Literature

Question 1

Machiavellian was known for being very _______.

Answer 1

cunning

Question 2

If a piece of work is considered Orwellian, it is characterized by _______ and ________.

Answer 2

cruelty, subjugation

Question 3

Draconian

Answer 3

excessively harsh and severe

Question 4

Starbuck is a character in what book?

Answer 4

Moby Dick

Question 5

Sodapop is a character in what book?

Answer 5

The Outsiders

Question 6

A novel is long. A ________ is short.

Answer 6

novella

Question 7

The Alexandrine _______ and the Petrarchan ______ are famous devices in poetry.

Answer 7

couplet, sonnet

Question 8

_______ Chaucer was a renowned British writer from the 14th century.

Answer 8

Geoffrey

Question 9

_________ wrote “100 Years of Solitude” takes place in the fictional town of Macondo

Answer 9

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Question 10

“all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs” is an example of a what?

Answer 10

syllogism

Question 11

a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending

Answer 11

epigram