Island Funtimes
Young boys get stranded on an island; savagery ensues. Name the work and author.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Local man receives a prophecy; cut to several murders. Name the author and work.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Local man summons a new best friend and gets damned for all time as a result. Name the work and author.
Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
A bunch of dandies pretend to be something they're not and somehow get away with every bit of it. Name the work and author.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Local man shoots albatross; hundreds left dead and reanimated. Name the author and the work.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The pig head on the stick was a (saturnine, macabre, gregarious, restive) sight indeed.
Macabre
The line, "Act like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it," is an encouragement to be (obtuse, mendacious, garish, inane).
Mendacious
The corrupt magician used his power to swindle people, proving that he was nothing but a (behemoth, derelict, charlatan, juggernaut).
Charlatan
Algernon is constantly snacking, which proves him to be a man of (chary, halcyon, germane, epicurean) tastes.
Epicurean
The Ancient Mariner is surrounded by skeletons and reanimated corpses--a (lackadaisical, incongruous, ghoulish, ebullient) sight indeed.
Ghoulish
This character was the leader of the choir boys / hunters. Try to remember his first and last name.
Jack Merridew
This was the prophecy given by the crowned child holding a branch.
You will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
Marlowe was one of the big three Elizabethan playwrights. Name the other two.
Shakespeare and Jonson
The first and last names of the two girls who get engaged to Ernest are...
Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew
Holy Sonnet X ("Batter my heart, three-personed God") was written by...
John Donne
Rewrite and correctly punctuate this sentence! "Piggy lost three things his glasses his dignity and his life."
Piggy lost three things: his glasses, his dignity, and his life.
Rewrite and punctuate this sentence: "The three witches are chaotic figures they disrupt gender norms and the natural order."
The three witches are chaotic figures; they disrupt gender norms and the natural order.
Put this sentence into the past tense: "Faustus sells his soul to the devil, buys a demon's service, and pays the price forever."
Faustus sold his soul to the devil, bought a demon's service, and paid the price forever.
Put this sentence into the present tense: "Lady Bracknell told Jack to find some decent relations."
Lady Bracknell tells Jack to find some decent relations.
Rewrite and punctuate this sentence. "Lyric poetry is about expressing emotions and narrative poetry tells a story using plot characters and setting."
Lyric poetry is about expressing emotions, and narrative poetry tells a story using plot, characters, and setting.
This character was a Christ figure--he went into the wilderness, fasted, had a spiritual experience, tried to bring truth to people, and was martyred for it.
Simon
Who says, "Fill me with direst cruelty?"
Lady Macbeth
Who is the knight who is not amused by Faustus' flashy tricks?
Benvolio
Who is an imaginary sick friend used to avoid family engagements?
Bunbury
Which type of sonnet uses the "ABBA, ABBA, CDE, CDE" rhyme pattern?
Italian / Petrarchan