SAT VOCAB
SHAKESPEARE
SHORT STORIES
MYSTERY FICTION
THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY
100
This word means to ruin through clumsiness
What is botch?
100
The theatre in England where Shakespeare's plays were performed.
What is The Globe Theatre?
100
What the characters in "The Lottery" get if their name is pulled.
What is being stoned to death?
100
The drug that Freddie and Nick were addicted to in Peril At End House.
What is cocaine?
100
The head suitor who wants to marry Penelope and be king of Ithica
Who is Antinous?
200
This word means deadly or fatal.
What is lethal?
200
The name of the group that Shakespeare worked for in the beginning of his career.
What is Lord Chamberlain's Men?
200
The animals that eat the parents at the end of "The Veldt"
What are lions?
200
The detective in Peril at End House by Agatha Christie.
Who is Hercule Poirot?
200
The Greek god who is mad at Odysseus and will not let him get home until he has learned his lesson.
Who is Poseidon?
300
The word that means arrogant or proud.
What is haughty?
300
In Romeo and Juliet, the character who casts a plague over both houses.
Who is Mercutio?
300
The post apocalyptic city that is the setting for "By The Waters of Babylon"
What is New York City?
300
The "speckled band" that Julia Stoner was screaming about just before she died.
What is a swamp adder (snake)?
300
The war that both the Iliad and The Odyssey take place around.
What is The Trojan War?
400
The word that means a person, thing or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result reaction or change.
What is catalyst?
400
Lord Capulet and Lord Montague build these in honor of Romeo and Juliet.
What are golden statues?
400
The reason that Mrs. Mallard dies at the end of "The Story of an Hour"
What is a heart attack caused by surprise?
400
The villain behind Sir Charles's death in Hound of The Baskerville's.
Who is Jack Stapleton?
400
The monster that traps Odysseus and his men, and tries to eat them.
What is a cyclopes?
500
The word that means to leap about in a sprightly manner?
What is cavort?
500
The place where William Shakespeare grew up, spent most of his live, and died.
What is Stratford on Avon, England?
500
The two men in charge of running the lottery in "The Lottery"
Who are Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves?
500
The place where Minister D very cleverly hid the letter in "The Purloined Letter"
What is a group of greeting cards on the mantelpiece?
500
Paris's new name after he finds out that he is actually and prince and is reunited with his parents and his brothers.
What is Prince Alexandros?
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