial.

400

Rihanna sings "In this California king bed we're 10,000 miles apart". What literary device is she using here, by describing herself being miles apart from someone while still in the same bed?

Hyperbole

400

A predicate is another word for what part of speech?

Verb

400

Before it was re-packaged as a toy for children, Play-Doh was originally created as a substance to clean what household item?

Wallpaper.

500

Name at least THREE characters who dislike Shylock's company or find themselves in conflict with him over the course of the play.

Jessica, Launcelot, Antonio & Bassanio...

500

How old was Scout when her mother died?

Two

500

"I don't want to be like Cinderella / Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar / Waiting for somebody to come set me free" What literary device is being used here when the speaker refers to Cinderella and expects the listener to already know that this is a famous fairytale?

Allusion

500

"The students out in the smoking pit keep lighting the grass on fire." What is the complex subject in this sentence?

The students out in the smoking pit

500

The Mobile Phone Throwing Championships are held every year in what country?

Finland

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