FIX THE PUNCTUATION IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: Macbeth rises to power as king. However, he and his wife slowly descend into madness.
Macbeth rises to power as king; however, he and his wife slowly descend into madness.
100
What is the name of the general (leader) of the English army?
Old Siward.
100
What term did F. Scott Fitzgerald coin to describe the 1920s?
The Jazz Age
100
What method of narration is used to tell The Great Gatsby?
First person narration (told from the perspective of someone directly involved in the plot).
100
Seeing eye dogs are usually chosen from one of two major breeds/kinds of dog. Name one of them.
German shepherds or labrador retrievers.
200
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOLLOWING PUNCTUATION ERROR?: Nick Carraway leaves the west for New York, he moves in next to Jay Gatsby in West Egg.
COMMA SPLICE: two separate clauses (sentences) joined with a comma instead of separated by a period. (Nick Carraway leaves the west for New York. He moves in next to Jay Gatsby in West Egg.)
200
Name three examples of pathetic fallacy that occur throughout the play.
On the night of Duncan's murder there was a tremendous wind, there was an unexpected eclipse, an owl killed a falcon and the royal horses burst out of their stables and ate each other.
200
What is the name of the wasteland that connects East and West Egg?
The Valley of Ashes
200
It has been argued that The Great Gatsby was written in order to point out the societal flaws of the 1920s, in order to encourage the people of this era to change their ways. What is the term for this type of writing?
Satire or satirical writing.
200
This popular tourist destination in the USA generates approximately 56 tonnes of garbage every day.
Disney World
300
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOLLOWING PUNCTUATION ERROR?: Gatsby's parties are larger than life. Wave after wave of guests. Alcohol flowing like water. Music blaring until the early hours of the morning.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT: incomplete ideas punctuated as full sentences.
300
What is the name of the soldier whom Macbeth cut from the navel to the jaw and decapitated in the battle against Norway?
Macdonwald
300
What university did both Nick and Tom attend?
Yale University
300
Gatsby and Nick have very little in common yet are physically situated side by side in West Egg. What literary device has been used here to highlight their characters' differences to the reader?
Juxtaposition
300
In what room of the home do most household accidents occur?
The bedroom
400
FIX THE ESSAY WRITING ERROR IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: Macbeth went to the witches for a second set of prophecies and was told to beware Macduff.
Macbeth goes to the witches for a second set of prophecies and is told to beware Macduff (STORY EVENTS WERE RETOLD IN PAST TENSE BUT SHOULD BE IN PRESENT TENSE).
400
Ross is the cousin of which character?
Macduff
400
What is the name of the oculist whose billboard advertisement can be seen from George and Myrtle Wilson's home?
Dr. T. J. Eckleburg
400
In chapter 3, Fitzgerald writes: "Now the orchestra is playing cocktail music, and the opera of voices pitches a key higher." What literary device is used here?
Metaphor: comparing the sound of people's conversations to an opera
400
What is the cause of the majority of the world's forest fires?
Lightning
500
RE-WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IN ACTIVE VOICE (WHERE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE PERFORMS THE ACTION): The guests are invited by Gatsby to attend his party, but he rarely speaks to them.
Gatsby invites the guests to attend his party, but he rarely speaks to them.
500
We know that Macbeth has killed how many people all by himself? Include all murders that the audience both hears about and sees directly.
FIVE: Macdonwald, Duncan, two guards, Young Siward
500
What two-word name does Gatsby use to refer to his acquaintances?
Old Sport
500
Though we may not understand the references today, what literary device has Fitzgerald used in the following passage?: "A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her, and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray’s understudy from the Follies."
Allusion
500
This is the most common name for a boy in children's stories and nursery rhymes.