Arthurian
Legends
Poetry 1
Poetry 2
Shakespeare
Hamlet
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Question 1 - 10
• What does the word “romance” mean in
literature?
Answer 1 – 10
• Tales of chivalric deeds and loves of noble
knights and ladies.
Question 1 - 20
• What kind of motif shows up in Arthurain
legends?
Answer 1 – 20
• A test or ordeal motif.
Question 1 - 30
• How did Arthur become king?
Answer 1 – 30
• He pulled a sword out of a stone.
Question 1 - 40
• Who is the real King Arthur?
Answer 1 – 40
• We do not know who the real King Arthur is.
Question 1 - 50
• What are three things that are a part of the
Code of Chivalry?
Answer 1 – 50
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Live to serve King and Country
Live one’s life so that it is worthy of respect and honor
Live for freedom, justice, and all that is good
Never attack an unarmed foe
Never use a weapon on an opponent not equal to the attack
Avoid lying to your fellow man
Avoid cheating
Avoid torture
Protect the innocent
Exhibit self control
Show respect to authority
Respect women
Question 2 - 10
• “You are the apple of my eye” is an example of
what type of figurative language?
Answer 2 – 10
• Metaphor
Question 2 - 20
• “The parking lot is like an ice skating rink” is
an example of what type of figurative
language?
Answer 2 – 20
• Similie
Question 2 - 30
• “The wind whispered through the trees” is an
example of what type of figurative language?
Answer 2 – 30
• Personification and/or alliteration
Question 2 - 40
• If you say, “My backpack weighs a ton!” you
are using what type of figurative language?
Answer 2 – 40
• Hyperbole
Question 2 - 50
• If you have a nail sticking out of your head,
and you say, “It’s only a small injury,” you are
using what type of figurative language?
Answer 2 – 50
• Understatement
Question 3 - 10
• The phrase “A fork in the road” is what type of
figurative language?
Answer 3 – 10
• Idiom
Question 3 - 20
• Phrases like “jumbo shrimp” and “the living
dead” are known as what?
Answer 3 – 20
• Oxymorons
Question 3 - 30
• Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Answer 3 – 30
• Mrs. Bzdawka will determine if you are
correct.
Question 3 - 40
• What is tone?
Answer 3 – 40
• The way the author wants you to read the
poem or passage. Determined by specific
words and phrases.
Question 3 - 50
• What is mood?
Answer 3 – 50
• The way the reader feels when reading a
particular passage.
Question 4 - 10
• What were Elizabethan theaters made out of?
Answer 4 – 10
• Timber and thatch.
Question 4 - 20
• Who played women’s roles?
Answer 4 – 20
• Young boys.
Question 4 - 30
• What was a main threat to the English
theaters?
Answer 4 – 30
• Fire, Bubonic Plague, the Puritan Movement
Question 4 - 40
• What system did the actors use?
Answer 4 – 40
• A repertory system
Question 4 - 50
• A Shakespearean Tragedy follows what kind of
format? (What do each of the acts represent?)
Answer 4 – 50
• A typical plot map.
– Act 1 – Exposition
– Act 2 – Rising Action
– Act 3 – Climax
– Act 4 – Falling Action
– Act 5 – Resolution
Question 5 - 10
• What are two reasons Hamlet is upset?
Answer 5 – 10
• His father has died, and his mother has
married his uncle.
Question 5 - 20
• What is Polonius’ plan to find out what is
making Hamlet go crazy?
Answer 5 – 20
• He and Claudius will spy on Hamlet and
Ophelia’s conversation.
Question 5 - 30
• What was Claudius’s reaction to the play?
Answer 5 – 30
• He got upset and left.
Question 5 - 40
• How do Claudius and Laertes plan to kill
Hamlet?
Answer 5 – 40
• Laertes will duel Hamlet and hit him with a
poisoned sword. If that doesn’t work, Claudius
will give him a poison drink.
Question 5 - 50
• What are the big speeches Hamlet gives when
he’s on stage by himself?
• What is it called when a character says
something to the audience and no one else on
stage can “hear” him?
Answer 5 – 50
• Soliloquy
• Aside
Final Jeopardy
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How do each of the following characters die?
Claudius (The King)
Hamlet
Laertes
Gertrude (The Queen)
Final Jeopardy Answer
• Claudius – Hamlet forces him to drink the
poison drink, and Hamlet cuts him
• Hamlet – Cut by Laertes’ sword
• Laertes – Cut by his own sword
• Gertrude – Drank the poison drink