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Who are the 'conjures'?
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Magicians who control nature.
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The owl, panther, cedar, pine, and laurel stay awake for seven nights. This episode teaches that ___.
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Perseverance is rewarded.
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Notice the stories sequence. The one detail in the story is that the exception to the time order is the ___.
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Description of the underworld.
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What does the role of the little Water-beetle tell you about Cherokees?
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Every creature has significance.
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What are the Sun Dances that Aho attends?
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A time when a bison is sacrificed to Tai-me.
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What words best describe Momaday's memory of his grandmother Aho?
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Deeply religious.
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What might you infer that the cricket symbolizes to Momaday?
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His grandmother's spirit.
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What does the Kiowa story about seven sisters and their brother explain?
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All of these: The origins of Devil's Tower, The Big Dipper, and a natural phenomenon.
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What two things might the the houses described in the essay symbolize?
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The grandmother and the Kiowa tribe.
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When the immigrants reached America, they ___.
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Thanked God for their safe arrival.
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Which one event probably saved the lives of the Pilgrims?
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meeting Squanto.
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The theme of Bradford's excerpt is that ___.
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God plays an active role in the Pilgrims' lives.
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When the Pilgrims first saw the landscape of Cape Cod, they saw ___.
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Dark woods and thickets.
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The Bradford excerpt illustrates the Puritans' ___.
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Courage to face the unknown in spite of overwhelming odds.
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Throughout the selection, Bradford ___.
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Writes as if he were not present during these experiences.
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What does Bradford's use of the phrase "profitable member" imply about the values the Pilgrims brought to their life in the New World?
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That they valued hard work and success.
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When Equiano is first taken prisoner, what does he think will happen to him?
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He will be eaten.
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Using the information below, choose the LETTER of the vocabulary word from "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" that belongs in the following group of synonyms. Deplorable, terrible, ___
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Wretched- Etymology: from wrecched, meaning "wicked".
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What is the new "refinement in cruelty" that Equiano accuses his captors of practicing?
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Separating family members from one another.
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Which one of these contributes to the salves' being treated so cruelly?
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Both of these: Fear and viewed as property.
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You can logically infer from the passage that "nominal Christians" are those people who practice slavery but claim to have Christian values.
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True.
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___, Plentiful, ample
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Copious-Etymology: from copia, meaning "abundance".
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According to the passage, why is Equiano allowed to be kept on deck rather than in the hold?
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He is quite ill.
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The puritans believed that from the beginning of time, God had chosen a select few for salvation, and those not chosen were destined for damnation.
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True.
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In a theocracy, what is immoral would also be considered illegal.
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False.
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The puritans believed that the "elect", the chosen ones, would enter heaven when they died, and they would be joined by those who earned their way into heaven by doing good works.
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False.
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The puritans saw themselves as God's chosen people.
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True.
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Puritans believed that repentance, as well as personal salvation, depended on the grace of God.
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True.
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According to the puritans, man is born ___.
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Evil.
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In line 7 ("My love...cannot quench"), the author is suggesting that her love is like a ___.
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Blazing fire.
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According to "To My Dear and Loving Husband", Bradstreet seems to believe that a loving and loyal relationship between husband and wife ___.
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Is a sign that they will attain eternal life in heaven.
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Anne Bradstreet was the first published poet in America.
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True.
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Anne Bradstreet's poems are deeply personal.
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True.
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In her poem, Bradstreet's emotions range from ___.
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Sorrow to acceptance.
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The third stanza of "Upon the Burning of Our House" reveals Bradstreet's belief that ___.
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She should accept what happens as God's will.
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In the eighth stanza of "Upon the Burning of Our House", what does Bradstreet compare to a house?
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Heaven.
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Who is the "mighty Architect" in line 44?
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God.
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Edwards's description of hell as a place of suffering and misery is ___.
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Archetypical.
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In his sermon, Edwards says that ___. -sinners who turn their backs on God face harsh consequences. -God is wrathful and will judge people harshly. -so far, God has been merciful, even to those who are undeserving.
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Two of these.
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At the tope of page 99, the "slender thread' that the author says sinners hang by suggests their ___.
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Frailty.
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You can infer from this excerpt that, according to Edwards, God hates ___.
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Evil thoughts and behavior.
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Why did Crucible gain a new meaning in 1645?
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During the period 1645-1647, persecution and execution of witches was rife in England.
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John Proctor's moral dilemma in the play is his
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Decision about conforming to society.
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The term "McCarthyism" has broadened steadily since its organization. It now means, in its broadest sense, ___.
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The practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially in instances unsupported by proof.
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Arthurs Miller's writing of The Crucible was sparked by his disgust with ___.
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the McCathy investigations.
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McCarthyism ultimately proved to be ___.
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The use of the "big lie" in the name of Americanism and security.
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At the beginning of the play, Reverend Parris is troubled about Betty because he is concerned
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About the stability of his position in the town.
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Tituba gives Reverend Hale the names of many people who supposedly have had contact with the devil because she believes that
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She will dies if she doesn't confess.
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The relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams is
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Adulterous and short-lived.
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The stage directions of the play describe Reverend Hale externally. Parris summons Reverend Hale to Salem ___.
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To prove that witchcraft does not exist in Salem.
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In the beginning of the play, Reverend Hale can be described as
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Proud to be the "expert" on witchcraft.
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The witch hunt is able to progress rapidly because some people, such as Thomas Putnam, have many grievances with others.
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True.
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Goody Putnam believes in witchcraft because she laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.
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True.
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How do the Salem Puritans feel about the forest that surrounds them?
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It is where the devil resides.
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They enjoyed the high opinion most people have of them.
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The Nurses.
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Her capacity for dissembling is limitless.
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Abigail.
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In her forties, she had learned that trouble usually lands on her back.
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Tituba.
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He talks too much and doesn't hear well.
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Giles Corey.
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He believes that he is constantly persecuted.
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Reverend Parris.
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He is a "scholar" who is summoned to Salem.
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Reverend Hale.
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Vindictive and bitter; they believe their name is not as high in the village as they would have it.
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The Putnam's.
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Fiend
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Devil; evil spirit
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Diabolical
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Devlilish
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Propitation
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Act of calming
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Malign
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Speak evil
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Providence
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Guidance of God
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Trepidation
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Fear
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Vindicitive
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Acting in revenge
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Calumny
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False or ill-willing statement
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Proctor's forgetting the particular commandment that he left out is an example of ___.
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Irony.
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At the beginning of Act II, the relationship between Elizabeth and John Proctor is ___.
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Strained.
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Elizabeth asks Proctor to tell the courts that ___.
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Abby has said that witchcraft is not involved.
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The poppet that Mary Warren gives to Elizabeth is significant because it ___.
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is used as evidence against Elizabeth.
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Reverend Hale is a static character.
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False.
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Proctor is frustrated because ___.
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He seems unable to regain his wife's trust.
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At the beginning of the act, Proctor says, "It's winter in here yet." Not that this is a double entendre because it means two things at the same time. The literal meaning is that there are no signs of spring. The figurative meaning is that ___.
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There is a coolness in the relationship.
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Although Reverend Hale is an official of the court, he becomes increasingly distributed about the trial proceedings because he ___.
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Is no longer certain that Abigail and the girls are truthful.
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Proctor is unable to remember one commandment. He occasionally fails to attend church. He has a negative attitude towards Parris. There facts lead Hale to ___.
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Suspect that Proctor is involved with evildoings.
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The fact that Rebecca Nurse is condemned for witchcraft shows that ___.
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Even the most upstanding citizens were included in the hysteria.
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Francis Nurse, Giles Corey, and John Proctor bring Mary Warren to the court to testify that ___.
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The girls have been lying and pretending.
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Reverend Parris tries repeatedly to tear down or discredit John Proctor because Parris ___.
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Resents Proctor for not supporting his ministry.
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Elizabeth Proctor is ironically saved from an immediate hanging because ___.
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The court will not hang a pregnant woman.
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Danforth says "A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it; there be no road between." This quote illustrates that Danforth is ___.
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Unwilling to consider all side of an issue.
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Hale denounces the proceedings and quits the court because he is ___.
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Horrified by the results of misled authority.
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Giles Corey is arrested for contempt of court because he ___.
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Refuses to reveal the name of the man who accused Thomas Putnam.
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One of the reasons Danforth and Hathorne do not believe Mary Warren's testimony is that she ___.
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Cannot faint.
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When Proctor confesses to committing adultery with Abigail, Danforth ___.
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calls in Elizabeth Proctor to verify Proctor's verbal confession.
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When Elizabeth Proctor attempts to save John's name, she ___.
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unknowingly make him appear to be a liar.
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Abigail and her group of girls persuade Mary Warren to change her testimony by ___.
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pretending Mary is a bird.
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Danforth wants Proctor to confess to witchcraft because Danforth
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needs the confession of a prominent citizen to justify the executions.
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Which of the following is not a purpose of Miller's direct statements to the reader?
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To announce upcoming attractions.
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Miller states in the material written directly for the audience that he has no doubt that the people of Salem were communing with and worshipping the devil.
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True.
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A factor contributing to the witch hunt is resentment among neighbors.
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True.
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A factor contributing to the witch hunt is the McCarthy investigations in Salem.
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False.
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Giles' refusal to involve other people foreshadows Proctor's refusal to name other to save himself.
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True.
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A major theme in this play is modern religion versus old-fashioned religion.
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False.
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A major theme of the play is individual freedom versus social order.
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True.
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John and Elizabeth Proctor know that there is a ___ between Mary and Abigail to get Elizabeth hanged.
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conspriacy
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John Proctor takes Mary Warren to the court to prove that the whole proceeding is a ___.
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fruad
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Giles Corey had been the ___ 35 time in lawsuits. He even sued John Proctor for saying bad things about him.
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plantiff
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When the accused try to defend themselves, the girls ___ them, causing the defendants to become flustered and angry.
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mimic
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The questioning is held in the ___ of the church while the trials are held in larger rooms.
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vestry
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When anyone tries to defend himself in the court, he is threatend with ___ of court.
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contempt
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The judges tell Proctor, Corey, and Nurse that the court does not take sworn ___, making the men feel that they cannot help their wife's.
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desposition
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John is offered a deal by Danforth in which Elizabeth will get a ___ for a year if John will not pursue his case.
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sarcasm
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The accusers point out people whom they dislike for some reason and are ___ when they do so. They are "rubbing elbows with the upper crust" and are important for the first time in their lives; therefore, they do not worry about the fate of others.
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remorseless
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What characteristics can you infer that Franklin has, based on his encounter with Dr. Brown and an old woman?
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All of these: Observant, friendly, and conversational.
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The boatmen at first refuse to accept money from Franklin because he helped row.
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True
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What can you infer from your reading of Franklin's aphorisms?
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He is cynical but truthful.
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You can tell that Franklin ___.
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Is a man who thinks for himself.
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How would this account be different if it were a biography rather than an autobiography?
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It may include more criticism of Franklin.
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What does Franklin emphasize?
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Self-reliance
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How might the colonists' reaction to Franklin's arrival indicate a desire for independence?
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None of these: They do not want to help, they have not had to face challenges, they are unfriendly.
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Why might Franklin have chosen to include the last sentence in this part of his autobiography?
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Both of these: He is being ironic, he is being humorous.
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Poor Richard's Almanack contains short proverbs, all of which reflect Franklin's outdated values and extremist philosophy.
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False.
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The aphorisms that Franklin wrote are intended to be both witty and truthful.
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True.
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What can you infer from your reading of Franklin's aphorisms?
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He is cynical but truthful.
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You can tell that Franklin ___.
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is a man who thinks for himself.
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What conclusions can you draw from the culture that created these dichos?
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All of these: Did not use much mechanized transport, primarily agricultural, religion is important.
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The wolves in the saying, "He who runs with wolves will learn to howl," symbolize people who are exceedingly aggressive.
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True
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Which dicho presents the most positive view of the human condition?
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"Nothing will keep the corn from growing?"
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Which dicho presents the most negative view of the human conditon?
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"If you're born to be a tamal..."
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What state did Henry come from and represent?
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Virginia.
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What is the purpose of Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"?
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To persuade
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What is the main point that Henry makes in his speech?
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Freedom is more important than life itself.
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What kind of allusion does Henry use when he says, "Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss"?
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Biblical
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In his speech, Henry effectively uses ___.
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Rhetorical questions
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Henry believes that the revolution is
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inevitable
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Henry's speech implies that the British were treating the colonists as ___.
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slaves
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On what date did Jefferson die?
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Fourth of July
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What does Jefferson say in the responsibility of the people when the government totally abuses its power over them?
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Overthrow the government.
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According to the Declaration, what rights do all people have?
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The words that best describe Jefferson's organization in the Declaration of Independence is ___.
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logical and reasonable
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Jefferson views the King as being intolerable dictorial.
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True
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Unlike Puritanism, Rationalism supports the idea of ___.
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Free will
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The time period in which Rationalism was the dominant philosophy was approximately ___
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1750-1800
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Rationalists see man as ___.
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basically good
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If humans make errors or commit sins, Rationalists believe they will
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suffer the natural consequences of their mistakes
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Rationalists see God as
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loving
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Rationalists say that man, when making a decision, should listen to ___.
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the head.
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Rationalists see the key to man's development to be
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education.
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According to Rationalists, man's purpose in life is to ___.
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create a perfect society.
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What does Holmes's description of the ship's history suggest about his attitude towards the ship?
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Respect.
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The term 'harpies' in 'Old Ironside' refers to the people who want to scrap the ship.
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True.
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Romanic writers ___.
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express the value and beauty of man's dreams.
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Identify the correct analogy. Romanticism: Rationalism::
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Intuition: reason
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According to Romantic writers, eternal truths can be found in ___.
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the American wilderness.
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Romanticism can be described as a reaction against the limitations of ___.
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Rationalism.
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Romantics believe that ___.
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nature can be comforting.
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According to the Romantics, death is inevitable, so there is no need to fear it.
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True.
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In "A Psalm of Life," Longfellow begins by rejecting a negative philosophy about life.
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True.
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The speaker would rather be in the past than in the present.
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False.
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Longfellow says that man should try, go after what he wants, work hard, and wait.
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True.
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When Longfellow writes about "footprints," he is referring to the deeds that may inspire others.
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True.
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The speaker feels that we should be like good soldiers.
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True.
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The main idea of the poem is that we can live so that future generations take courage from our acts.
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True.
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According to Longfellow, we will all die, so life is an empty dream.
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False.
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Longfellow says that man's heart beats like muffled gunshots, which predicts of the looming grave.
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False
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Which of the following messages does Longfellow NOT include in his poem?
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Our destiny is predictable.
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Through the use of metaphor, Longfellow says that life is similar to an ocean voyage.
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True.
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The story begins at the time that ___.
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New England had earthquakes.
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At the opening of "The Devil and Tom Walker," the Walkers are chiefly ___.
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quarrelsome and miserly.
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When Tom opens the apron hanging on the tree, he finds ___.
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A heart and liver.
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What condition "which need not be mentioned" must Tom fulfill?
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He must sell his soul to the devil.
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Tom goes into business as a ___.
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Moneylender.
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When she goes to meet the devil, Tom's wife ___.
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None of these: turns into a pillar of salt, becomes frightened and runs away, becomes a famous actress known for her beauty.
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Tom is prompted to become a churchgoer chiefly by ___.
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fear.
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The resolution, or final outcome, of the story occurs when ___.
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the devil claims Tom, and his possessions become worthless.
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The narrative style of the story can be described as a(n) ___.
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humorously satirical folktale.
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Which of the following is not a major point of the story?
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Don't try to become wealthy.
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After becoming wealthy, Tom ___.
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is miserly.
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Bittern
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Wading bird
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Incantation
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Magical spell
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Prowess
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Superior strength
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Termagant
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Complaining woman
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Poe's theory about poetry was that ___.
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its essence is the beauty of sound.
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The bird gets into the chamber when the narrator opens the front door.
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False.
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In lines 90-101, what does the speaker want?
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to have the raven get out of his room.
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The theme of "The Raven" can be describe as ___.
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Loss of love.
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The tone of the poem shifts from amusement to annoyance to ___.
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rage.
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By the end of the poem, the speaker is relieved when he hears the word spoked by the raven.
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False.
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The raven apparently symbolizes ___.
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Obsessive sadness.
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"To the fowl whose fiery eyes..." is an example of ___.
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Alliteration.
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The events in this poem are Gothic in that they ___.
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focus on the irrational side of human imagination.
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The three things that the speaker asks the raven include all of the following except ___.
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Did you need to find a friend tonight?
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The single effect of "The Raven" is ___.
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hypnotic, eerie gloom
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Poe writes, "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain thrilled me..." The effect that this line creates is ___.
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the words that echo the sound of the curtains, adding to the poem's hypnotic effect.
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The sound devices in the line include all of the following except ___.
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repetition.
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What is the final terror expressed in the poem?
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The loss of the speaker's lover will be forever.
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Poe's literary theory about the short story was that the writer should seek to create in the reader ___.
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a single emotional response.
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The emotion chose to elicit from his reader was ___.
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terror.
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At the beginning of the story, the narrator is unable to head the clear voices of the judges, then he faints. He is clearly ___.
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terrified.
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How does the narrator determine the size of the prison?
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by walking around the walls.
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What is frightening about the pit?
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Both of these: Its contents and depth are unknown.
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Peculiar smell of fungus and treacherous with slime are sensory details that add to the overall tone of the story.
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True.
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Is the descend of the pendulum fast?
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No.
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Is this story nature is presented as malevolent.
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True.
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This story is structured around one horror after another.
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True.
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How does the narrator get free from the hot walls pressing him toward the pit?
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Two of these: LaSalle and his army take over the prison and he is pulled free.
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The ending of the pit and the pendulum represents ___.
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an improbable solution to the narrator's plight.
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The main purpose of this story is to ___.
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create a single effect by using precise, descriptive language.
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Hawethorne subtitled his story "A Parable." What does he suggest readers will find in it?
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A moral lesson.
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Hawethorne portrays the veil as a ___.
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symbol.
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Why is the veil out of character for him?
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He is not one who likes to call attention to himself.
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You can infer that Mr. Hooper may find his congregation a fearful sight because ___.
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All of these: He fears the congregation's reaction, their disturbance over the veil seems to be a sign of guilt, he is shy.
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Hawethorne's description of the imaginings of those at the funeral services link his story to Gothic literature because he mentions ghosts and other supernatural apparitions.
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True.
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The veil represents two things, according to Elizabeth and the congregation. One thing is shame or evil. The other thing is moral life.
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True.
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The way that Hooper's parishioners felt when they were "with him behind the black veil" is captured in the saying, "It takes one to know one."
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True.
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You can infer that Elizabeth calls of the wedding because of the way the veil makes her feel.
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True.
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The climax of the story occurs when ___.
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Hooper utters his last dying words.
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Irreproachable
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Faultless
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Iniquity
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Wickedness
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Venerable
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Esteemed
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Sagacious
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Wise
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Zealous
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Enthusiatic
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Thoreau wrote "Civil Disobedience" after ___.
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spending a night in jail.
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Thoreau had refused to ___.
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pay his taxes.
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Thoreau's essay is a call for people to ___.
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engage in passive resistance.
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Thoreau compares the government to a machine.
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True.
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In the excerpts from Walden, Thoreau states that one of his chief reasons for going to live in the woods was to ___.
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simplify his life thoroughly.
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Which of the following does Thoreau say is most important?
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Truth.
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Thoreau's man who hears a "different drummer" is best described as ___.
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a nonconformist.
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The ideas about trusting oneself expressed in Emerson's "Self-Reliance" are quite different from those expressed in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" and Walden.
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False.
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The first writer to praise Leaves of Grass was ___.
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Emerson.
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In the opening stanza of "Song of Myself," Whitman says that he began his spiritual awakening at age ___.
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37.
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A major symbol in "Song of Myself" is ___.
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the grass.
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In "Song of Myself," the speaker celebrates ___.
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himself.
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In "Song of Myself," the speaker ___.
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observes grass.
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In this poem, the grass is a reminder of God and represents the cyclical nature of life and death.
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True
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The speaker seems to be a conformist who is afraid to express himself freely.
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False.
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Lines 6-14 of section 6 reveal Whitman's belief that there really is no death.
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True.
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To what does the speaker compare himself in section 52?
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A hawk.
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To what does the speaker "bequeath himself" in section 52?
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The dirt.
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In section 52, the speaker says that we should look for him ___.
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under our feet.
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The people singing in "I Hear America Singing" are the rich and famous.
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False.
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In section 52, for whom is the speaker waiting?
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Death.
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Why is free verse particularly well suited for Whitman's ideas?
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It breaks standard forms, capturing his informality and individuality.
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In "I Hear America Singing," Whitman shows the unhappiness and misery of all mankind.
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False.
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"I Hear America Singing": "Beat! Beat! Drums!":: harmony: ___.
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despair.
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In "A Sight in Camp?," the speaker asks the third man "Who are you?" even though the man looks like Jesus Christ.
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False.
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In "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," the speaker's method for "studying" the stars is similar to that of the astronomer.
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False.
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"I Hear America Singing" ___.
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is about the spirit and vitality of our country.
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The rhyme pattern of "I Hear America Singing" makes the poem sound like ordinary conversation.
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False.
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Dickinson hopes that her readers will judge her tenderly.
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"This is My Letter to the World"
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If one wishes to be accepted, he or she must go along with the majority.
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"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"
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Dickinson contrasts the mundane with the elevated and abstract.
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"The Bustle in a House"
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The speaker reflects on two overwhelming events, one good and one bad.
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"My Life Closed Twice"
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For one to appreciate a sweet drink, he or she must be truly thirsty.
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Success is Counted Sweetest"
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The speaker describes being picked up and carried on a journey.
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"Because I Could Not Stop For Death"
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The speaker looks back at the moment of death.
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"I Heard a Fly Buss When I Died."
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The house where the carriage stops in "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" is ___.
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a grave.
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The mood of "There's a Certain Slant of Light," is ___.
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All of these: Oppressive, despairing, hopeless.
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To what does "took the Flag" refer in "Success is Counted Sweetest"?
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Victory.
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Dickinson uses unusual punctuation and capitalization in her poetry.
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True.
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The last stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" is an illustration of slant rhyme.
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True.
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"Let Rebecca go like a saint; for me it is a fraud."
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John
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"I have a sense for heat, John, and yours as brought me to my window..."
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Abigail
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"I denounce these proceedings; I quit this court."
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Reverend Hale
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"Oh, how many times he bid me kill you, Mr. Parris."
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Tituba
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"And yet I have only but one child left of eight-and she shrivels!"
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Putnam
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"I have been six time in court myself this year."
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Giles Corey
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"You drank blood, Abbey! You didn't tell him that!"
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Betty
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"He has his goddess now. God forbid I take it from him!"
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Elizabeth
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