SAT Vocabulary
Hound of the Baskervilles
Roemo and Juliet
Titanic
Background on Drama
100
Something or someone existing outside of its proper time.
What is anachronism.
100
Where does Laura Lyons live?
What is Coombe Tracy.
100
Juliet is a member of what family?
What is the Capulet family.
100
The president of the Titanic is who?
What is Bruce Ismay.
100
literature in which the events of a story are acted out.
What is drama.
200
to draw into a conflict or fight
What is embroil.
200
When did Watson send the 1st letter to Sherlock?
What is October 13.
200
Who says,"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
What is Juliet.
200
Who was the desingner of the Titanic?
What is Thomas Andrews.
200
series of related events, that gives it structure.
What is plot.
300
the deliberate destruction of a group of people.
What is genocide.
300
Why was the new boot returned?
What is the scent of Sir Henry was not on and in it.
300
Who says,"Hold; get you gone, be strong and prosperous In this resolve: I'll send a friar with speed To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord."
What is Friar Laurence.
300
Who are the four men that were Captain Smith's officers?
What is Wilde, Murdock, Lightoller, and Lowe.
300
Most stories unfold within the framework of a particular time and place. It is also often visually re-created with scenery.
What is setting.
400
to break a promise or obligation; revoke.
What is renege.
400
A feeling of uncertanty about the future.
What is suspence.
400
What is the settings (time)?
What is Renaissance (fourteenth or fifteenth century.)
400
The Titanic sunk in how much time after hitting the iceberg on April 12, 1912?
What is 2 hours and 40 minutes.
400
Every play shows at least one character facing a problem that gets worse until the plot reaches a climax.
What is conflict.
500
a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive
What is kleptomania.
500
Why does the hound glow?
What is he is painted/covered in phosphorous and the yellow glows in the night.
500
Who is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
What is the Montague and Capulet Families.
500
How many people were there on the Titanic?
What is 2201 people.
500
In some eras, drama was condemned as _________, and the theaters were kept locked by law.
What is immoral.
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