Ivan Denisovich
Who wrote One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich?
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Who goes with Everyman to the very end?
Good Deeds
Who was Dante's guide? Who sent him?
Guide: Virgil; Sent By: Beatrice (Dante's muse)
Boccaccio wrote The Decameron for who?
Heartbroken women who were sequestered at home
What was the first piece of exposition that set the play in motion?
The appearance of the ghost at Elsinore
The author considered themself an "everyman". What is an "everyman story"?
A story that reflects the life of the common person through a relatable "everyday joe" protagonist
The word "reckoning" is an important term in the play. What is Everyman's reckoning?
To bring an account of his life before God for judgement
Together, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, are known as what?
The Divine Comedy
What world event heavily impacted Boccaccio's writing?
The Plague (Black Death)
What makes Polonius' death ironic?
Hamlet failed to kill Claudius in the previous scene because he overthought it; when he does simply act and not overthink, he kills the wrong person
What is a gulag and how did the author know so much about them?
Prison Camp-the author spent 8 years in the gulag after criticizing Stalin in a letter to a friend
What is an allegory?
A narrative that is also an extended metaphor
The largest circle, the Malebolge, is reserved for what type of sin?
Fraud
Describe Boccaccio's idea of Fortuna
Blind, Random, Fortune/Misfortune comes to both the rich and poor, turns her wheel
What is the difference between a soliloquy, monologue, and an aside?
Soliloquy: speech by one character that no one hears except the audience; Monologue: speech by one character that other characters can hear; Aside: short quip/set of lines that only the audience hears
Why was Ivan imprisoned?
Falsely accused of being a spy after surrendering to the Germans
Name two other types of early medieval dramas besides morality plays.
Tableaux, Liturgical, Mystery, Miracle
What is the name of the rhyme scheme Dante uses and how does it work?
Terza Rima-3 line stanzas (tercets) that follow an interlocking rhyme scheme of ABA, BCB, CDC, etc...
Andreuccio's story was an allegory for what?
Humanity (The Fall of Man, Baptism, Rebirth)
What is the purpose of the play within the play?
To have Claudius watch the events of Hamlet Sr.'s murder & gage his response: bad response=guilty and ghost telling the truth
What is the theme, or central human message, of this book?
*Remember the difference between a theme and a topic
*No single right answer
Name two of the four sacraments that Everyman participates in.
Confession, Penance, Unction (Anointing of the Sick), Eucharist (Communion)
What are the three reasons Dante wrote Inferno?
Understand the seriousness of God's justice, Take revenge of political enemies, & make Italian an important literary language
The Sub-Title of The Decameron, Galeotto, refers to what?
Galehaut; the messenger between Lancelot & Guinevere during their affair
Pick 3 pieces of evidence from the play that support the argument that Hamlet was/wasn't crazy
*Answers vary