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Mr. Swindells’ ENGLISH 10
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Don’t Forget... Contestants
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…Always phrase your answers in the form of a question!
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Hands on your buzzers, its...
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 Julius Caesar By: William Shakespeare A Doll’s House By: Henrik Ibsen The PSSA Rubric Inferno By: Dante Epics Gilgamesh,the Ramayana, Oedipus the King
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Julius Caesar ruled Rome in this year. What is ……..…? Julius Caesar for $100
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44 B.C. Back to Game
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He is the tragic hero of the play Julius Caesar, and “the noblest Roman of them all.” Who is…? Julius Caesar for $200
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Back to Game BRUTUS!
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What is…? Julius Caesar for $300 This literary device occurs when the audience knows that Caesar’s “friends” plan to kill him, but Caesar does not.
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Dramatic Irony Back to Game
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This person is someone Caesar says he does NOT trust because he has a “lean and hungry look.” Who is…? Julius Caesar for $400
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Cassius Back to Game Good Answer!
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This is a term for the lesson or main message of any story. In Caesar, a possible one of these is: with power often comes greed. What is…? Julius Caesar for $500
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Back to Game Theme
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Torvald’s control over Nora is symbolized by this song and dance in the play. What is…? A Doll’s House for $100
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The Tarantella Back to Game
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This addiction, more serious than her love for macaroons, is Nora’s biggest weakness. What is…? A Doll’s House for $200
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Spending money Back to Game
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Who is…? A Doll’s House for $300 She is Nora’s friend from school, and she convinces Krogstad to keep Nora’s forgery and debt a secret.
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Mrs. Linde Back to Game
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Who is…? A Doll’s House for $400 This person thinks only of himself when Krogstad’s letter tells him of Nora’s forgery.
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Torvald Helmer. Back to Game
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What is…? A Doll’s House for $500 This is why Nora decides to leave Torvald at the end of the play.
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Torvald’s treating Nora like a piece of property. Back to Game
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Dante’s entrance into these, at the beginning of Inferno, symbolizes his confusion and sinfulness. What are… ? Inferno for $100
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The “dark woods” Back to Game
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This is the name for a story where the characters, settings and events are an interconnected series of symbols which may contain a lesson about life. What is…? Inferno for $200
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An Allegory Back to Game
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What is…? Inferno for $300 This is why Virgil is unable to lead Dante beyond Hell and into Heaven.
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Virgil is unsure of his belief in God. Back to Game
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What is…? Inferno for $400 This is why Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius are in the lowest level of Hell.
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The crime of betrayal Back to Game
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Who is…? Inferno for $500 This is the name of the ferryman who takes Dante into Hell.
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Charon Back to Game
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What is…? Epics for $100 This is the great deed Oedipus has done for the people of Thebes before the action of the play begins.
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Oedipus defeated the Sphinx. Back to Game
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What are (two parts) …? Epics for $200 This is the dramatic irony that Oedipus doesn’t know about his parents.
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Oedipus has killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta Back to Game
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What are … ? Epics for $300 In the Ramayana, this is how one could best describe the role of the gods who look down on the battle after sending Rama the chariot
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Spectators Back to Game
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Who is…? Epics for $400 In the The Epic of Gilgamesh, this is the person whose dream tells Gilgamesh of the afterlife.
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Enkidu Back to Game
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Who is…? Epics for $500 In the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” this is the person whom the gods give the gift of everlasting life after the flood.
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Upnapishtim Back to Game
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What is…? Keystones for $100 This is a form of metaphor where part of something is used to signify the whole.
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Back to Game Synecdoche Canada played the U.S. in Hockey He tossed the pigskin All hands on deck! The pot was boiling I love Shakespeare
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What is…? Keystones for $200 This is a figure of speech employing obvious, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.
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Hyperbole Back to Game “There was, like, a thousand firefighters on my street last night.” The shot heard ‘round the world
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What is…? Keystones for $300 This is a propaganda technique in which the writer uses ordinary people or tries to sound ordinary to sell something or persuade others to support an idea.
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PLAIN FOLKS Back to Game
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What is…? Keystones for $400 This is the type of persuasive rhetoric which appeals to the emotions of the audience.
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PATHOS Back to Game
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What is…? Keystones for $500 This is a manner of writing in which things are presented as they actually exist in real life without romantic or idealistic coloring.
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Realism Back to Game
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