What happens when the freed prisoner shares returns to the cave?

He is rejected by the other prisoners

A story with a deeper/hidden meaning

Why does the prisoner go back to the cave?

He wants to tell the other prisoners about the real world

What does this poem celebrate?

Perservering through a difficult time

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CFA Review (CER): Allegory of the Cave and We Grow Accustomed to the Dark

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1
What happens when the freed prisoner shares returns to the cave?
He frees the other prisoners
He becomes a prison guard
He is rejected by the other prisoners
He gets locked back up
2
In the second stanza, what does it mean to "fit our vision to the dark"?
We run away from the dark
We adjust to the darkness
We take off our sunglasses
We use a flashlight
3
The shadows represent a false reality
False
True
4
Why does the freed prisoner turn back as he leaves the cave?
The light hurt his eyes
He was waiting for his friend
He needed to put clothes on
The fire was too hot
5
Who is the "we" Dickinson refers to in "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark"?
People in general/everyone
Her friends
People who work at night
Her family
6
Who wrote "Allegory of the Cave"?
Shakespeare
Plato
Socrates
Mrs. Le
7
What is an ALLEGORY?
Someone who is loyal or faithful
A person who is extremely happy
A story with a deeper/hidden meaning
A comparison between to things, using like or as
8
What are the prisoners looking at?
Fire
Shadows
Puppets
Prison guards
9
What is the deeper meaning of the allegory?
Always follow the light
Protect your friends
Seek knowledge and truth
Avoid illegal activity
10
There are prisoners in the cave
False
True
11
Who is Glaucon?
A man with an eye problem
Plato's brother
Socrates' follower
Socrates' prisoner
12
Why does the prisoner go back to the cave?
He forgot something
His eyes hurt
He is forced to return
He wants to tell the other prisoners about the real world
13
What is the "darkness" in the poem referring to?
Evil
Nighttime
Shadows
Loneliness/Depression
14
In the 3rd stanza, what are "evenings of the brain"?
A migraine
Our self-doubt/sadness
Sleep
Trivia nights
15
The prisoner can immediately look at the light and sun when he leaves.
False
True
16
What does this poem celebrate?
Sadness
Perservering through a difficult time
Emily Dickinson
The nighttime

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