Our Town JeopardyReview for the exam

Rules

1. Three (3) Teams2. Captain on each team3. 30 Seconds to “buzz” in4. First Captain to raise hand receives the first chance to answer 5. If first answer is incorrect, captains can “buzz” again6. If second answer is incorrect, third captain has a chance to answer7. Five bonus questions; one question in each category; luck of the draw8. Captain who answers correct selects the next question9. Final Jeopardy is for all contestants10.Final Jeopardy points are awarded to test score

Vocabulary Multiple Choice Characters Advanced Vocabulary

Who said it?

100 100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400

500 500 500 500 500

FINAL JEOPARDY

Vocabulary 100

Lasting Forever

Vocabulary 200

Suffering the loss of a loved one.

Bonus

Vocabulary 300

Vain; holding an unusually high

opinion of oneself.

Vocabulary 400

Steal.

Vocabulary 500

Feeling of impatient anger or annoyance.

Multiple Choice 100The stage manager does not a. Provide BKGD Infob. Ensure the aud. Can see

and hear the actorsc. Present author’s view

Multiple Choice 200What is the point of the 1st acta. Foreshadow the later actsb. Intro characters and show

in ordinary livesc. Build suspense for

dramatic conclusion

Multiple Choice 300

What was the topic of Act IIa. Birth and Deathb. Sadness of lifec. Love and Marriage

Multiple Choice 400What was the purpose of Sam Craig in Act III?a. Setting up the play to write a

sequelb. Symbolism of changec. Filling in character = filling in

audience

Multiple Choice 500What did Emily say about life?a. Ignorance and blindness are all

there really isb. Oh Earth you are too wonderful

for anybody to realizec. Some surprises on the table

Bonus

Characters 100

George’s Sister

Bonus

Characters 200

Editor

Characters 300

Gossipy Choir Member

Characters 400

Milkman

Characters 500

Emily’s Mother

Advanced Vocab 100

An interlude during a scene when all

performers freeze momentarily

Advanced Vocab 200

Marked by a perseving, painstaking effort

Advanced Vocab 300

Prickly, weed-like plant with purple flower

Advanced Vocab 400

Gloominess; ridiculously dismal

Bonus

Advanced Vocab 500

An incident that brings about disgrace or

offends society

Who Said It? 100

“That’s all human beings are! Just blind people.”

Who Said It? 200

“We all know that something is eternal, and it ain’t houses and it anin’t names and it ain’t earth,

and it ain’t even stars.”

Who Said It? 300“Shh. . . You’re just nervous Emily. Why you’re marrying the best young fellow in the

world.”

Bonus

Who Said It? 400“Choose the least important

day in your life. It will be important enough.”

Who Said It? 500

“My wasn’t life awful. . . And wonderful.”

Bonus for 250Identify all five aspects

of setting as depicting in the stage manager’s

opening introduction in Act I.

Bonus for 50

Carpe Diem

Bonus for 150

Explain the theme of Our Town.

Bonus for 100

Pertaining to George and Emily, What is significant about Mr. Morgan’s drug

store?

Bonus for 300Emily says, “I never realized

before how troubled and how . . . How in the dark live

persons are.”WHAT DOES SHE MEAN?

Final JeopardyUsing a sheet of paper, answer the following

question. Two (2) bonus points are possible.

What are the things that Emily realizes about “living people” after death? How does this change Emily’s perspective on how life should be lived?

The End!!

Please study tonight!

I hope this review was educational as well as entertaining.

Make sure your final Jeopardy answers are turned in by

the beginning of class tomorrow!

Have a great day!