The first city to experience a nuclear bomb attack

What is Ben, in Death of a Salesman, a representation of

Willy's grandiose yet unattainable aspirations

In A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha wears her hair naturally, symbolizing

An acceptance of her culture and rejecting of traditional beauty standards

Science Fiction aims to teach

that grand speculative scenarios reveal how groups of humans behave

Who changes the most in Death of a Salesman

Biff, by no longer blaming his father

Why did Beneatha disown her brother, Willis?

because he was grovelling, despite the self-respect his Mama taught him

What makes Death of a Salesman a tragedy?

Willy's pride is a tragic flaw that leads to his downfall

In his "I Have a Dream Speech", Marting Luther King Jr. advocates

fighting segragation through non-violent protest

The Marshal Plan speech points out that farmers are no longer growing crops because

There is nothing valuable to exchange them for

The belief that there is no real meaning

We Can Remember it for You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick focuses on the concept of

memory implantation and erasure

Factors that led to the Beat Generation and Hippies

World War parenting and disillusionment with corrupt institutions

In the analogy of Plato's Cave, we are taught that human enlightenment

can only be learned by leaving the proverbial cave of personal experience

In the text Hiroshima what happened to the plants that were affected by radiation?

They grew more rapidly than ever

In A Good Man is Hard to Find, what does the Misfit say would make the grandmother good

if she had had someone to shoot her all her life

In Arrival, Why did Ian Donelly divorce Doctor Luis Banks?

She didn't tell him of their daughter's early death

In Arrival, Dr. Banks discovers that the alien language is designed to

reveal parts of the future and force humans to work together

What is the plant metaphor in Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun

The struggle to make family roots despite the woes of urban challenges

Nash Equilibrium is a mathematical concept that emphacized the importance of

collaboration and working together

In Issac Asimov's 'Foundation' book series, he introduces us to "pychohistory"; a concept that means

analyzing social trends to predict large future events

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What was Hiroshima
The Russian submarine that intercepted the Lucitania
The property where Henry David Thoreau wrote Walden Pond
The city that the family was travelling to in A Good Man is Hard to Find
The first city to experience a nuclear bomb attack
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What is Ben, in Death of a Salesman, a representation of
the father WIlly and Biff never had
Willy's grandiose yet unattainable aspirations
idk, something about being straight
trophy hunting
3
A fallacy is
A faulty line of reasoning
A style of writing that does not use much description
An incorrect conclusion
A speech using data and analysis
4
In A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha wears her hair naturally, symbolizing
She is not interested in dating at this point in her life
That the family has fallen on hard times; can no longer afford a stylist
An acceptance of her culture and rejecting of traditional beauty standards
That she has finished her nursing school and is ready to become a caretaker
5
What illness did Willy struggle with
ADHD
Throat Cancer
Dementia
ALS
6
Science Fiction aims to teach
that grand speculative scenarios reveal how groups of humans behave
about nature and solitude
how the revolutionary war shaped political language
that modernity should be rejected for being superficial
7
Who changes the most in Death of a Salesman
Happy, by saying he will get married
Biff, by no longer blaming his father
Willy, by accepting mediocrity
Linda, by giving up on her children
8
Why did Beneatha disown her brother, Willis?
Because his business aspirations were literally dog water
because he was grovelling, despite the self-respect his Mama taught him
because he only ate Swiss cheese; not whipped American
Because he was a freak
9
What makes Death of a Salesman a tragedy?
L:inda tries to mend the relationships with Willy and the boys
Happy has several girlfriends
Biff longs to be a cowboy
Willy's pride is a tragic flaw that leads to his downfall
10
When did the Civil Rights movement take place
During the Great Depression
In the mid 1950s
Just before WWI
Just before WWII
11
In his "I Have a Dream Speech", Marting Luther King Jr. advocates
a military coup of the state political structures
creating a separate society and political class within the United States
gathering groups of ethnic minorities to leave the country
fighting segragation through non-violent protest
12
The Marshal Plan speech points out that farmers are no longer growing crops because
It is too difficult without modern machinery
The radiation prevents them from growing
They have been accused of poisoning them
There is nothing valuable to exchange them for
13
What is nihilism
The belief that there is no real meaning
The idea that humans must seek enlightenment
The idea that we can only know things based on physical perception
A paradox involving the diminishing returns of time moving
14
We Can Remember it for You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick focuses on the concept of
interstellar travel
anti-aging techniques and medicine
the three robotic laws
memory implantation and erasure
15
Factors that led to the Beat Generation and Hippies
A renewed optimism in technology and innovation
A booming economy and western education
World War parenting and disillusionment with corrupt institutions
The great depression and global trade
16
In the analogy of Plato's Cave, we are taught that human enlightenment
can only be learned by leaving the proverbial cave of personal experience
is represented by the shadows on the wall of a dark cave
must be taught to other humans by intense argument
will only make our lives harder
17
In the text Hiroshima what happened to the plants that were affected by radiation?
They grew more rapidly than ever
They mutated into plant hybrids
They provided fuel for nuclear power generators
They withered and never grew again
18
The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson warns of
the change that the future brings
the pitfalls of group behavior
the gambles of chance
the danger of questioning those in charge
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What is required in every informative essay?
all of the above
name, date, class, and teacher
a works cited page
a title
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In A Good Man is Hard to Find, what does the Misfit say would make the grandmother good
if she had gone to church
if her family had forgiven her for causing the wreck
if she had had someone to shoot her all her life
if her son had set the example
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In Arrival, Why did Ian Donelly divorce Doctor Luis Banks?
He realized he needed to return with the Heptapods to learn of their world
She had an affair with General Chang in China
She didn't tell him of their daughter's early death
She took control of the alien project without allowing his team a place
22
In Arrival, Dr. Banks discovers that the alien language is designed to
be totally linear, spoken one word at a time
give cancer to the children of those who speak it
pit humans against one another by offering them weapons
reveal parts of the future and force humans to work together
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What is the plant metaphor in Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun
The struggle to make family roots despite the woes of urban challenges
Foreshadowing of a total eclipse of the sun
A representation of personal illness
The final defense against inequality
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Nash Equilibrium is a mathematical concept that emphacized the importance of
collaboration and working together
taking the resources of others to prioritize one's own group
creating a new political system based on happiness, instead of currency
personal accomplishment through competition
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In Issac Asimov's 'Foundation' book series, he introduces us to "pychohistory"; a concept that means
observing animal evolution to reveal how it will impact the ecosystem
analyzing social trends to predict large future events
analyzing an individual's actions to acurately determine his future choices
predicting how technology will shape a society

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