Beowolf
Literature
Frankenstein
Random Questions
1984
100

Beowulf fights this creature with his bare hands and rips off its arm. 

What is Grendel?

100

The author of Beowulf

What is not known

100

The novel begins and ends with letters written by this Arctic explorer. 

Who is Robert Walton

100

Where did Ms. K go to college?

What is Kent State

100

1984 is most often viewed as a critique of this type of government.

What is totalitarism

200

This structure symbolizes community, safety, and kingly generosity in the poem. 

What is Herot

200

The narrator can only know/understand what is inside Winston's head. 

What is third person limited

200

The creature becomes vengeful after being denied this basic human need. 

What is companionship (or love/accecptance)

200

MCCC just celebrated this many years of being open.

What is 50

200

This seemingly loyal Party member is publicly denounced by his children for thoughtcrime. 

Who is Parsons

300

This Danish warrior questions Beowulf's past glory but later gives him a treasured sword.

What is Unferth

300

Beowulf is an example of this literary genre, emphasizing heroic deeds.

What is an epic
300

He is Victor's childhood friend and a victim of the creature's wrath. 

Who is Henry Clerval

300

How many programs does MCCC offer?

What is 24

300

This object, found in the antique shop, symbolizes Winston's connection to a beautiful past. 

What is the coral paperweight

400

This literary device, common in Old English poetry, involves two or more words joined to form a metaphorical compound. EX: Protector of Danes

What is a kenning

400

Frankenstein is an example of this literary technique, focusing on a story within a story.

What is a frame narrative

400

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein during this literary and philosophical movement that emphasized emotion, nature, and individual experience.

What is romanticism 

400

Ms. K went to this high school.

What is Brunswick High School

400

What is the ultimate goal of the Party

What is power (or absolute control)

500

Beowulf's desire to achieve eternal glory instead of material wealth reflects this heroic code. 

EX: Beowulf believed that his fate would allow him to never die. 

What is wyrd

500

The story by Edgar Allen Poe where everyone died when a strange guest entered their ball. 

What is The Masque of The Red Death

500

The creature learns to read by observing this family's lessons and gains knowledge of the world from them. 

Who are the De Laceys

500
Ms. K's birthday is in this month.
What is October
500

O'Brien tells Winston that the future is this bleak image, representing the Party's ultimate vision for society. 

What is "a boot stamping on a human face -- forever"