English 9 Review

The Odyssey

100

Odysseus is the king of an island in Greece. What is that place called?

Ithaca

200

Polyphemus, who traps Odysseus in a cave, is what type of creature?

Cyclops

300

How does Odysseus's dog react when he sees Odysseus for the first time when he returns?

He dies

400

Which God puts a curse on Odysseus?

Poseidon

500

What mistake do Odysseus's crew make, fulfilling Tiresias's prophecy and ultimately leading to all of their deaths?

They eat Apollo's sacred cattle

Romeo and Juliet

100

Romeo and Juliet takes place in this Italian town.

Verona

200

Name one character who is still alive at the end of Romeo and Juliet.

Potential answers:

Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence, Nurse, Benvolio, Prince Escalus, Lord Montague

300

How old is Juliet in the play?

13

400

Who dies first: Romeo or Juliet?

Romeo

500

How many syllables are in a line written in iambic pentameter?

10

Lit Terms

100

What type of figurative language is used? "The goalie was a rock."

Metaphor

200

Batman fighting against the Joker to save Gotham City is an example of what type of conflict?

Character vs. Character

300

What type of figurative language is used? "Justice is blind and, at times, deaf."

Personification

400

Sometimes, at the beginning of the story, the author hints at what will happen at the end. What is this known as?

Foreshadowing

500

In "Love Story," Taylor Swift sings, "He was Romeo, I was a Scarlet Letter," referencing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. What figurative language device is this an example of?

Allusion

In-Text Citations

100

What's the in-text citation?

Binzley, Veronica. “State: Overlooked Factor in Newborn Nursing.” The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 77, no. 1, 1977, pp. 102–03. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3424228. Accessed 7 May 2024.

(Yes, this is a journal article my grandma wrote in the 70s!)

(Binzley)

200

What's the in-text citation?

"Internet Gambling." SIRS Leading IssuesProQuest, 2024. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2257695834?accountid=190100.

("Internet Gambling")

300

What's the in-text citation?

Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett, and Josh Dawsey. "Arizona's Trump electors subpoenaed in grand jury investigation." Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024, p. NA. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A785572832/AONE?u=iowaec&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=3cc3e626. Accessed 6 May 2024.

(Sanchez and Dawsey)

400

What's the in-text citation?

Temple West, Patrick, and Jamie Smyth. "Blue Blood of Horseshoe Crabs Puts Pharma Groups Under Scrutiny." FT.com, 08/22 2023. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2918136472?accountid=190100.

(Temple West and Smyth)

500

What's the in-text citation?

Kilmer, Beau, et al. “The Drug Policy Landscape in the United States.” The U.S. Drug Policy Landscape: Insights and Opportunities for Improving the View, RAND Corporation, 2012, pp. 3–16. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt1q60vs.8. Accessed 7 May 2024.

(Kilmer et al.)

Random

100

What does UCC stand for? (Hint: You did a "UCC" project second trimester)

Upstander Courage Campaign

200

During first trimester, what day of the week did we do independent reading?

Monday

300

Name the author who wrote the book you read for the "Coping and Resilience" lit circle unit.

Potential answers: Neal Shusterman, Jason Reynolds and Brandon Kiely, Garth Stein, Emily X. R. Pan, Kristin Hannah, Anthony Doerr, Michelle Hodkin, Tahereh Mafi)

400

What state is Ms. Binzley originally from?

Wisconsin

500

Who wrote the graphic novel adaptation of The Odyssey?

Gareth Hinds