Hunters & Huntees
BFF Whitney
I Shan't Condone That!
Nerve! Nerve!
Beast at Bay
100
Whitney and Rainsford were on their way to this Brazilian city.
Rio
100
This is why we summarize.
•By summarizing, we put information in bite-sized chunks. It’s now ready to be used as evidence in a longer piece.
•Unlike paraphrasing, summarizing will usually stick to the original order of the information, instantly giving your piece a sense of organization.
•Read the passage on the next slide and summarize it in your notes.
100
Rainford fell off the yacht trying to recover this item.
Pipe
100
General Zaroff and Ivan are of this Russian/Ukrainian ethnicity.
Cossacks
100
Rainsford is from this American city.
New York
200
Whitney referring to the jaguars as having the capacity for perceived human-exclusive feelings is an example of this literary device.
Personification
200
Rather than running through the jungle, Rainsford tells General Zaroff he did this in order to return to the mansion.
Swam
200
When quoting works in time-based media for an essay, one must always make sure to include this in the in-text citation.
200
This moment of "The Most Dangerous Game" is considered the climax of the story.
The final confrontation between General Zaroff and Rainsford.
200
The exposition of "The Most Dangerous Game" takes place: in the Amazon River, on a yacht, at...
Night
300
The third trap Rainsford uses against General Zaroff that was learned in Uganda.
Ugandan Knife Trap
300
"[']Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection['] (Connell 7).
The bolded word means...
“A person or animal being hunted or looked for.”
300
"[']Ugh! It's like moist black velvet[']" (Connell 1)
Is an example of this literary device.
Simile
300
Is this a summary or paraphrase:
Original: Symptoms of influenza include fever and nasal congestion.
Reworked: A stuffy nose and elevated temperature are signs you may have the flu.
Paraphrase
300
This animal caused General Zaroff a head injury that "laid [him] up for six months" in Africa (Connell 7).
Cape Buffalo
400
"[']Don't be alarmed,' said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming. 'I'm no robber. I fell off a yacht. My name is Sanger Rainsford of New York City['] (Connell 4).
The bolded word means...
“(Of manner or behavior) Having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.”
400
"He knew it would be insane to blunder on through the dark, even if he had the strength. His need for rest was imperative" (Connell 12).
The bolded word means...
“Of vital importance; crucial.”
400
When speaking of "inclement weather", one usually means this...
"Severe, rough, or harsh; stormy weather."
400
This is why we paraphrase.
•By paraphrasing, you’re not limiting yourself to someone else’s choice of words.
•You can express what you’ve derived from a given piece of writing, and do so in your own voice.
400
To "commandeer" means this...
"To take possession of by force, especially for military purposes."
500
"[A] short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance. The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head" (Connell 2).
The deliberate wording of choice was designed to increase sense of this...
Danger/Fear/Tension
500
"Laughter shook the general. 'How extraordinarily droll you are!' he said. 'One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in America, with such a naïve, and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine['] (Connell 8).
The bolded word means...
“Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.”
500
This is the meaning of the term "beast at bay".
Someone or something is trapped and cannot escape, so they must face the hunters coming for them.
500
"His hands were tightly closed as if his nerve were something tangible that someone in the darkness was trying to tear from his grip" (Connell 14).
The bolded word means...
“Perceptible by touch.”
500
The first trap Rainsford uses against General Zaroff that was learned in Malaysia.
The Malay Mancatcher
600
"[']Ah, indeed?' the general inquired solicitously. 'Well, I suppose that's only natural, after your long swim. You need a good, restful night's sleep. Tomorrow you'll feel like a new man, I'll wager. Then we'll hunt, eh?[']" (Connell 10).
The bolded word means...
“In a way that shows that you are very concerned for somebody and want to make sure that they are comfortable, well or happy.”
600
"An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake and sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle." (Connell 12). This is an example of what literary device?
Simile, Personification, and/or Imagery
*Bonus 500 points if you got ALL 3!*
600
"[General Zaroff] regarded Rainsford quizzically. 'I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--'
'Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder,' finished Rainsford stiffly."
The bolded word means...
“Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.”
600
"Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himself could follow that complicated trail through the jungle after dark. But perhaps the general was a devil--" (Connell 12).
The bolded word means...
“Showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.”
600
"The general could follow a trail through the woods at night; he could follow an extremely difficult trail; he must have uncanny powers; only by the merest chance had the Cossack failed to see his quarry" (Connell 13).
The bolded word means...
“Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.”
700
This means: to trim unnecessary or secondary bits of information, giving only a brief statement of the main points of something...usually in chronological order.
Summarize
700
The second trap Rainsford uses against General Zaroff that was learned in Burma (modern-day Myanmar).
Burmese Tiger Trap
700
"In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added precision and deliberateness, he said, 'It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home' (Connell 4).
The bolded word means...
“Refined and well educated.”
700
Which literary device best describes Whitney and Rainsford's discussion about the feelings of jaguars?
Foreshadowing
700
"The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse" (Connell 13).
This is an example of what literary device?
800
Write the correct in-text citation for this quote from "The Most Dangerous Game", found on page 15.
"Two slight annoyances kept him from perfect enjoyment. One was the thought that it would be difficult to replace Ivan; the other was that his quarry had escaped him; of course, the American hadn't played the game--so thought the general as he tasted his after-dinner liqueur."
"..." (Connell 15).
800
Rainsford, "the prey", appearing behind Zaroff, "the hunter", during their final encounter and presumably besting the general at his own "dangerous game" is an example of this literary device.
800
"[']Dear me,' said the general, quite unruffled, 'again that unpleasant word. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill-founded [']" (Connell 8).
The meaning of the bolded word is...
“A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.”
800
"He lived a year in a minute" (Connell 14).
This is an example of this literary device.
Hyperbole
800
During the course of being hunted during "The Most Dangerous Game", Rainsford realizes he must stop thinking like prey and start thinking like this to defeat General Zaroff.
A Hunter
900
This means "the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own."
Plagiarism
900
"[']I do not feel so well. I am worried, Mr. Rainsford. Last night I detected traces of my old complaint[']" (Connell 10).
The complaint General Zaroff speaks of is...
Boredom
900
This is the definition of figurative language.
The use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison/anytime you stretch the actual meaning of words for effect.
900
To express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity, is the long-form way of describing this.
Paraphrasing
900
General Zaroff offers these two choices to people with the misfortune of being stranded on his island.
-Participate in "The Game" (i.e. being hunted)
-Be turned over to Ivan and subsequently be fed to the hounds
1000
What major military conflict did Rainsford and General Zaroff likely serve in?
World War I
1000
MLA stands for this.
Modern Language Association
1000
These are the 6 literary elements of Freytag's Pyramid.
1000
Which of the following examples is correct:
-According to some, dreams express “profound aspects of personality” (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.
-According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express “profound aspects of personality” (184).
-Is it possible that dreams may express “profound aspects of personality” (Foulkes 184)?
1000
General Zaroff lists these 3 attributes as the most important for his quarry to have.
Cunning, Courage, and Reason
