Ch 6 Deadmans Path & Harrison Bergeron – Flashcards
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In "Harrison Bergeron," what are people with above-average intelligence required to wear by the Handicapper General?
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radio transmitters in their ears
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"Harrison Bergeron" ends by
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Diana Moon Glampers shooting the main characters
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In "Dead Men's Path," what is significant about the young woman's death?
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it's proof the fence on the path is thought to have interfered with birth
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In "Dead Men's Path" what does the footpath connect?
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the village shrine and the village burial ground
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In "Dead Men's Path" what happens two days after the priest's visit?
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A woman dies in child birth
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In "Harrison Bergeron," the future is dystopian. The ironic reason is everyone is
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Equal
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In "Harrison Bergeron," what is unusual about the announcer who tries to read the news bulletin?
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He has a severe speech impediment
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In "Dead Men's Path" what does Michael Obi do to close the path?
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He has the path blocked with heavy sticks and barbed wire
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In "Dead Men's Path," what is the headmaster's attitude toward the "older and less educated" headmasters?
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He feels that they are backward, not modern, and unprogressive
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Chapter 6 explains that the main idea or larger meaning of a work is called what.
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it's theme
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n "Harrison Bergeron," the theme of this story is mainly concerned with
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dangers of trying to make everyone equal
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In "Harrison Bergeron," what does Harrison call himself when he storms onto the stage?
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The Emperor
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In "Dead Men's Path," why does the village priest say that "the whole life of the village depends on [the path]"?
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Because the path allows dead relatives to depart, ancestors to visit, or children come in to be born
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In "Dead Men's Path" which of the following occurs the night before the Supervisor's visit?
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A school building is torn down
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In "Harrison Bergeron," Harrison's father is handicapped with
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Earpiece and birdshot (around his neck)
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In "Harrison Bergeron," Diana Moon Glampers holds the position of
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Handicapper General
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At the end of "Dead Men's Path," who is seriously concerned with the "tribal war situation" that had developed between the school and the village?
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White supervisor or Government Education Officer
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In "Dead Men's Path" the main character earns a new job as
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Headmaster at Ndume Central School
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Chapter 6 makes a point of distinguishing between theme and
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plot
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In "Harrison Bergeron," Hazel and George have a conversation about George's handicaps and she suggests he take them off. George replies by
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Explaining why it's important to follow laws
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In "Harrison Bergeron," what interrupts the dance program?
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A news bulletin about Harrison's escape
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In "Dead Men's Path," when the headmaster says, "Our duty is to teach your children to laugh at such ideas," what kind of ideas is he talking about?
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Traditional African beliefs
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Chapter 6 explains that a brief condensation of a story's plot is a(n)
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Summary
