Vocabulary
Grammar
R & J
Short Stories
R & J Quote Analysis
100
A new vaccine can provide resistance to some types of the flu, but it cannot give ___________ to all of the disease's many strains.
What is immunity?
100
What's wrong with the sentence below? His Uncle will be hiring the band for the wedding in Philadelphia next summer.
What is U in Uncle should be lowercase?
100
The play goes out of its way to suggest that Romeo and Juliet are destined for happiness, tragedy, frustration, OR marriage? Choose one and explain why.
What is tragedy?
100
In fiction writing, this involves the angle or perspective from which the story is told:
What is point of view?
100
Analyze the quote: "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast" (Rom. II.iv.101).
What is Friar Lawrence warns Romeo about impulsive decisions. He mentions that if you move too quickly, you risk losing everything. What Friar Lawrence doesn't realize is that he is also guilty of committing to quickly.
200
As a _______ to the main course, the caterer planned an appetizer of goat cheese and roasted red pepper on toast.
What is prelude?
200
What's wrong with the sentence below? Why doesn't John want to take algebra Two next fall?
What is the A in Algebra should be capitalized?
200
What insult was equivalent to "flipping the bird" ?
What is thumb biting?
200
In "The Scarlet Ibis," the literal bird, the scarlet ibis, presents a strong example of __________ in the story.
What is symbolism?
200
Who says this and why? "Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear..."
Who is Romeo?
300
The spy was determined not to ______ where the secret information was kept.
What is divulge?
300
What is wrong with the sentence below? It is hard to concentrate on this chapter in my history book about the renaissance while the World Series is on television.
What is R in Renaissance should be capitalized?
300
A soliloquy is....
What is a speech delivered by an actor alone on stage?
300
This type of character, such as Rainsford in "TMDG," has many sides to his/her personality that change, for better or worse, by the end of the story:
What is dynamic?
300
Who says this and why? "A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me."
Who is Mercutio?
400
The auditorium was filled with an eager crowd waiting to hear the ________ anthropologist speak about the work he had been doing for decades in Egypt.
What is illustrious?
400
What pronoun should be inputted? his or their. One of the boys will drive ________ friends to Hershey Park this summer.
What is his?
400
Shakespeare borrowed the idea for the plot of Romeo and Juliet from...
What is a poem by Arthur Brookes?
400
Benvolio is a character in whom the protagonist, Romeo, confides; this type of character provides insight to the main character and is called a(n)__________ a.antagonist b.confidant c. foil d. stock character
What is b. confidant?
400
Who says this quote and why? "In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
500
_________ on the gold locket were the initials LEA.
What is inscribed?
500
What is wrong with the sentence below? For fifty years, Ellis Island, was an immigration station but it was closed in 1954.
What is there shouldn't be a comma after Ellis Island and there should be a comma before but?
500
What do Friar, the Nurse, and Balthazar have in common?
What is their good intentions have disastrous results?
500
In "The Bet," several references are made to the bible, Shakespeare, and famous poets. These references are known as:
What are allusions?
500
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in they cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advanced there (Rom. V.iii.92-96)
What is Romeo says this at Juliet's body in Act Five. He suggests that, although he believes her to be dead, there is a possibility in his description that she is still very much alive. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing in this line to suggest Juliet's life has not yet ended. Romeo and Juliet miss one another by just a few moments.
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