Literature Jeopardy

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Literature Jeopardy

• Travis Dalsis

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Title of the Jeopardy
Thank you and Credits
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Literature Definition 10 pts.

• Difficulties that characters have in a story.

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ANSWER 10pts

• What is CONFLICT

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Literature Applied 10 pts.

• Name the type of conflictA boy wants to tell
  everyone his secret about coming from another
  planet and his special powers but is afraid of
  the rejection that might occur

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ANSWER 10 pts

• MAN vs. SOCIETY

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Mythology 10 pts.

• Why did people create myths?

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Answer PICK pts

• To explain something unknown about the world and
  how it came into existence.

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LEGENDS 10 pts.

• Robin Hood is an example of what genre?

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Answer 10 pts

• What is Adventure Legend.

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Potpourri 10 pts.

• A story a person writes about him or herself.

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Answer 10 pts

• What is an AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

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Literature Definition 20 pts.

• Clues the author gives to the reader about what
  is going to happen in the story.

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Answer 20 pts

• What is FORESHADOWING.

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Literature Applied 20 pts.

• Name the type of conflictA young man gets lost
  in the arctic cold of Alaska and must look for a
  way to survive

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Answer 20 pts

• Man vs. Nature

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Myths 20 pts.

• What does the story of Pandora explain?

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Answer 20 pts

• It explains why there is evil, sickness, and
  death in the world.
• It also explains why there is hope and love in
  the world too.

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Legends 20 pts.

• What legendary character is alleged to have
  traveled through the wilderness planting apple
  trees?

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Answer 20 pts

• Johnny Appleseed

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Potpourri 20 pts.

• The story of a persons life written by another
  person.

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Answer 20 pts

• What is an BIOGRAPHY.

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Literature Definition 30 pts.

• The solution of the story where the problem is
  solved.

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Answer 30 pts

• What is RESOLUTION

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Literature Applied 30 pts.

• Stella had blue eyes. They sparkled like the
  ocean shore on a bright sunny day. When she
  looks at you, her intense blue eyes look like a
  bubbling brook that refreshes your soul.
• Two comparisons to Stellas eyes were made. Name
  them and what kind of literary term was used.

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Answer 30 pts

• What is OCEAN SHORE and BUBBLING BROOK.
• Both are examples of SIMILIES (using like or as
  when comparing two things).

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Mythology 30 pts.

• Name this mythological creature

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Answer 30 pts

• MEDUSA

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Legends 30 pts.

• This type of legend involves big historical
  stories, heroes, and quests.

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Answer 30 pts

• What is the EPIC LEGEND

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Potpourri 30 pts.

• FACT or OPINION?
• The all time best selling book is the Bible.

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Answer 30 pts

• FACT the Bible has been the best selling book
  for hundreds of years!

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Literature Definition 40 pts.

• The feeling of a story the feeling the reader
  gets from a story.

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Answer 40 pts

• What is the MOOD.

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Literature Applied 40 pts.

• John was a big mountain that seemed impossible to
  overcome.
• Identify the comparison in this passage and tell
  what literary device is being used.

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Answer 40 pts

• John is being compared to a mountain.
• Metaphor

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Mythology 40 pts.

• What lesson do we learn from Icarus?

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Answer 40 pts

• Not to think too high of ourselves, because if we
  do we will fall.
• Before the fall comes pride.

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Legends 40 pts.

• This type of legend would explain how a KANGAROO
  got its tail.

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Answer 40 pts

• What is a HOW and WHY Legend.

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Potpourri 40 pts.

• A person who writes plays.

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Answer 40 pts

• What is a PLAYWRITE

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Literature Definition 50 pts.

• The qualities and traits given to a character to
  bring them to life in a story.

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Answer 50 pts

• What is CHARACTERIZATION.

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Literature Applied 50 pts.

• In the book Milkweed, Misha experiences many
  things. He learns a lot. What do we call the
  list of events in Mishas story if we were going
  to map them out?

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Answer 50 pts

• The PLOT

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Mythology 50 pts.

• This type of myth explains why things came to be.
  It explains something that happened in natural
  life, but using a supernatural story.

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Answer 50 pts

• What is a HOW and WHY Myth.

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Legends 50 pts.

• This type of legend would be told to frighten a
  person.
• Ex drinking soda and eat pop-rocks will make
  someones stomach explode!

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Answer 50 pts

• What is an URBAN LEGEND.

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Potpourri 50 pts.

• An unknown benefactor donated thousands of
  dollars to the homeless shelter.Using the
  synonym clue, the word benefactor in this
  sentence means 
• donor
• receiver
• recipient

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Answer 50 pts

• What is DONOR.

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Thank You and Credits

• Thanks to the Professor for his awesome
  knowledge!
• Thanks to The University of Michigan-Dearborn!
• Thanks for the help of my educators who provided
  the knowledge to create these questions!