Titles from Authors
What play did we read that was written by William Shakespeare?
Macbeth
Which author wrote "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
Frank R. Stockton
Who was the protagonist of the Shakespeare play that we read?
Macbeth
Name one of the three categories of Shakespeare's plays.
Comedy, Tragedy, or History
Which short story was written by Edgar Allan Poe?
"The Masque of the Red Death"
Which author wrote a political treatise called The Prince?
Niccolò Machiavelli
Which Greek goddess was taken by Hades into the Underworld?
Which term means "a Scottish title of nobility"?
Thane
Which short story was written by Chinua Achebe?
"Dead Men's Path"
Which author wrote "The Necklace"?
Guy de Maupassant
What Catholic bishop did we read about?
St. Ambrose
Which of our vocabulary terms explains how Macduff is able to kill Macbeth?
C-section
Which short story was written by Etgar Keret?
"What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?"
Which author wrote "The Garden Party"?
Katherine Mansfield
Who was the protagonist of "The Masque of the Red Death"?
Prince Prospero
What does "katabasis" mean?
A journey to the Underworld
Which short story was written by James Thurber?
"The Macbeth Murder Mystery"
Which author wrote about the marriage between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
G.K. Chesterton
What was the name of the man who owned the magic goldfish in "What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?"
Sergei
when a story presents a ridiculous, exaggerated situation to criticize or make fun of its subject matter
Satire