Academic Team Practice (British)

Who killed Hamlet's father in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"?

• Hamlet
• Polonius
• Ophelia
• Claudius

In Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus," what terrible bargain does Faustus strike?

• He allows one of his children to be taken from him in exchange for keeping the other safe
• He promises to harm his neighbor in order to keep his own household secure
• He sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge
• He supports a corrupt king in exchange for a position of power and wealth

In John Milton's "Paradise Lost," what disguise does Satan use to trick the Archangel Uriel into letting him onto Earth?

• A serpent
• Adam
• A cherub
• Archangel Michael

Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?

• William Wordsworth
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron (Lord Byron) is famous not just for his poetry but also for his scandalous life. Which of the following is NOT true of Bryon?

• Most of his work is plagiarized.
• He had a liaison with his half sister.
• He died fighting in the war of Greek Independence.
• He racked up huge debts.

In "Emma," protagonist Emma attempts to meddle in her friends' lives. What form does her interference take?

• Emma tries to be matchmaker, hoping to pair off her friends.
• Emma offers investment advice, hoping to make her friends wealthy.
• Emma has strong political opinions and tries to persuade her friends to see the world as she does.
• Emma has strong religious beliefs and tries to convert her friends.

Who wrote "Emma"?

• Emily Bronte
• Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre
• Emily Bennett

"The Bride of Lammermoor," by Sir Walter Scott, concerns a chain of events that culminates in a challenge to a duel. Why does one duelist not show up?

• He flees the country to avoid being killed.
• He commits suicide.
• A wheel falls off his carriage.
• He falls into quicksand and dies.

Percy Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound" is a literary response to "Prometheia," a trilogy of plays written by which Greek playwright?

• Antipodes
• Aeschylus
• Aristotle
• Hercules

In Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," two of Shelley's characters are semi-biographical portraits. One is her husband, Percy Shelley. Who is the other?

• Lord Byron
• HG Wells
• Shakespeare
• Rudyard Kipling