English Final Study
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- What is the climax of Romeo and Juliet?
- The fight that results in the death of Tybalt.
- What is the prologue?
- The brief opening section of the play spoken by the "chorus."
- How many acts do Elizabethian plays usually have?
- Five.
- What is a character that highlights or brings out the personality traits of another?
- A dramatic foil.
- What is a contradiction such as "parting is such sweet sorrow" an example of?
- Oxymoron
- What is Romeo's question, "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" an example of?
- An aside.
- What is comic relief?
- Humour inserted in a play to break a serious mood.
- What is a long speech where a character alone on stage expresses his thoughts called?
- A soliloquy.
- Is the conflict between the Capulets and Montagues mentioned in the prologue?
- Yes.
- Are Mercutio and Benvolio friends?
- Yes.
- How are Tybalt and Romeo related?
- Marriage.
- Are Paris and Prince Escalus related?
- Yes.
- Who does Friar Lawrence confide in?
- No one.
- Who says the "Queen Mab" speech?
- Mercutio.
- Who says, "I think it's best you marry with the county. O, he's a lovely gentleman! Romeo's a dishclout to him"?
- The nurse.
- Who says, "In one resepect I'll thy assistant be, for this alliance may so happily prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love."?
- Friar Lawrence.
- Who says, "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate all MOntagues, and thee."
- Tybalt.
- Who says, "If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
- Escalus.
- Who says, "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.
- Juliet.
- What does the quotation, "My bounty is as boundless as the sea..." contain?
- A simile.
- Who says, "Tybalt, the reason that I have to hate thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villan am I none"
- Romeo.
- Where does Our Town take place?
- Grovers Corners, NH
- Who says, "No dear, they don't understand."
- Mrs. Gibbs.
- How was the stage decorated?
- It was bare.
- When did the play win the Pulitzer Prize?
- 1938.
- When is the play set?
- The first part of the 20th century.
- What is among the items in the cornerstone of the new bank?
- A copy of the Constitution.
- Who wanted to go to Paris with her "legacy?"
- Mrs. Gibbs.
- Do Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs go to Paris before the end of the play?
- No.
- What is the name of Charles Webb's paper?
- The Grovers Corners Sentinel.
- Did George Gibbs go to college?
- No.
- Who said, "There's some scenery for those who think they have to have scenery."
- The Stage Manager.
- Who said, "Doc Gibbs died in 1930. The new hospital is named after him."
- The Stage Manager.
- Who says, "I'm the brightest girl in school for my age. I have a wonderful memory."
- Emily.
- Who asks, "Mama, am I good looking?"
- Emily.
- Who says, "So I'm going to have a copy of this play put in the cornerstone and the people a thousand years from now'll know a few simple facts about us.
- The Stage Manager.
- Who says, "Well, George, I was in my office today, and I heard a funny sound...It was your mother chopping wood."
- Dr. Gibbs.
- Who says, "It's the womenfolk who built up weddings, my boy...All those good women standing shoulder to shoulder making sure that the knot's tied in a mighty public way.
- Mr Webb.
- Who says, "So I took the opposite of my father's advice and I've been happy ever since. And let that be a lesson to you, George, never to ask advice on personal matters.
- Mr. Webb.
- Who says, "Emily, if I do improve and make a big change...would you be...I mean: could you be..."
- George.
- Who says, "I...am now; I always have been."?
- Emily.
- Who says, "Oh, Mother Gibbs, I never realised before how troubled and how...how in the dark live people are."?
- Emily.
- Who says, "I can't bear it. They're so young and beautiful. Why did they ever have to get old? Mama, I'm here. I'm grown up. I love you all, everything."
- Emily.
- Who says, "Oh, mama, just look at me one minute as though you really saw me."?
- Emily.
- What is Scout's costume in the Halloween pageant?
- A ham.
- Is Scout's mother dead?
- Yes.
- Are Scout and Jem impressed by Dill's ability to read?
- No.
- How much time does the action of the play cover?
- Fewer than two years.
- How could Heck Tate be described?
- Wise and tolerant.
- What happens to Tom Robinson after he is taken to jail?
- He is killed.
- What happens at the end of the book?
- Boo saves Scout and Jem's lives.
- Which characters represent "mockingbirds"?
- Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.
- Whose point of view is the novel told from?
- Scout's.
- Who keeps his children from school?
- Bob Ewell.
- What does Atticus teach Scout?
- You never really understand a person until you see things from their point of view.
- Where did Scout and Jem sit during the trial?
- In the balcony.
- What does Atticus say in his final arguement before the jury?
- There is one human institution that makes us all equal, a court.
- What does Scout discover about Boo?
- He is shy and withdrawn.
- What did Bob Ewell do to Atticus?
- Spat in his face and threatened to kill him.
- How did Aunt Alexandria feel about how Atticus raises his children?
- She disapproves strongly.
- Who was Tom Robinson defended by?
- Atticus.
- What did Atticus feel at first about Bob Ewell's death.
- That Jem had killed him.
- Who was Adam Cooper the eldest son of?
- Sarah and Moses Cooper.
- How did the Reverend keep the meeting minutes?
- With his Bible.
- Who walked with Adam after the massacre on the common?
- Solomon Chandler.
- Who was Adam's younger brother?
- Levi.
- Does Ruth love Adam?
- Yes.
- What happened after the battle do Adam Cooper's father?
- He was dead.
- Who does Adam talk to when he has questions?
- His grandmother.
- What is Adam's father's exception to his feeling that women and children are intrusive in dinner conversation?
- He values the opinion of granny.
- Does Moses encourage Adam to participate in committee meetings?
- No.
- What did the Village Committee have to do to find firearms?
- Scramble.
- Are all of the firearms in the Village's possession legal?
- No, some are stolen.
- How did Moses feel about keeping minutes of the committee meetings?
- He was for them.
- How does Adam feel after signing the muster book?
- More sleepy than frightened.
- Does the Reverend invite any one to his home before the British come?
- No.
- What does Moses suggest the militiamen allow the British to do?
- March past them rather than challenging them.
- Why does Adam leave his hiding place as soon as he can?
- He is afraid the British will burn him out.
- What is Adam expected to do when he has a minute between meal times?
- Study the Bible.
- Why is an extra place always set at the Cooper table?
- As a rule of hospitality.
- What does Moses Cooper believe the rights of humans derive from?
- Their ability to think.
- What does Moses believe a person who can win an arguement can do?
- Win a war.
- What happens in Levi's nightmare?
- The sky is red.
- What happens after a militiaman signs in?
- He collects a gun, ammo, water, and a pound of bread.
- What do the pearl buyers try to do to Kino?
- Cheat him.
- What does the priest want Kino to do with the money from the pearl?
- Donate it to the church.
- How do Juana and Kino change at the end of the story?
- They are wiser.
- When does Kino understand the evil in the pearl?
- When he throws it away.
- Why does the crowd hate the doctor's servant?
- He lied to them.
- What happens as a result of Kino's objections?
- Juana cannot throw the pearl away.
- What are Juana's plans for the money from the pearl?
- To get married and baptise Coyotito.
- What does Kino want to do with the money from the pearl?
- Educate Coyotito.
- What happened to Coyotito when he and Juana were in the hills?
- He was shot by the hunters.
- What did Juana do with brown seaweed for Coyotito?
- Made a flat damp poultice.
- Where did Kino get his canoe?
- He inherited it from his father.
- Where did Juana and Kino hide the pearl?
- In their home.
- What did the doctor refuse to do?
- Treat an indigent baby with a scorpion bite.
- What happens when Kino and Juana come back to their village?
- The neighbours are fearful and distant.
- What do Kino and Juana finally do with the pearl?
- Throw it away.
- What is a parable?
- A story with a moral and lesson.
- What did Steinbeck also write?
- "Of Mice and Men"
- What is the irony in the pearl?
- It kept Juana and Kino from achieving their hopes for comfort and security.
- What did Oddysseus tell the Phaenecians?
- That he was known for being clever and smart.
- Why is the lotus dangerous to Odysseus?
- It makes those who eat it want nothing else.
- What is the Cyclops' attitude toward Zeus?
- Scornful.
- Why does Oddysseus offer the Cyclops wine?
- In an effort to make him sleepy.
- Why do the other Cuclopes not help Polyphemus?
- They are tricked by Oddysseus.
- What are the men endangered by as they row out to sea from the Cyclopes?
- Oddysseus will not leave silently.
- Although he had been warned about Oddysseus, what did Polyphemus not expect him to be?
- So clever.
- What does the phrase "between Scylla and Charybdis" mean?
- To have to choose between two bad alternatives.
- What is the danger that Oddysseus does NOT warn his men of?
- Scylla.
- What happens on the Island of the Sun?
- Odysseus' men disobey him when they are overcome by hunger.
- When do the last of Odysseus' crew perish?
- When the ship is hit by a lightening bolt.
- What is Odysseus' main concern in defeating the suitors?
- How many there are.
- What is Antinous' treatment of the "beggar" reveal?
- That he is rude, cruel, and confident.
- What does Penelope see as a benefit to marrying one of the suitors?
- It would end the plundering of Telemachus' inheritance.
- What is the test that Penelope set up for the suitors?
- A test of their physical skills.
- What happens when the "beggar" first takes up Odysseus' bow?
- The suitors react with scorn.
- What happens when Antinous was killed?
- It was immediately assumed an accident.
- What happens to the suitors when they figure out that the "beggar" is actually Odysseus?
- They are filled with fear.
- Why is Odysseus endangered in the battle?
- There are a lot of suitors.
- What happens when Penelope suggests moving Odysseus' bed?
- Odysseus responds with anger.
- Why does Penelope suggest moving Odysseus' bed?
- To discover if he knows the secret.
- After how many years are Odysseus and Penelope reunited?
- 20.
- How did the Greeks make their gods?
- In their own image.
- What was Hera?
- The typical jealous wife.
- What did the winged steed Pegasus do all day?
- Skim the air.
- What happens in the Odyssey when a priest and a poet fall to their knees before Odysseus, praying for him to spare their lives?
- He kills the priest and spares the poet.
- Do the Greeks believe the gods created the universe?
- No.
- Who were the Titans?
- The children of heaven and earth.
- How many Olympians were there?
- 12.
- Who was Zeus?
- Lord of the Sky, the Rain-god, Cloud-gathere, and wielder of the "awful" thunderbolt.
- Who was Zeus' wife?
- Hera.
- Who was Hades' wife?
- Persephone.
- Who was Pallas Athena?
- The embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity; the daughter of Zeus.
- Who was Aphrodite?
- Goddess of love and beauty.
- What was the story of Pyramus and Thisbe source material for?
- Romeo and Juliet.
- Why did Orpheus journey to Hades?
- To search for Eurydice, where she stayed.
- Who was Dadelus?
- The architect who designed the labyrinth for the minotaur in Crete.
- What was the Trojan War a result of?
- Paris' choice of Aphrodite, who promised the fairest woman in the world to him.
- Who was Helen of Troy?
- The daughter of Zeus.
- What did Odysseus try to do in Troy?
- Avoid joining the battle.
- Who led the Greeks in the Trojan War?
- Agamemnon.
- Who killed King Laius?
- Odysseus.