The Cat of Bubastes
What are the two main settings of this novel?
Egypt and Rebu (near the Caspian Sea).
The following DEFINITION is for which type of Biblical Genre?
A concise, memorable statement of truth.
Proverb
Why did Creon give the order that no one bury Polynices?
He considered Polynices a traitor to Thebes.
Where should the Thesis Statement be located?
What are the "to be" verbs?
Is, am, are, was, were, is being, has/had been
What animal was Ruth saved from?
Crocodile
The following is an example of what type of figurative language?
God is a rock.
Metaphor
Does not use "like" or "as"
Translate the term AND explain how it was used in Greek plays.
Deus ex Machina
“god from the machine”
This was a crane with a harness that let an actor appear as a god to resolve plot problems at the end of a play.
What is this?
First sentence of a body paragraph.
Clearly answers the prompt.
Topic Sentence
Fix the following sentence:
The stories that people create take skill, hard work and creativity.
The stories that people create take skill, hard work, and creativity.
How many deities did the Ancient Egyptians worship?
Around 1,400!
The following DEFINITION is for which type of figurative language?
An obvious exaggeration to express strong feelings; there is emotional truth, but not factual truth.
Hyperbole
Translate the term AND explain how it was used in Greek plays.
Ekkyklêma
“A wheeled-out thing”
This would present a tableau (picture) of a scene that had happened indoors (a murder, etc...).
What is one thing Ms. McLean always tells you NOT to do when writing a hook?
Start with a question.
Fix the following sentence:
I made Christmas cookies the kids ate all of them.
Option 1: I made Christmas cookies, and/but the kids ate all of them.
Option 2: I made Christmas cookies; the kids ate all of them.
What inspired G.A. Henty to write The Cat of Bubastes?
The following DEFINITION is for which type of figurative language?
Direct address to someone/something absent as if they were present. Breaks flow and is usually very emotional.
Apostrophe
What is a tragic hero?
A protagonist that suffers a serious misfortune that is logically connected with the their actions, but is also generally not deserved in terms of its harshness.
Put the following information into a Parenthetical Citation:
Author: G.A. Henty
Page Number: 41
(Henty 41)
Fix the following sentence:
Grace wanted to go to the Christmas party however she had homework.
Grace wanted to go to the Christmas party; however, she had homework.
What was the mystery that only the Ancient Egyptian priests knew?
The Egyptian gods represent the attributes of an all-powerful, but unknown God.
What is the most dominant genre in the New Testament (in terms of space)?
Epistles
Who are the three playwrights involved in the Theater of Dionysus?
Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
Give the proper format of a body paragraph.
Topic Sentence
Support #1
Quotation, Example, Proof
Quotation, Example, Proof
Support #2
Quotation, Example, Proof
Quotation, Example, Proof
Support #3
Quotation, Example, Proof
Quotation, Example, Proof
Fix the following sentence:
Coach Dietz exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game. Leaving her team at a time when we needed her.
Option 1: Coach Dietz exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game, leaving her team at a time when we needed her.
Option 2: Coach Dietz exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game. She left her team at a time when we needed her.