Vocabulary Words
What does the word Tenacious mean?
Not easily separated
Suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement
Who wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Robert Louis Stevenson
OR
R.L. Stevenson
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
Define AND give an example of a simile.
Example: ....
How many parts of speech are there?
7
OR
8 if you include....?
Where did the Greek Myths originate?
Ancient Greece
What does the word ubiquitous mean?
Existing or being everywhere at the same time
What does the word allude mean?
Bonus points for creating a sentence that alludes to something
A mention to something without discussing it at length
What time period did Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde take place in?
The Victorian Age
The Victorian Era
Victorian London
The Victorian period/era
What's the difference between allusion and illusion?
Allusion is a reference to something literary or historical.
Illusion is a deceptive appearance or false belief.
How many types of conjunctions are there?
Bonus points for naming them.
3 types of conjunctions
Coordinating
Subordinating
Correlative
Name 3 gods/goddesses AND what they do (what they are over)
Answers may vary
What is the transitive definition of the word yeet?
To throw especially with force
What does the word bias mean?
Bonus points for naming and defining a type of bias
Prejudice in favor of or against a person, thing, nationality, culture, etc.
How did the plot/story for Jekyll and Hyde come to the author?
(How/where did he get the inspiration to write the book?)
It came to him in a dream
What starts ringing throughout the house before we hear Marley's chains?
Bells
Name that literary device:
An expression that has lost its power/significance due to overuse
What is Cliche
Name all the FANBOYS
For Or
And Yet
Nor So
But
What is the Greek name of Zeus' son with extraordinary strength?
Bonus points for saying why he was named that
Heracles
He wanted to try to appease his wife after his affair
The highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body
What does the word inference mean?
A logical assumption based on obscured facts from the text and one's prior knowledge
How did the author want the title of the book to be pronounced?
Dr. Jeek-yl and Mr. Hyde
Like Seek and Hide
Where is the first place the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge?
His old school/ boarding school
Name that literary device:
an object used to represent something else with a deeper meaning
What is symbolism
Give examples of subordinating conjunctions
After, although, because, even though, etc.
Why did the Ancient Greeks create/believe/use Greek Mythology?
It was an early form of science that helped them explain the things they couldn't understand
What does the word charlatan mean?
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
What is a thesis statement?
A controlling sentence of the argument or exposition
Who was the "good" side and who was the "evil" side of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Jekyll was good
Hyde was bad
Where is the first place the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge?
Bob Cratchit's house
What's the difference between paradox and oxymoron?
An oxymoron is two contradicting terms.
A paradox is a contradicting idea.
What's the difference between a colon and a semi-colon?
Colons are usually used for lists while semi-colons are used to combine independent clauses
Who is the goddess of youth & also the cupbearer of the gods
Bonus points for saying her Roman name
Hebe
She doesn't have one
What does the word debacle mean?
What does the word conflict mean?
A struggle between 2 opposing forces
How many people did Hyde kill?
2 (at max 3)
Where is the last place the Ghost of Christmas Future (Yet to Come) take Scrooge?
The cemetery/ graveyard/ his grave
What are the 3 types of irony?
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Compound
Compound-Complex
Who is the god of vine, wine, and theatre?
Dionysus
What does the word elude mean?
To avoid; to escape the perception of
What does the word objective mean?
Who is the narrator of the story?
Mr. Utterson
John Utterson
Gabriel John Utterson
While traveling with the Ghost of Christmas Future, Scrooge hears 3 gentlemen talking about attending a funeral. One gentlemen says, "I will only go if..."?
"I will only go if lunch is provided."
Define AND give an example of an idiom
Idiom: an expression with a meaning different than the literal meaning of the words
What type(s) of sentences use subordinating conjunctions?
Complex
Compound-Complex
Who are the names of the twin god/goddess?
200 POINTS for naming their origin story
Apollo & Artemis
What does the word fustigate mean?
To criticize severely
What does the word plot mean?
Bonus points for naming the parts of plot
The pattern of events of a literary work
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion
Who was Jekyll's doctor friend that ended their friendship?
Bonus points for saying why the friendship ended
Dr. Lanyon
He didn't like that Jekyll was turning into Hyde
What were the pages of A Christmas Carol originally lined with?
Gold
Name and define 2 types of conflict
........
Give 2 examples of correlative conjunctions
Neither...... nor
Either.... or
Not only..... but
Name 3 of the 12 labors the Heracles faced
Free of charge
What does the word inquiry mean?
The act of asking for information
What was the name of Jekyll's butler?
Poole
What month was A Christmas Carol published?
December.
Give an example of alliteration
......
What is a verbal?
Name the 3 virgin goddesses
Athena
Hestia
What literary device is a synonym for the word hackneyed?
Cliche
What does the word theme mean?
What is the first name of Mr. Hyde?
Bonus points for saying Dr. Jekyll's first name
Edward
Henry
How many copies of A Christmas Carol was sold during it's original release?
6,000 copies
Give an example of a metaphor
......
How many verbals are there and what are their names?
3
Participles, gerunds, and infinitives.
Define the following:
Centaur
Satyr
Minotaur
Cyclops
Half man and half horse
Half man and half goat
Half man and half bull
One-eyed giant