Abeka World Literature Unit 9 review – Flashcards
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Paradox
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A truth expressed in the form of a contradiction.
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Allusion
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A reference to mythology, history, or a literary work.
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"Contentment"
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"Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden touch; If heaven more generous gifts deny, I shall not miss them much,--"
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"The Silver Mine"
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"The kingdom is better served with men than with money."
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"God, the True Object of Confidence"
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"We shall shortly finish our time on earth. . . But the same unalterable Being will still preside over the universe,"
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Ilyás
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Farmer who lost his wealth and became a servant
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Muhammad-Shah
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Neighbor who took pity on Ilyás and his wife
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John Weightman
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Wealthy banker who dreamed he went to heaven
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Harold Weightman
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John's son
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Sham-Shemagi
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Wife of Ilyás
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King Gustaf the Third
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King of Sweden who needed men and money to fight his country's enemies
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Olaf and Eric Svärd
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Brothers who were part of the party who discovered the silver mine; one killed the other in an argument over the mine
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Israel Per Persson
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Killed himself because he had sold his share of the mine before he knew it was a silver mine
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Sten Stensson
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Innkeeper who drank himself to death soon after the mine was discovered
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Parson
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Protected his congregation from greed by keeping the location of the mine secret
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Baard
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Schoolmaster who bought a gold watch at the expense of his relationship with his brother
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Anders
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Schoolmaster's brother
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Ali Hafed
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Killed himself after squandering all of his money in a vain search for diamonds
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Leo Tolstoy
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Who wrote "Ilyás"?
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Who wrote "Contentment"?
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William Law
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Who wrote "Christian Perfection"?
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John and Charles Wesley
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What famous preachers were influenced by William Law?
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Selma Lageröf
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Who wrote "The Silver Mine"?
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Sweden
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What country was Lageröf from?
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Jean de La Fontaine
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Who wrote "The Cobbler and the Rich Man"?
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Björnstjerne Björnson
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Who wrote "The Brothers"?
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Norway
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What country was Björnson from?
