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Literature Guide Literature Guide Introduction Literature is one of the main subjects that come up in Quiz Bowl competitions (along with Science, History, and Fine Arts). Literature, like the other three, contains a large amount of information. The best way for a young Quiz Bowl player to start tackling this vast amount of information begins with memorization. Memorization of key facts and clues in their subject area is the key to success for almost every Quiz Bowl player. However since the amount of information is so vast in subject areas it is equally important for a player to learn good and smart study habits, if there is one thing I wish I had then and have now it would be proficiency in studying. You have to learn that while reading Hamlet may be deeply interesting it is far less efficient than notecarding old questions with clues that consistently come up in competitions. I’m going to quote my friend Paul Hamilton who hits the nail on the head saying, “The single most important skill that a Quiz Bowl player must develop is the ability to distinguish between information that will result in answering more questions and information that is not relevant to actually scoring points.” Therefore it is important that you find the studying habits that work best for you. Experiment with new methods and once you find something that works run with it. Hard work is also essential, never become complacent and strive to become a better player everyday. What is Literature Literature mostly covers fiction, plays, and poetry. These can be broken down into different types of questions. 1. Author: this covers the writer of a work and usually focuses on works done by said author. Sometimes biographical information will be featured but not nearly as often. The question usually ends with their best known works. 2. Work: this is the novel, poem, play, etc. It will usually feature plot points and characters as clues with the author’s name coming last. 3. Work Content: This will feature answer lines with major characters, locations, and even events in a novel. The name of the book and the author will be at the end 4. Country or Group: Sometimes there are questions that focus on the country that authors came from or a literary group (ex. England or the Romantics). All of these categories overlap into each other. So knowing a certain character can help you know the author or the work that may come up as a tossup. Deep knowledge will reward you in more ways than you know Studying Literature There are numerous resources that can be used for studying Literature. I’ve listed them here. 1. Frequency List: This list contains all the works and their authors. They’re ordered based on how often they come up in competition. The Catholic Central Academic Team has full access to these pages and Mr. Gismondi has told me he expects freshmen to have the first 10-15 pages memorized by the end of the first quarter of the season. The Frequency List is a great starting point for knowing what you have to know but you need to supplement this with the other resources. 2. Questions: This is a primary way to learn information that is central to Quiz Bowl. One of the central ideas in studying Quiz Bowl is the existence of a canon, information and clues that continually come up in toss-ups. If you hear a clue in a toss-up it’s probably been used in another toss-up before. By studying old questions you prepare yourself for the questions you’ll hear in the future. Here are links to question databases: www.hsapq.com/samples www.quizbowldb.com www.quizbowlpackets.com 3. Wikipedia: This is actually a very useful place to find information for novels, short stories, poems, plays, and authors. The most useful aspects of Wikipedia for me were the plot synopses and character lists that come with most of their articles. Just remember to remain efficient as some articles contain lots of information that, while interesting, isn’t useful for answering Quiz Bowl questions. 4. Sparknotes: A more in depth source from Wikipedia, Sparknotes has novel, play, and short story summaries. It also has helpful character lists and chapter by chapter recaps. Just remember, like Wikipedia, to not get lost in the flood of information 5. Playing Quiz Bowl: Quiz Bowl is a game and experience trumps knowledge more than you think. Learning the discipline, speed, and gamesmanship involved in Quiz Bowl comes from playing as much as you can. Literature List This is organized by author with priority given to works in the top 100 on the Frequency List (*). Chinua Achebe-Nigerian writer Things Fall Apart* -Okonkwo, Ikemefuna, Nwoye, Ezinma, Mr. Brown, Reverend Smith No Longer at Ease (sequel to Things Fall Apart) -Obi Okonkwo, Clara Okeke, Mr. Green, Marie Tomlinson A Man of the People Odili, Nanga Anthills of the Savannah -Ikem Osodi, Sam, Chris Oriko Aeschylus-Ancient Greek playwright, Athenian tragedian Orestia* -Agamemnon -Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Cassandra, Aegisthus -The Libation Bearers -Orestes, Electra, Pylades, Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, Erinyes (Furies) -The Eumenides -Orestes, Erinyes, Apollo, Athena Seven Against Thebes -Polynices (attacking), Eteocles (defending) The Persians -Atossa, Xerxes The Suppliants Louisa May Alcott-American Novelist Little Women* Meg March, Jo March, Beth March, Amy March, Friederich Bhaer, John Brooke, Theodore “Laurie” Laurence, Margaret March, Aunt Josephine Little Men -Plumfield Boys Jo’s Boys Dante Aligheri-Italian Poet The Divine Comedy* 3 parts -Inferno* (Hell, 9 circles) (most famous) -Purgatorio (Purgatory, 9 terraces) -Paradiso (Heaven, 9 spheres) Characters Dante, Virgil (guide through Inferno and Purgatorio), Beatrice (Guide through Paradiso) Use of Terza Rima La Vita Nuova Jane Austen-English Novelist Pride and Prejudice* -Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Bennet, Mary Bennet, Catherine Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Charles Bingley, George Wickham, Charlotte Lucas Sense and Sensibility* -Elinor Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood, Edward Ferrars, John Willoughby, Colonel Brandon, Lucy Steele Mansfield Park -Fanny Price, Edmund Bertram, Mr. Crawford, Maria Bertram, Julia Bertram, Tom Bertram Emma -Emma Woodhouse, George Knightley, Jane Fairfax, Harriet Smith, Mr. Weston, Robert Martin Northanger Abbey Persuasion Samuel Beckett- Irish writer, Theatre of the Absurd Waiting for Godot* -Vladimir, Estragon, Pozzo, Lucky, the boy Krapp’s Last Tape -Krapp, Bianca, Fanny -tape recorder -69 years old Endgame -Hamm, Clov, Nagg, Nell Rockaby Giovanni Boccaccio-Italian writer The Decameron* -similar to the Canterbury Tales -7 men and 3 women (called the Brigata) -Black Death -10 stories each day for 10 days On Famous Women On the Fates of Famous Men Anne Bronte-English Novelist, Acton Bell The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Charlotte Bronte-English novelist, Currer Bell Jane Eyre* -Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester, Bertha Mason, Adele Varens, Mr. Brocklehurst, Helen Burns, Grace Poole, Mrs. Reed -Lowood -The Red Room -Thornfield Emily Bronte-English Novelist, Ellis Bell Wuthering Heights* -Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, Nelly Dean, Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw -Thrushcross Grange Agnes Grey John Bunyan-English writer Pilgrim’s Progress* -Christian, Faithful, Hopeful, Judge Hate-Good, Good-Will, the Interpreter, Evangelist, Apollyon -Vanity Fair, City of Destruction, Celestial City Albert Camus-Algerian author The Stranger* -Meursault, the Arab, Marie Cardona, Raymond Sintes, Salamano The Plague -Oran -Dr. Bernard Rieux, Raymond Rambert, Cottard, Tarrou, Father Paneloux, Joseph Grand The Fall -Clamence The Myth of Sisyphus Lewis Carroll-British writer and mathematician Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland* -Alice, the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Cheshire Cat, Dormouse, Queen of Hearts, Knave of Hearts Through the Looking Glass -Alice, the Walrus and the Carpenter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Jabberwock “The Hunting of the Snark” -Bellman “Jabberwocky” -“twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe” -“”vorpal blade” -“beamish boy” Willa Cather-American Author My Ántonia* -Ántonia Shimerda, Jim Burden, Anton Cuzak, Wick Cutter, Lena Lindgard, Larry Donovan O Pioneers! 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