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Where did Antigone take place?

Thebes

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What school does Holden go to at the beginning of the book?

Pencey Prep

100

Who is the thane who was executed in the beginning of Macbeth?

Thane of Cawdor

100

Who wrote Animal Farm?

George Orwell

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What figurative language term is used in the following sentence? "I told you a million times to answer the question"

Hyperbole

200

What are the names of Antigone's parents?

Jocasta and Oedipus

200

What are the names of Holden's siblings?

D.B., Allie, Phoebe

200

Who were the two pigs fighting for power in Animal Farm?

Napoleon and snowball

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What kind of government is used in Animal Farm?

A socialist government

200

Which god were the festivals for in ancient Greece?

Dionysus

300

Who wrote Antigone?

Sophocles

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Who does Holden meet in the hotel?

Sonny and Maurice

300

Where do kings go to be crowned? (Macbeth)

Scone

300

When was Antigone written?

Around 441 b.c.

300

What book contributed to William Golding's inspiration for his book?

Coral Island

400

What was the original punishment for the person who buried Polyneices?

Stoning (to death)

400

Why is Holden so worried about the ducks in the pond?

They represent him and he doesn't know where he belongs

400

What happens at the end of the book in Lord of the Flies?

They try to attack Ralph but end up being rescued

400

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

154

400

Give an example of one propaganda technique.

Bandwagon, Testimonial/Endorsement, Transfer, Card Stacking (Selective Omission), “Plain Folks”, Snob appeal, Name-calling, Scapegoating/Pinpointing an enemy, Euphemisms, Repetition, Statistics/Misuse of Statistics and numbers, Fear, Generalizations, Loaded Language, Emotional Appeal

500

What is Tiresias' final prophecy to Creon?

"A corpse for a corpse"

500

What is the object that represents the need for children to try things themselves even if they might fail?

The gold ring on the carousel

500

Who kills Piggy?

Roger

500

When did J.D. Salinger die?

2010

500

Where was Shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon