Characters
Literary Terms
Themes
Plot
General Stuff
100
The first character to suggest the boys organize themselves.
Who is Piggy?
100
When the author appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
100
The "Lord of the Flies" vs. Simon.
What is the spiritual vs. the carnal or good vs. evil?
100
The nuclear war going on before the events of the book is an example of:
What is antecedent action?
100
Lord of the Flies comes from the Arabic word meaning
What is Beelzebub?
200
The character best associated with, or like, the "Lord of the Flies".
Who is Jack?
200
A literary term that refers to an object, person, place or thing that represents something else.
What is symbolism?
200
The boys follow Ralph at first because he is entertaining. They follow Jack because he promises it will be more fun. This connects to which theme?
What is leadership?
200
The climax in Lord of the Flies would be:
What is when the conch is destroyed and Piggy is killed?
200
Lord of the Flies author William Golding fought in what international conflict?
What is WWII
300
The character that best represents spirituality.
Who is Simon?
300
The Lord of the Flies is this type of novel. It is an extended metaphor developed through an entire story with an underlying meaning different from the literal meaning.
What is an allegory?
300
Organization vs. mayhem
What is chaos vs. order?
300
The initial incident would be:
What is the plane crash?
300
"The reds" is a reference to.
What is the soviets/communists?
400
The boys thought he was the beast.
Who is the parachutist?
400
The butterflies dancing next to the pig slaughter is an example of:
What is juxtaposition?
400
Clothing vs. Facepaint
What is civilization vs. savagery?
400
An opening scene that explains setting, conflict and character is an example of:
What is exposition?
400
An important weapon that became a hugh threat during the Cold War was.
What is the atom bomb/nuclear bomb?
500
The first character to die.
Who is the boy with the blemish?
500
A form of characterization in which the character's attributes are not directly stated and must be inferred from the context. Eg. “Ralph could hear a tiny chattering noise coming from somewhere—perhaps form his own mouth.”
What is indirect characterization?
500
The boys gradually begin to realize that humans are inclined to evil.
What is the loss of innocence?
500
The ending of Lord of the Flies is an example of:
What is a deus ex machina?
500
Lord of the Flies was published in
What is 1954?
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