Antiquated Vocabulary
Pronoun Referents & Antecedents
Contrasts, Conflicts, and Purpose
Math
(& Final Question)
100

This word from the text, which fell out of fashion in the late 1800s, means "between" and may be an inspiration for a popular chocolate candy bar (that can be easily shared).

Betwixt

100

The "it" in "leaves it standing in its place" in sentence 8 refers to...

"the body" (sentence 8)

100

Dryden contrasts a "master" with a(n)...

apprentice or scholar

100

How many chicken wings did Mr. Slaby eat over break and from how many different restaurants?

16 wings

4 restaurants

200

All of the following words might be considered "opprobrious" EXCEPT:

rogue, villain, scholar, fool, blockhead, knave

scholar
200

In sentence 7, "he" refers to...

"a fool" (sentence 6)

200

According to Dryden, while a "witty man" will be amused and should not take offense to satirical criticism, a "fool feels it not." Why?

The fool is not "sensible" enough to get it.

200

How many cups of coffee has Mr. Slaby had today?

3

300

Malefactor means criminal. It shares the prefix "male—" with an adjective that means a wish to do harm or evil to others. What is that word?

Malevolent

300

In sentence 3, "the thing" refers to...

"To spare the grossness of the names" (sentence 3)

300

The phrase, "fineness of a stroke" is meant to contrast with what other phrase in the text?

"slovenly butchering"

300

It's almost time to start thinking about courses for 2023-24! How many different AP courses will be offered by the Humanities Department next year?

10!

AP Euro, AP Hum Geo, AP World, AP Psych, AP Econ, AP US Hist, AP Gov, AP Capstone, AP Lang, and AP Lit 

400

What millennials or Gen-Z might call "banter,' Dryden called: _________
(hint: it's a word he uses in the text!) 

Raillery

400

In sentence 6, "this manner" refers to...

"fineness of raillery" (sentence 5)

400

The last line of the text, in which Dryden wishes to be compared to Jack Ketch, is itself an example of what satirical technique? 

(situational) irony

400

There are 99 total days until your AP Lang exam! Approximately how many lessons do we have left before that exam?

24!

500

How many of these Best Picture nominees has Mr. Slaby seen?

1