Grammar
What three things must an independent clause contain?
subject, predicate, complete thought
During what decade did the famous Scopes Monkey trial take place?
1920's
What is an allegory?
A story that has a secondary meaning, usually something historical and/or political.
How do you know if a Shakespearean play is a comedy or a tragedy?
In a comedy, all the main characters get married. in a tragedy, most/all of the main characters die.
Name two different types of external conflict.
person v. person
person v. society
person v. nature/fate
What's the difference between a clause and a phrase?
A clause has both a subject and a predicate, and a phrase does not.
What's the difference between a traditionalist and a modernist?
Traditionalists prefer things unchanged/the way they've been. Modernists welcome change in the form of new ideas/behaviors.
What non-fiction essay did Orwell write about his experiences as an Imperial policeman in Burma?
"Shooting an Elephant"
Why did Viola initially decide NOT to try and work in Lady Olivia's household?
She heard Olivia was in mourning for her brother and father, and was not taking visitors.
What's the difference between flashback and foreshadowing?
Flashback is a reference to the past, and foreshadowing is a reference to the future.
Name all seven FANBOYS conjunctions, that can link together two independent clauses.
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Which character was more dynamic: Rachel Brown or Drummond?
Rachel Brown.
Which animal came up with the idea for Animal Farm before he died?
Old Major.
Which character remained unmarried at the end of the play: Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, or Sebastian?
Sir Andrew.
In a narrative arc, what comes after the climax?
The resolution/falling action/denouement
What type of conjunction, when put at the start of an independent clause, turns it into a dependent clause?
A subordinate conjunction.
Who said this? :
"All motion is relative. Perhaps it's you who've moved away by standing still."
Drummond (to Brady)
By the end of the book, what is the only remaining commandment?
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Who said this, and about whom did they say it?:
"How now? Even so quickly may one catch the plague?"
Olivia about Cesario.
What is dramatic irony?
What type of sentence is this: simple, compound, or complex?
Since I stopped eating sugar, my life has become far healthier and far less happy.
Complex.
Who said this:
"Cynical? That's my fascination. I do hateful things, for which people love me, and loveable things for which they hate me."
Hornbeck
Who said this:
"I have no wish to take life, not even human life."
Boxer
Who said this and to whom did they say it?:
"Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
Sir Toby to Malvolio
What is hyperbole?
Over-exaggerated language.