Who was the Queen of England during Shakespeare's time?
Who is Queen Elizabeth 1.
100
This is the attitude a writer takes toward a reader, the subject, or a character.
What is Tone.
100
What year was Shakespeare born?
What is 1564.
100
A contrast between what is said and what is really meant.
What is Verbal Irony.
100
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet
connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly
ubiquitous.
If something is ubiquitous, __________.
a. it is fuzzy and will bite you
b. it is everywhere
c. it costs too much money
d. it causes rashes
What is b. it is everywhere.
200
Who is the longest reigning British monarch?
Who is Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
200
A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.
What is Allegory.
200
Is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect; overstatement. It does not express the literal truth, it is often used in the service of truth to capture a sense of intensity or to emphasize the essential nature of something.
What is Hyperbole.
200
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!
Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?
a. reduce
b. follow
c. behind
d. buy
What is a. reduce.
300
Who was the father of the English language?
Who is William Shakespeare.
300
Is a reference to something from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture.
What is Allusion.
300
In the play, Hamlet, who visits Hamlet at the beginning of the play and tells him to seek revenge?
What is the Ghost of Hamlet's father.
300
This is two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
What is a couplet.
300
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.
Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
a. family
b. useful
c. dangerous
d. secret
What is d. secret.
400
Who was the father of English poetry?
Who is Chaucer.
400
This is a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform.
What is Satire.
400
Who is the character that commits suicide?
Who is Ophelia.
400
This is a long speech in which a character who is usually alone onstage expresses his or her private thoughts or feelings.
What is Soliloquy.
400
Only an hour or so had passed before a tremendous roar shook the ground. At that very moment, a strange grey
creature materialized before our eyes. It resembled a lizard in shape. It was about ten feet high at the shoulders and at
least fifty feet long.
What did the creature do?
a. It whipped its tail back and forth.
b. It stamped its feet.
c. It showed its sharp teeth.
d. It appeared.
What is d. It appeared.
500
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Who is Jane Austen.
500
This is the imaginary voice, or persona, assumed by the author of a poem. This voice is often not identified immediately or directly; rather, the reader gradually comes to understand that a unique voice is speaking.
Who is the Speaker.
500
How many plays did he write?
What is 36.
500
This is a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes.
What is Sonnet.
500
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my toys!” T. J. announced angrily. “I thought you would
take good care of them, but I was wrong!”
What does the word rescind mean?
a. repeat
b. celebrate
c. continue
d. cancel