“Call me Ishmael” opens which work?

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is set primarily in which country?

Who is traditionally credited with composing The Odyssey?

A single June day in Dublin is the setting of which stream-of-consciousness novel?

Which poem begins, “April is the cruelest month”?

Which author wrote the Southern Gothic story “A Rose for Emily”?

Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?

Newspeak, Big Brother, and Room 101 appear in which dystopian novel?

The Canterbury Tales was written in which language variety?

Which rhyme scheme matches a Shakespearean sonnet?

Iambic pentameter consists of which pattern?

The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called what?

Which novella is widely read as an allegory of the Russian Revolution?

Which term best describes fiction that blends the ordinary with the extraordinary in a matter-of-fact tone?

Which story features a narrator whose guilt reveals his unreliability through a beating heart?

Offred is the protagonist of which novel?

Who wrote Walden?

Which Harlem Renaissance poet wrote “Harlem” (“What happens to a dream deferred?”)?

In Oedipus Rex, the audience knows Oedipus’s parentage before he does. Which device is this?

Who wrote “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”?

Which author is most associated with the phrase “art for art’s sake” and wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?

Samuel Clemens published under what pen name?

Yoknapatawpha County is the fictional setting for many works by which author?

Which Shakespeare play contains the line “To be, or not to be”?

“A Modest Proposal” uses which mode to criticize social policy?

Which statement defines a metaphor?

Which is a common Petrarchan sonnet structure?

Words that imitate natural sounds are examples of what?

Rhyme that occurs within a single line is called what?

What is the meter of “The Road Not Taken”?

A limerick typically follows which rhyme scheme?

Heathcliff and Catherine appear in which novel?

Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

Which playwright wrote A Doll’s House?

Who wrote Waiting for Godot?

Gregor Samsa awakens as an insect in which work?

Which author wrote The Stranger?

Which novel by Toni Morrison features the character Sethe?

Which novel features the unnamed narrator discovering identity in a racially divided America?

The Compson family is central to which novel?

Which writer is not typically counted among the “Lost Generation”?

In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” wearing the albatross around the neck symbolizes what?

“O Captain! My Captain!” is an elegy for which figure?

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is commonly read as an allegory for which twentieth-century event?

George Milton and Lennie Small are the main characters in which novella?

The Importance of Being Earnest is best described as which genre?

Who wrote The Poisonwood Bible?

Who is the tragic protagonist of Things Fall Apart?

In rhetoric, ethos primarily appeals to

“Either you support this ban or you hate the environment.” This is an example of

The immediate issue or problem that prompts a text is called the

“Let both sides explore… Let both sides seek… Let both sides unite…” is an example of

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” illustrates

A periodic sentence is one in which

In SOAPSTone, Occasion refers to

In the Toulmin model, the statement that links evidence to the claim is the

The best genre label for Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” is

A long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds is a

A novel told through letters or diary entries is

“I came, I saw, I conquered” is an example of

The repeated use of conjunctions in close succession is

Citing peer-reviewed studies primarily appeals to

“The White House announced new guidelines” uses

A work that imitates the style of another for comic effect is

A dramatic work blending serious and comic elements with a generally happy ending is

A short tale with talking animals that conveys a moral is a

A genre focused on social customs, class, and courtship (often associated with Austen) is

A movement emphasizing intuition, nature, and emotion over reason is

A work that self-consciously draws attention to its own fictionality is

“She broke his car and his heart” demonstrates

An appeal to timeliness and the opportune moment is

A detective story with a cynical protagonist, urban setting, and moral ambiguity is

The close placement of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases is

Who led the Persian forces at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC)?

Who wrote History of the Peloponnesian War?

Which ruler issued the law code often summarized as “an eye for an eye”?

Which Egyptian pharaoh attempted to center worship on Aten?

Which script does not appear on the Rosetta Stone?

Which archaeologist excavated Knossos and identified the Minoan civilization?

Which Phoenician city is traditionally linked to the founding of Carthage?

Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War?

Who is the traditional author of the Dao De Jing?

Which emperor unified China under the Qin and is buried with the Terracotta Army?

At which battle did Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal?

The Pythia at Delphi served as oracle for which god?

In ancient Athens, ostracism was a procedure used to

Which empire signed the first known peace treaty with Egypt after the Battle of Kadesh?

Gilgamesh was the legendary king of which Mesopotamian city?

Who slew the Gorgon Medusa?

Who designed the Labyrinth for King Minos?

Who helps Jason obtain the Golden Fleece?

The Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Athena is

In Norse mythology, the world tree that connects the realms is

In the Egyptian “Weighing of the Heart,” the heart is weighed against the feather of

Persephone’s mother, whose grief explains the seasons, is

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, who sends the Bull of Heaven against Gilgamesh?

Which empire built the Royal Road linking Susa to Sardis?

Which Trojan hero is the protagonist of Virgil’s Aeneid?

Decade is to ten years as fortnight is to ...

What has length and width but no depth or thickness?

What kind of triangle has three unequal sides?

What term do mathematicians use for a quantity which is greater than any assignable quantity?

Circumference is to circle as ---- is to polygon.

A mathematical surmise which generalizes from a set of particular observations with no known exceptions and for which no formal proof has been derived is a(n) ...

An angle that is between 180 degrees and 360 degrees is a(n) ...

The name given to a step-by-step procedure for carrying out algebraic operations is just as applicable to a cake recipe or instructions for programming a VCR. What is this term?

Two intersecting planes form a ...

An equation which is true for every value of the unknown is what kind of equation?

A straight line which is approached but never actually reached by an infinite branch of a curve is a(n) ...

15. Consequences A theorem that is a direct consequence of another theorem is called a ...

What set of positive integers satisfies the equation, a squared + b squared = c squared?

Another name for a sine curve is ...

Name the process of moving a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side by changing its sign of operation.

The fixed ratio between the size of the model and the size of the real object is called the ...

The most frequent score in a set of scores is the ...

Archimedes described it as greater than 3 10/71 and less than 3 10/70. Today that number is called ...

A mathematical statement admitted without proof is a(n) ...

Any digit that is obtained by actual measurement and is not simply a placeholder used to position the decimal point is what kind of digit?

A torus resembles which breakfast item from a bakery?

Which concept on the left is not paired with numbers or symbols that illustrate it?

Euclid referred to what when he said this: In the same plane they will never intersect or meet, no matter how far they are extended.

The opposite ends of any diameter of a sphere are described as being what kind of points?

Cardinal numerals designate which of the following?

Which plant is not paired correctly with a part people ordinarily eat?

What is the Italian word for an appetizer?

What spice is traditionally stuck into hams or floated in cider?

Food Preservation: Which method of food preservation was developed most recently?

What is the collective name for such additions to hamburgers as onions, relish, catsup, and mustard?

A vegetarian traveling abroad would find which dish unacceptable?

A chef chops a head of cabbage into fine strips. He sprinkles it with salt, and allows it to ferment slightly. The result is an acidic, tangy-flavored food called ...

One stick of butter weighs how many ounces?

Citrus: The outer colored part of the rind of citrus fruits is called the ...

Max allowed some milk to spoil. He then threw away the whey and kept the curd. What common food is he probably making?

Which is not a root vegetable?

Bread gets its light and fluffy texture from what gas produced when Saccharomyces ferments the carbohydrates in bread dough?

Name the liquid found in the home consisting of dilute acetic acid.

You can keep sliced avocado from discoloring by sprinkling it with ...

The cooking process used when you place meat on a rack or spit under direct heat in an oven is called:

What common material used in cooking can be produced by grinding seeds?

Another name for coriander is ...

Ostrich roasting takes 20 minutes per pound at 350 degrees. If it is to be served at 8 PM Friday, when should you start cooking a 120-pound bird?

The general term for foods made of raw fish and wrapped in seaweed or a soft rice shell is:

A common kitchen device used to raise the boiling point of water is:

To partially cook by boiling in preparation for some other final cooking method is called ...

Penelope has a pan of burning bacon fat on her stove. She should definitely not attempt to extinguish it by ...

Soaking meat in a flavored liquid prior to cooking is called ...

Mrs. Crauker has a dozen eggs but is not sure if they were fresh. By placing them in water, she will know they are bad if they do what?

Which spice has a distinctly licorice flavor?

The plant with enormous leaves is:

Commercial brown sugar is simply refined sugar with what added?

Select the French phrase that means "baked with a topping of grated cheese or crumbs."

The same stimulant present in tea and coffee is also present in ...

Condiment Culture: The condiment named for the English city where Oliver Cromwell achieved victory by routing the Scots and Charles II in 1651 is ...

Which national park east of the Mississippi River has the highest mountains?

The Badlands of South Dakota and Canyonlands of Utah were both formed primarily by ...

Forty-seven mineral hot springs said to have therapeutic value are central to Hot Springs National Park in what state?

Which is a coral reef national park located away from the U.S. mainland?

The world's largest and most colorful collection of petrified wood is in a national park in what state?

The least geographical distance separates which pair of national parks?

What cabinet-level department administers conservation programs, manages fish and wildlife resources, operates national parks, assesses mineral resources, and looks after the interests of Native Americans?

Which two national parks are in the same state?

During the winter of 1988, 569 of Yellowstone Park's herd of 2700 of these animals were killed when Montana permitted hunters to shoot any that wandered outside the park boundaries. What kind of animals were these?

Gutzon Borglum created the sculptures on Mount Rushmore in ...

Acadia National Park is located in a mountainous, forested area along the Atlantic coast of what state?

Sandstone geological structures are most typical of national parks and national monuments found in ...

The national park in northeastern Minnesota described as a vast expanse of wilderness along the U.S.-Canadian border, virtually unchanged since the days of the French-Canadian voyageurs of the fur-trading era, is:

Mangrove and cypress trees are abundant in which national park?

The site that later became a national park and was discovered in 1901 when massive clouds of bats were observed emanating from it at twilight to forage for food is:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in ...

In which state is there a national park encompassing a deep-blue lake in the heart of a dormant volcano?

Big Bend National Park is contiguous to which foreign country?

Carib Indian relics and luxuriant beaches are characteristics of which national park?

A speleologist would be most interested in visiting the national park in the general region of ...

The U.S. national park consisting of some eight million wilderness acres but only one 90-mile stretch of gravel road is:

What type of energy powers Old Faithful?

What national park in Kentucky is widely known for its outstanding stalagmites and stalactites?

Shenandoah National Park is in ...

Recent Zoology: What animal was reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995?

Name the national park in which there are 107 named peaks in excess of ten thousand feet.

Canyons: This stupendous gorge has an average depth of about 1 mile and widths ranging from four to 18 miles. Name this greatest example of erosion in the world.

You would cross the largest river in the U.S. if you took an automobile trip from ...

Name the type of painting executed on wet plaster with pigments suspended in water so that the plaster absorbs the colors and the painting becomes part of the wall.

Two people posed for a famous American painting. One was the artist's sister, Nan Wood Graham. The other was the family dentist named Dr. Byron McKeeby. Name the painting.

Whose paintings appeared on the covers of 318 Saturday Evening Posts?

Name the frame in the form of an upright tripod that supports an artist's canvas.

Gustave Courbet painted "Apples and Pomegranate." This title suggests that the work is an example of a ...

7. The Big Picture Leonardo Wilson just completed a huge painting of ancient Anasazi life covering the entire side of a motel wall. Such a painting is called a ...

Whose painting career ended most recently?

What color predominates in the most famous painting of a youth by Thomas Gainsborough?

In a landscape painting, the line at which the earth and sky meet is called the ...

Which of the following is used to measure the mass of an object in the kitchen?

What is the term for a polygon with all sides and angles equal?

Which of these is a unit commonly used to express the volume of a liquid ingredient in recipes?

Who is the author of the play Death of a Salesman?

Which novel features the character Daisy Buchanan?

Which literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things?

Which of the following is considered the holiest city in Islam?

Which religion is most closely associated with the Four Noble Truths?

Which sacred text is central to Hinduism?

Which of the following is considered the holiest city in Islam?

Which religious text is associated with Hinduism?

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

What religion organized people into castes?

Which religion has a day of rest and prayer called the Sabbath?

Which religion was begun by Muhammad?

What was the religion of the Hebrews?

Which religion celebrates holidays such as Christmas and Easter?

Which religion worships in a church?

Which of the following religions is NOT an Abrahamic religion?

This religion has spread the LEAST from its origins.

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.

Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?

Who is the founder of Christianity?

The belief in only one God.

Which of these Religions is NOT monotheistic?

The belief in more than one god.

Place of worship for Hindus?