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Nelson Mandela
Sundiata
Oedipus Rex
Grammar
Vocabulary
100
South Africa
What country was Nelson Mandela born in?
100
This is what Sundiata pulled from the ground.
What is a baobab tree?
100
The author of Oedipus Rex.
Who is Sophocles?
100
This type of sentence lacks a subject. Example: jumping up the stairs.
What is a sentence fragment?
100
A nickname or title given to someone, such as "troublemaker".
What is an epithet?
200
ANC
What is the African National Congress.
200
The primary religion displayed in Sundiata.
What is Islam.
200
A character who begins with admirable qualities but is then forced to doom or great suffering. Oedipus is this character.
What is a tragic hero?
200
This is when a comma is used to join two independent clauses. Example: It is too expensive, we can't find any apples.
What is a comma splice?
200
This word means disorderly, confusing, or "to make an uproar".
What is tumultuous?
300
Nelson Mandela's tribe and culture.
What is the Xhosa?
300
A storyteller in African Literature. This person would deliver oral tales.
What is a griot?
300
A character defect that often causes his or her downfall. Example: Oedipus' pride.
What is a tragic flaw?
300
A punctuation mark that can be used between two independent clauses.
What is a semi-colon?
300
A brave and noble character admired for great achievements. Example: Sundiata.
What is an epic hero?
400
Where Nelson Mandela first began his 27 year prison sentence.
What is Robben Island?
400
It is an omen of misfortune that appears in the sky during a battle.
What is the "bird of Krina"?
400
This person told King Laius about the prophecy that his son would kill him.
What is the oracle?
400
When a sentence isn't clear about what is being modified. Example: Hoping to garner favor, they were unimpressed with the gift.
What is a dangling modifier?
400
An educated guess. To be able to conclude something from evidence and reasoning.
What is infer (or inference)?
500
This act of civil disobedience in 1960 caused the government to issue martial law.
What is the burning of the pass-books?
500
Sundiata's advisor and the man who tells of prophecies.
Who is Balla Fasseke?
500
Oedipus is able to solve the following: "What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?
What is the "Riddle of the Sphinx"?
500
Also known as a "run-on" and occurs when a writer has connected two main clauses with no punctuation. Example: Julie is a hypochondriac when her stomach hurts, she is certain she has an ulcer, and if she has a backache, she thinks she has spinal cancer.
What is a fused sentence?
500
Some examples include, simile, metaphor, parallelism, or onomatopoeia.
What is figurative language?