Various
Argument
Odyssey
Beowulf
Wildcard
100

In the short story we read about Arachne, Athena turns the main character into this animal as a punishment..

Spider

100

In his "I have a Dream" speech, what is Dr. King calling for an end of?

Segregation

100

The name of our story's hero.

Odysseus

100

The name of the first monster Beowulf fights

Grendel

100

How many years has Mr. Hagen been teaching?

1

200

What is the name of the model used to tell all hero stories?

The Hero's Journey

200

What is pathos?

Appealing to the audience's emotions

200

The name of the cyclops.

Polyphemus.

200

Two of the primary values of the Anglo-Saxan people

Family (community), courage, strength, or kingship

200

What is the minimum sum of grades for each marking period needed to pass a class for the year?

240

300

The name for a type of long poem that tells the tale of a legendary hero

Epic

300

What is the difference between ethos and logos?

Ethos appeals to experts and logos appeals to logic.

300

Odysseus was the mastermind behind this plan that won the Trojan war for the Spartans.

Trojan Horse

300

What part of the first monster's body does Beowulf take for a prize?

His arm

300

How many chairs are in Mr. Hagen's room?

28

400

Name two things that need to be included in an in-text citation

Page number and author

400

In "Blocking the Transmission of Violence," what does the author compare violence to?

Disease or illness

400

The cyclops curses Odysseus with these THREE specific details.

His friends will die, he'll be lost at sea, and come home to bitter days.

400

In the story, this is the reason why the lake boils

The blood of the injured monster

400

The name of our school librarian.

Mrs. Hagerty

500

What is an opioid and where does it come from? 

Painkiller and poppy plant

500

How did President Obama effectively appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos in his speech on Syria?

Claim the expertise of his presidency, give numbers on Syria, and provide descriptions of dying children.

500

Odysseus runs into the ghosts of these THREE people when he travels to hell.

His mother, one of his men, and Tiresias. 

500

The name of the man that stands up for Beowulf in the last fight with the dragon.

Wiglaf

500

The definition of connotation

Feelings personally associated with a word