Our Town Jeopardy Review for the exam

Rules Three (3) Teams Captain on each team 30 Seconds to “buzz” in First Captain to raise hand receives the first chance to answer If first answer is incorrect, captains can “buzz” again If second answer is incorrect, third captain has a chance to answer Five bonus questions; one question in each category; luck of the draw Captain who answers correct selects the next question Final Jeopardy is for all contestants Final Jeopardy points are awarded to test score

100 200 300 400 500 Vocabulary Multiple Choice Characters Advanced Vocabulary Who said it? 100 200 300 400 500 FINAL JEOPARDY

Vocabulary 100 Lasting Forever

Suffering the loss of a loved one. Vocabulary 200 Suffering the loss of a loved one. Bonus

Vain; holding an unusually high opinion of oneself. Vocabulary 300 Vain; holding an unusually high opinion of oneself.

Vocabulary 400 Steal.

Feeling of impatient anger or annoyance. Vocabulary 500 Feeling of impatient anger or annoyance.

Multiple Choice 100 The stage manager does not Provide BKGD Info Ensure the aud. Can see and hear the actors Present author’s view

Multiple Choice 200 What is the point of the 1st act Foreshadow the later acts Intro characters and show in ordinary lives Build suspense for dramatic conclusion

Multiple Choice 300 What was the topic of Act II Birth and Death Sadness of life Love and Marriage

Multiple Choice 400 What was the purpose of Sam Craig in Act III? Setting up the play to write a sequel Symbolism of change Filling in character = filling in audience

Multiple Choice 500 Bonus What did Emily say about life? Ignorance and blindness are all there really is Oh Earth you are too wonderful for anybody to realize Some surprises on the table Bonus

Characters 100 George’s Sister Bonus

Characters 200 Editor

Characters 300 Gossipy Choir Member

Characters 400 Milkman

Characters 500 Emily’s Mother

An interlude during a scene when all performers freeze momentarily Advanced Vocab 100 An interlude during a scene when all performers freeze momentarily

Marked by a perseving, painstaking effort Advanced Vocab 200 Marked by a perseving, painstaking effort

Prickly, weed-like plant with purple flower Advanced Vocab 300 Prickly, weed-like plant with purple flower

Gloominess; ridiculously dismal Advanced Vocab 400 Gloominess; ridiculously dismal Bonus

An incident that brings about disgrace or offends society Advanced Vocab 500 An incident that brings about disgrace or offends society

“That’s all human beings are! Just blind people.” Who Said It? 100 “That’s all human beings are! Just blind people.”

Who Said It? 200 “We all know that something is eternal, and it ain’t houses and it anin’t names and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even stars.”

Who Said It? 300 “Shh. . . You’re just nervous Emily. Why you’re marrying the best young fellow in the world.” Bonus

Who Said It? 400 “Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough.”

“My wasn’t life awful. . . And wonderful.” Who Said It? 500 “My wasn’t life awful. . . And wonderful.”

Bonus for 250 Identify all five aspects of setting as depicting in the stage manager’s opening introduction in Act I.

Bonus for 50 Carpe Diem

Explain the theme of Our Town. Bonus for 150 Explain the theme of Our Town.

Bonus for 100 Pertaining to George and Emily, What is significant about Mr. Morgan’s drug store?

Bonus for 300 Emily says, “I never realized before how troubled and how . . . How in the dark live persons are.” WHAT DOES SHE MEAN?

Final Jeopardy Using a sheet of paper, answer the following question. Two (2) bonus points are possible. What are the things that Emily realizes about “living people” after death? How does this change Emily’s perspective on how life should be lived?

I hope this review was educational as well as entertaining. The End!! Please study tonight! I hope this review was educational as well as entertaining. Make sure your final Jeopardy answers are turned in by the beginning of class tomorrow! Have a great day!