Family Feud
Henry VIII wishes to divorce ______________ so that he may marry ________________
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn
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Don Quixote is set in which country
Spain
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Oedipus discovers that his wife is also _________
His mother
Free Space
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Macbeth's first line in the play mimic words chanted by the witches moments before. Both set a thematic foundation for the rest of the play. Name either line.
"Fair is Foul and foul is fair."
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
Macduff's anger at Macbeth remains impersonal until Macbeth commits what act?
He has Macduff's family killed.
In Farmer Giles of Ham, what dish traditionally graces the King's table at Christmas?
Dragon Tail, Dragon Tail Cake
Raina gives Captain Bluntshli a nickname which is at times derisive and at other times affectionate. What does she call him
The chocolate-creme soldier.
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Why is Henry II, waging a war in France?
To protect the English holdings there in Normandy and Aquitaine
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How did Oedipus become king of Thebes
He was offered the kingship after defeating the sphinx.
Why Thomas More will not allow William Roper to marry Margaret?
He is a Lutheran
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What is the second highest political position in England?
Chancellor
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This cursed prophetess is brought back to Greece as slave and mistress to Agamemnon
Cassandra
The forces of King Duncan are victorious in war over a rebellion, backed by which foreign power?
Norway
What is Henry II's last name?
Plantagenet
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Name one reason that Clytamestra murders her husband.
He sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia, He brought home Casandra as a concubine, etc.
Fleeing the wrath of Macbeth, Malcolm and Donalbain travel to which countries?
England (Malcolm), Ireland (Donalbain)
This welsh slave loves her master, but he does not love her.
Gwendolen
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Sergius wins a great victory at the battle of Slivnitsa through what action?
A Cavalry Charge
In the common tongue, what is the name of the sword, Caudimordax?
Tail-biter
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What punishment does Oedipus inflict on himself after discovering the truth?
He blinds himself, exile
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In Arms and the Man, what two nations are at war?
Serbia, Bulgaria
Don Quixote falls in love with a lady he believes is called Dulcinea. In reality what is her name?
Aldonza
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Agamemnon returns home after being away for ten years, waging war on which nation?
Troy
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How are the following prophesies fulfilled?
1. Macbeth cannot die to one born of woman
2. Macbeth shall not be overthrown until Birnnem wood comes to Dunsinaine Hill
1. Macduff was born by C-section
2. Malclom's advances on Dunsinaine hidden by branches cut from Birnem wood