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English II Semester Exam Review
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English
9th Grade
05/27/2008

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allusion
Definition
a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or art
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anaphora
Definition
emphasizing words by repeating them at the beginning of neighboring clauses
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pun
Definition
humorous play on two or more meanings of the same word or on words with the same sound
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anachronism
Definition
an event or a detail that is inappropraite for the time period
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theme
Definition
the meaning or central idea or insight about life
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irony
Definition
a contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality, or between what is expected and what actually happens
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verbal irony
Definition
a person says one thing and means another
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dramatic irony
Definition
the audience has important information that characters in a literary work do not have
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imagery
Definition
descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create a mental image (appealing to the 5 senses)
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parallelism
Definition
the use of series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similiar gramatical form (items are arranged in the similar structures)
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antithesis
Definition
involves a direct contrast of stucturally parallel word groupings, generally for the purpose of contrast (sink or swim)
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synecdoche
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a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing
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prose
Definition
literature that is written in sentence or paragraph form.
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tone
Definition
in a speech, is the feeling and emotions that accompany the words
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tragedy
Definition
a drama in which the central character or characters suffer disaster or misfortune
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monolouge
Definition
a lengthy, uniterrupted speech addressed to other characters, rather than to the audience
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soliloquy
Definition
a speech in which a character, alone on stage, speaks directly to the audience and reveals his or her thoughts and feelings
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aside
Definition
a brief remark to the audience, uttered while other characters are nearby but unable to hear and reveal what the character is feeling or thinking
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iambic pentameter
Definition
a meter that is made up of five iambic feet to a line of verse. Each foot has an unstressed then stressed syllable
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meter
Definition
a regular pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables that gives a line of poetry a predictable rhythm
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foot
Definition
the unit of meter within a line.
iamb- (u,`)
trochee- (`,u)
anapest- (uu`)
dactyl- (`uu)
spondee- (``)
Term
blank verse
Definition
unryhmed iambic pentameter
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diction
Definition
a writer's word choice
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connotation
Definition
the set of associations that occur to people when they see or read a word
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denotation
Definition
the dictionary meaning of a word
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antimetabole
Definition
a figure of speech in which 2 clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point (chiasmus)
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pathos
Definition
appealing to the emotions
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logos
Definition
appealing to logic
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ethos
Definition
appealing to ethics and morals
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How many meters in the following?
dimeter
trimeter
tetrameter
pentameter
hexameter
heptameter
Definition
2
3
4
5
6
7
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When Murellus and Flavius see that the commoners intend to celebrate Caesar's triumph over Pompey, they respond with:
Definition
anger
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What is the Ides of March?
Definition
March the 15
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What is the celebration of Lupercal?
Definition
a celebration of life
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When the soothsayer warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March," Caesar reacts with:
Definition
disbelief/unconcern
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Who is the speaker of "it is very much lamented, Brutus/That you have no such mirrors as will turn/Your hidden worthiness into your eye..."
What does he mean?
Definition
Cassius
He means that Brutus does not see the good qualities in him.
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Antony's behavior demonstrates that his attitude toward Caesar is:
Definition
respectful/obedient/loyal
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Who is the speaker of "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,/But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
What does he mean?
Definition
Cassius
He means that our fates are not made already, we get to create them.
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Caesar's comment about Cassius's "lean and hungry look" expresses his
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suspision of Cassius
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When Caesar refuses the crown three times, the Roman people respond with shouts of
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joy/approval
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Who is the speaker of "that which would appear offense in us,/His countenance like richest alchemy,/Will change to virtue and to worthiness," He means that the conspirators want Brutus on their side mainly in order
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to make their deeds seem honorable
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Brutus considers the anonymous letter thrown into his window to be
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a call for action
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Brutus urges the conspirators to spare Mark Antony, claiming that Antony:
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will be powerless after Caesar is killed
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How are Calphurnias fears for Caesar's safety intesified?(3)
Definition
1. omens on the streets
2. comets in the sky (only when princes die)
3. her dream that Caesar was murdered
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How are Calphurnias fears for Caesar's safety intesified?(3)
Definition
1. omens on the streets
2. comets in the sky (only when princes die)
3. her dream that Caesar was murdered
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Which arguments does Decius use to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate?(3)
Definition
1. the senate is planning to give him the crown
2. people will mock him
3. the dream was misinterpreted
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In his letter, Artemidorous warns Caesar of
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the conspirators
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When the conspirators humbly beg for Publius Cimber's freedom in the Senate, Caesar reveals feelings of
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arrogance/conceit
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When Caesar remarks, "Et tu, Brute?" he is expressing his
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susprise that his most trustworthy friend killed him
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Immediatley after Caesar is killed, the Roman people respond with
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fear, panic, chaos (like doomsday)
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Right after Caesar's death, Antony sends a message with his servant to Brutus saying that he
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want's an explanation for their killing
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As Brutus speaks to the crowd, his listeners respond with
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support
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Antony's funeral speech convinces the Roman people that the conspirators are
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traitors
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Antony refers to the wound that Brutus gave Caesar as "the most unkindness cut of all" because
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Caesar loved and trusted Brutus
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The angry mob attacks Cinna the poet because
Definition
his name is the same as a conspirator
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When Octavius, Antony and Lepidus discuss death sentences, the mood of the scene can best be described as
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calm
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Antony sends for Caesar's will in order to determine whether
Definition
to use it for military purposes
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Antony regards Lepidus as an
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ass/donkey/follower
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Antony compares Lepidus to his horse in terms of his
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usefullness/follower
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When Brutus refers to Cassius as "hot friend cooling," he means that Cassius
Definition
isn't the friend he used to be
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Cassius claims superiority over Brutus in
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battle; experience
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Brutus claims superiority over Cassius in
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honesty
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Brutus reminds Cassius that their rebellion is based on the priniclple of
Definition
Justice
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Brutus begins to get over his anger with Cassius when he sees that Cassius is
Definition
overreacting
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Cassius regards the sight of ravens, crows, and kites as a
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sign of doom (defeat of their own army)
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Brutus confesses that he would rather commit suicide than
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return as a captive
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Cassius decides to commit suicide when he
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misinterprets Pindarus' message
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As Brutus dies, he calls on Caesar to
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say his death avegened
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Mark Antony's last comments about Brutus are meant to communicate Antony's
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respect and admiration for Brutus
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"Beware the Ides of March"
Definition
soothsayer; foreshadowing Caesar's death
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"I love the name of honor more than I fear death"
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Brutus; shows that he would put his life at risk for the people of Rome and honor
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"Men at sometime are masters of their fates; The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
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Cassius; People have the power to manipulate their destiny
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"So every bondman in his own hand bears/The power to cancel his captivity."
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Casca; Every person has the power to be free.
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"O, he sits high in all the people's hearts; And that which would appear offense in us, His coutenance, like richest alchemy, Will change to virtue and to worthiness."
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Casca; Brutus is held very high in the people of Rome and will their deeds seem honorable.
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"He would be crown'd/How that might change his nature, there's the question."
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Brutus; After Caesar is crowned, his personality might change.
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"And therefore think his as a serpent's egg,/Which hatch'd, would as his kind grow mischievous,/And kill him in the shell."
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Brutus; At the moment, Caesar isn't harmful but must be stopped before he grows to powerful
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"unto bad causes swear/Such creatures as men doubt; but do not stain/The even virtue of out enterprise."
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Brutus; An oath isn't necessary because their motives are honorable and for the greater good of Rome.
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"Let's be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius./We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar,/And in the spirit of men there is no blood."
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Brutus; He doesn't want another person to be killed other than Antony.
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"Cowards die many times before their deaths,/The valiant never taste of death but once."
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Caesar; Cowards are dead since they can't stand up for themselves but when you are valiant, you only die once.
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"But I am constant as the northern star."
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Caesar; to show that he is unchangeable.
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"Et tu, Brute?-Then fall Caesar."
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Caesar; shocked that his trustworthy friend, Brutus, actually helped kill him.
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"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
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Brutus; means that he would be willing to risk his life, despite of their friendship, for the greater good of Rome.
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"Thou hast describ'd/A hot friend cooling."
Definition
Brutus; means that Cassius was once a good friend, but is no longer.
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"Thou hast describ'd/A hot friend cooling."
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Brutus; means that Cassius was once a good friend, but is no longer.
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"All the conspirators, save only he,/Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;/He, only in a general honest thought/And common good to all, made one of them."
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Antony; feels that Brutus was still honorable despite his actions.
Term
heavy, asthmatic, bespectacled
Definition
Piggy
Term
helps Ralph build shelters
Definition
Simon
Term
blows the conch to call the meetings
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Ralph
Term
insists on keeping a fire going
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Ralph
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obsessed with hunting pigs
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Jack
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The name "Ralph" means
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agreement
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The name "Jack" means
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supplanter
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The name "Simon" is Hebrew for
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listener
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In the beginning of the novel, where is the darkness located?
Definition
the jungle
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What does Ralph imitate as he calls "Piggy"?
Definition
a fighter-plane
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What does the conch symbolize?
Definition
order
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What does the knife that Jack has symbolize?
Definition
power
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What does the fire represent?
Definition
hope
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How do the boys light the fire?
Definition
Using Piggy's glasses.
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Who comes up with the idea for how to light the fire?
Definition
Jack
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Which do the boys do first?
Definition
Light the fire
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Who are the two boys building the shelters by themselves?
Definition
Ralph and Simon
Term
In the beginning of the novel, what are the littl'uns afraid of?
Definition
The beastie or snakes
Term
In chapter 3, where does Simon go off to by himself?
Definition
the jungle
Term
By the end of chapter 3, Ralph represents
Definition
order
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In the beginning of chapter 4, what does Roger do to Henry?
Definition
throw rocks at him
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Golding uses darkness to represent:
Definition
evil/unknown
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Who lets the fire go out so that the ship passes through without seeing the smoke?
Definition
Jack and his hunters
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What does Simon think the beast is?
Definition
themselves
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What lands on the island in the beginning of chapter 6?
Definition
a dead parachutist
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Who see's the dead parachutist first--without really knowing what it is?
Definition
the twins: Sam and Eric
Term
Which boy do the rest of the boys "pretend" is the pig, but they take it too far and leave him whimpering?
Definition
Robert
Term
Why do Ralph, Jack, and Roger climb to the top of the mountain at the end of chapter 7?
Definition
to see the beast
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Complete this quote: "Boys armed with _______."
Definition
sticks
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Who utters "Boy's armed with sticks"?
Definition
Ralph
Term
To whom does Ralph say "Boys armed with sticks."?
Definition
Jack
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After the boys divide into two groups, how does Jack first tell his hunters that they will handle the beast?
Definition
they will ignore it
Term
What kind of animal does Jack's group hunt and kill?
Definition
pig/sows
Term
Many times as Ralph is speaking, he forgets what he is going to say. In the second meeting in chapter 8, what word evades his memory?
Definition
rescue
Term
Who "talks" to the Lord of the Flies at the end of chapter 8?
Definition
Simon
Term
Who actually sees the beast on the mountai in the beginining of chapter 9?
Definition
Simon
Term
What is the "beast" on the mountain in the beginning of chapter 9?
Definition
the parachutist dead body
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What Simon do with the "beast" he finds?
Definition
releases it
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Who are the last two boys to join the dancing, chanting boys by the fire towards the end of chapter 9?
Definition
Piggy and Ralph
Term
What is the "beast" that they bite and claw to death that night?
Definition
Simon
Term
What does Simon represent in this novel?
Definition
goodness and light
Term
Who is the one that expresses the most guilt over Simon's death?
Definition
Ralph
Term
Which excuse does Piggy NOT give for their participation in Simon's death?
Definition
Jack made them do it
Term
What do Jack, Maurice, and Roger take when they attack Ralph's group that night?
Definition
Piggy's glasses
Term
What does Ralph suggest the boys doe before they go to confront Jack and his tribe?
Definition
clean themselves up
Term
Why are masks(paint) so important in the novel?
Definition
allows them to act uncivilized
Term
What term does Golding use to refer to Jack and his tribe at the beginning of Chapter 10?
Definition
Term
What does Ralph call Jack that makes Jack very angry?
Definition
a theif
Term
Who is directly responsible for Piggy's death?
Definition
Roger
Term
After Ralph runs away from Jack and his tribe, what does he encounter in a clearing in the jungle?
Definition
LOF or pigs skull on a stick
Term
Where is the first place that Ralph hides hoping Jack and his tribe won't find him?
Definition
the thicket
Term
What is the FIRST thing Jack and his tribe do to flush Ralph out of his hiding place?
Definition
roll a boulder
Term
When the naval officer asks, "Who's the boss here?", who replies, "I am"?
Definition
Ralph
Term
To what novel does the officer compare the boy's "adventure"?
Definition
"Coral Island"
Term
According to the novel, why does Ralph weep at the very end?
Definition
end of innocence, darkness of a man's heart, loss of Piggy
Term
enmity
Definition
deep seated hatred or state of being an enemy
Term
bastion
Definition
a stronghold or fortification
Term
tirade
Definition
a long angry or violent speech; diatribe
Term
decorous
Definition
exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct
Term
efflorescence
Definition
the blooming of flowers
Term
A synonym of inscrutable is
Definition
mysterious
Term
A synonym of tumult is
Definition
disorder
Term
oppressive
Definition
using power unjustly; burdensome
Term
taboo
Definition
excluded or forbidden from use or mention
Term
vicissitude
Definition
a change or variation; unexpected changes in life
Term
malovently
Definition
having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious
Term
inarticulate
Definition
unable to speak with clarity
Term
jeer
Definition
abuse vocally; taunt or mock
Term
ineffectual
Definition
insufficient to produce an effect; useless
Term
synonym of ludicrous is
Definition
foolish
Term
clamor
Definition
a loud outcry; great expression of discontent
Term
synonym of crestfallen
Definition
depressed
Term
enterprise
Definition
an undertaking or business organization; industrious
Term
rebuke
Definition
to critize sharply; check or repress
Term
fervor
Definition
great intensity of emotion; intense heat
Term
compelled
Definition
to force or drive; exert a strong irrestible force on
Term
sniveling
Definition
to complain or whine tearfully
Term
myopia
Definition
nearsightedness
Term
parried
Definition
deflected or warded off; avoided
Term
cordon
Definition
a line of people of ships stationed to guard
Term
How is Jack from LOF similar to Cassius from JC?
Definition
they were both instigators and wanted power
Term
How is Ralph from LOF like Brutus from JC?
Definition
They both try to do what's best for their people
Term
What do the boys from the novel have in common with the Roman crowd from the play?
Definition
both gullible
Term
How does "fear" play an important role in both literary works (JC and LOF)
Definition
fear of the unknown and fear of too much power
Term
What role does "power" play in both literary works mentioned above?
Definition
There are two sides in every story wanting power. They are afriad power will go to their heads. power struggles
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